The
1930–31 New York Americans
The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...
season was the sixth
season
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of play. The Americans improved their record to escape last-place in the
Canadian Division, but did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
Eddie Gerard was hired to coach the team. Four players were picked up for cash from the
Montreal Maroons:
Frank Carson
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,
Mike Neville,
Hap Emms and
Red Dutton
Norman Alexander Dutton (July 23, 1897 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. Commonly known as Red Dutton, and earlier by the nickname "Mervyn", he played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey ...
. Dutton would be with the club until its demise in 1942, becoming the team manager after the NHL took over. Just before the start of the season, the Americans traded
Lionel Conacher to the Maroons for cash. The Americans signed three new players:
John Keating,
Vernon Ayres and
Gord Kuhn.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
The Americans did not qualify.
Player stats
Regular season
;Scoring
;Goaltending
Playoffs
The Americans did not qualify.
Awards and records
Transactions
See also
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1930–31 NHL season
The 1930–31 NHL season was the 14th season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in the best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals for their second consecutiv ...
References
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1930 in sports in New York City
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