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1941–42 Brooklyn Americans Season
The 1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season was the 17th and final season of the Americans NHL franchise. After the season, the Americans franchise was suspended for the duration of World War II. Although general manager Red Dutton had every intention of reviving the franchise after the war, the franchise was folded in 1946. Offseason The team's name was changed to the ''Brooklyn Americans'' and the team moved its practices to the Brooklyn Ice Palace. However, with no arena in Brooklyn suitable even for temporary use, the club continued to rent Madison Square Garden for games. Regular season The season started respectably for the Americans with a 3–3–1 record before going through a 10-game losing streak from November 22 through December 16. The United States entered World War II after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Americans suspended operations after the season, expecting many of their players to enlist. Final standings Record vs. opponents Game log Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Chapman
John Arthur Chapman (May 29, 1905 – December 31, 1962) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Chapman started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1930. He would also play for the New York Americans, retiring after the 1940 season to take up coaching duties for the team. In 1936–37, he was a member of the NHL All-Star team. Awards and achievements *Allan Cup Championship (1926) *NHL second All-Star team (1936–37) *"Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame * Calder Cup Champion As Head Coach with the Buffalo Bisons (AHL) (1943–44) * Lester Patrick Cup Champion As Head Coach with the Vancouver Canucks (WHL) (1957–58) Hockey career Chapman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and played his first hockey with the Winnipeg Seniors in 1924. In 1925 Chapman joined the Port Arthur Bearcats and helped them win the Allan Cup in 1926. He turned pro with the Springfield Indians of the Canadian-American League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941–42 New York Rangers Season
The 1941–42 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 16th season. In the regular season, New York led the NHL with 60 points, and compiled a 29–17–2 record. The Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to two. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1 , , 1 , , @ Toronto Maple Leafs , , 4–3 , , 1–0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2 , , 9 , , @ Detroit Red Wings , , 3–1 , , 2–0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 3 , , 15 , , Boston Bruins , , 2–1 , , 2–1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 4 , , 16 , , @ Boston Bruins , , 2–1 , , 2–2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 5 , , 18 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 8–6 , , 2–3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 6 , , 20 , , Brooklyn Americans , , 4–1 , , 2–4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 7 , , 22 , , @ Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Larson
Norman Lyle Larson (October 13, 1920 — December 22, 2001) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played 89 games in the National Hockey League between 1940 and 1947 for the New York Americans, Brooklyn Americans, and New York Rangers. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1953, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1920 births 2001 deaths Brooklyn Americans players Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Norwegian descent Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kimberley Dynamiters players Moose Jaw Canucks players New Haven Ramblers pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Boll
Frank Thorman "Buzz" Boll (March 6, 1911 – January 23, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans, Brooklyn Americans and Boston Bruins between 1933 and 1944. He was born in Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Playing career Frank Boll played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1933–34 to 1938–39. He then played two seasons for the New York Americans and one for the Brooklyn Americans when the franchise was renamed for the start of the 1941–42 season. He finished his NHL career playing for the Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The ... in 1942–43 and 1943–44. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boll, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Armstrong
Murray Alexander Armstrong (January 1, 1916 – December 8, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ice hockey Head Coach. Playing career Armstrong played junior hockey with the Regina Pats before debuting with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1937–38 season. Two years later he was involved in one of the biggest trades of the decade. He, Busher Jackson, Buzz Boll, and Doc Romnes were sent to the New York Americans in exchange for Sweeney Schriner. He played three years with New York before World War II, in which he went to play and coach for the Regina Army Caps. Following his army service, Armstrong was signed by Jack Adams in Detroit, but halfway through his third season he was demoted after Adams called up an 18-year-old named Gordon Howe. In 270 career NHL games, Armstrong scored 67 goals and 121 assists for 188 points. Following his retirement, Armstrong went on to coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Benson (ice Hockey)
William Lloyd Benson (July 29, 1920 – February 8, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played two NHL seasons with the New York Americans, and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Benson was the last surviving former player of the New York Americans. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards and achievements * MJHL Scoring Champion (1940) * Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame External links * Bill Benson's obituary 1920 births 2012 deaths Brooklyn Americans players Canadian ice hockey centres Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players New York Americans players Pittsburgh Hornets players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Springfield Indians players Winnipeg Monarchs players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Hill
John Melvin Hill (February 15, 1915 – April 11, 1996) was an ice hockey right winger who was perhaps best known for his record three overtime goals in a playoff series in the 1939 playoffs which earned him the moniker, "Sudden Death". He was born in Argyle, Manitoba. Playing career Hill started playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League in 1937–38, and played only six games, scoring two goals. The next season, he scored ten goals and had twenty points, but it was in the playoffs that year that he rose into prominence. In the semi-finals that year against the New York Rangers, he scored three sudden-death overtime goals to help the Bruins knock off the Rangers and go on to win the Stanley Cup. All in all, he had six goals and nine points in twelve games in the playoffs that year. Hill was traded to the Brooklyn Americans for cash on June 27, 1941. He only played one season in Brooklyn as the team folded, but he scored 37 points in 47 games there. After th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city. The Maple Leafs' broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications. For their first 14 seasons, the club played their home games at the Mutual Street Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. The Maple Leafs moved to their present home, Scotiabank Arena (originally named Air Canada Centre), in February 1999. The club was founded in 1917, operating simply as Toronto and known then as the Toronto Arenas. Under new ownership, the club was renamed the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919. In 1927, the club was purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They are one of three NHL teams located in the New York metropolitan area; the others being the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. Founded in 1926 by Tex Rickard, the Rangers are one of the Original Six teams that competed in the NHL before its 1967 expansion, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. The team attained success early on under the guidance of Lester Patrick, who coached a team containing Frank Boucher, Murray Murdoch, and Bun and Bill Cook to Stanley Cup glory in 1928, making them the first NHL franchise in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924–25 NHL season, 1924, making them the third-oldest active team in the NHL, and the oldest to be based in the United States. The Bruins are one of the Original Six NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. They have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States. The first facility to host the Bruins was the Boston Arena (now known as Matthews Arena), the world's oldest (built 1909–10) indoor ice hockey facility still i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941–42 Montreal Canadiens Season
The 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season was the 33rd season in franchise history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results Playoffs They went against Detroit in the first round in a best of three series and lost in 3 games, or 1–2. Player statistics Regular season ;Scoring ;Goaltending Playoffs ;Scoring ;Goaltending Awards and records Transactions See also * 1941–42 NHL season ReferencesCanadiens on Hockey Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1941-42 Montreal Canadiens season Montreal Canadiens seasons |
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ' ( The Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs,Other nicknames for the team include ''Le Canadien'', ''Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge'', ''La Sainte-Flanelle'', ''Le Tricolore'', ''Les Glorieux'' (or ''Nos Glorieux''), ''Le CH'', ''Le Grand Club'', ''Les Plombiers'', and ''Les Habitants'' (from which "Habs" is derived). are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
