New York Americans

New York Americans
founding	1925
resolution	1942
history	New York Americans 1925 - 1941 Brooklyn Americans 1941 - 1942
Stadion	Madison Square Garden
Location	New York City
Team colors	red, white, blue
Stanley Cups	no
Conference title	no
Division title	no

The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL).

history

The team originally played in Quebec , Canada under the name Quebec Bulldogs , then moved to Hamilton , Canada and played there as the Hamilton Tigers . In 1925 the company moved to New York City , where the team was based as New York Americans until 1941.

New York Americans 1925-26

In the 1941/42 season, the name Brooklyn Americans was adopted , although the team never played in Brooklyn . It was hoped to be able to differentiate themselves from the New York Rangers and to find supporters among the residents of Brooklyn. The plan failed and the team was disbanded in 1942.

Achievements and honors

NHL Awards and All-Star Team Nominations

Award	Surname	season
NHL top scorer	Sweeney Schriner Sweeney Schriner	1935/36 1936/37
Calder Memorial Trophy	Sweeney Schriner	1934/35
Hart Memorial Trophy	Roy Worters Tommy Anderson	1928/29 1941/42
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Billy Burch	1926/27
Vezina Trophy	Roy Worters	1930/31
First All-Star Team	Sweeney Schriner Tommy Anderson	1935/36 1941/42
Second all-star team	Roy Worters Roy Worters Art Chapman Sweeney Schriner Earl Robertson Red Dutton (Trainer) Pat Egan	1931/32 1933/34 1936/37 1936/37 1938/39 1938/39 1941/42

Billy Burch had come from the Hamilton Tigers , where he was the only award winner. In the Americans, too, he was the first to receive a personal award. A year later, Roy Worters won the Hart Memorial Trophy , and in 1931 he also won the Vezina Trophy . Sweeney Schriner was the best rookie in 1935, he was denied another trophy because the best scorer had not yet been awarded the Art Ross Trophy . He twice led the league in scorer points. In 1937 he was one of three players who were elected to the Second All-Star Team .

Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

• Punch Broadbent
• Billy Burch
• Charlie Conacher
• Lionel Conacher
• Red Dutton
• Eddie Gerard (trainer)
• Busher Jackson
• Chuck Rayner
• Sweeney Schriner
• Joe Simpson
• Hooley Smith
• Nels Stewart
• Roy Worters

Web links

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