1926-27 NHL season
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Image:NationalHockeyLeague.png The 1926-27 NHL season was the tenth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The success of the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Pirates led the NHL to further expand to the United States. On May 4, 1926, the Western Hockey League, unable to match the higher salaries being offered by the NHL, folded, with many of its assets sold to the NHL. In particular, the NHL Board of Governors had purchased the contracts of every player in the WHL for $258,000. The entire rosters of two WHL teams, the Portland Rosebuds and Victoria Cougars, were bought, respectively, by the expansion Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars. This left the NHL in sole possession of hockey's greatest players, as well as sole control of hockey's greatest trophy, the Stanley Cup, which was won for the ninth and final time by the Ottawa Senators.
A new trophy, the Vezina Trophy, was awarded this year for the first time to the goaltender who had the best goals against average in the league.
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Regular season
With the infusion of new teams, the NHL was split into the Canadian and American divisions (although interestingly the New York Americans were placed in the Canadian Division), along with an altered playoff format: the top team from each division would meet the winner of a total-goals series between the second and third place teams from their divisions. The winners of those total-goals series would meet in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals.
During the season, the Toronto St. Patricks were bought by Conn Smythe and renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Ottawasenatorsoldl.gif Ottawa Senators | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 86 | 69 | 607 |
| Image:Canadiens 1926.gif Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 58 | 99 | 67 | 395 |
| Image:Montrealmaroonslogo.gif Montreal Maroons | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 44 | 71 | 68 | 716 |
| Image:Newyorkamericanslogo30s.gif New York Americans | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 82 | 91 | 349 |
| Image:Torontostpatslogo.gif/Image:Torontomapleleafslogo1927.PNG Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 35 | 79 | 94 | 546 |
| American Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Newyorkrangerslogo40s.gif New York Rangers | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 56 | 95 | 72 | 385 |
| Image:Bruins 1924.gif Boston Bruins | 44 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 97 | 89 | 521 |
| Image:Chicagoblackhawkslogo30s.gif Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 115 | 116 | 448 |
| Image:Pittsburghpirateslogo.gif Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 108 | 230 |
| Image:DetroitCougars.gif Detroit Cougars | 44 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 76 | 105 | 409 |
Leading Scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cook | New York Rangers | 44 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| Dick Irvin | Chicago Black Hawks | 43 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Frank Fredrickson | Detroit / Boston | 44 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Babe Dye | Chicago Black Hawks | 41 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| Ace Bailey | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Frank Boucher | New York Rangers | 44 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Billy Burch | New York Americans | 43 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Harry Oliver | Boston Bruins | 42 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Duke Keats | Boston / Detroit | 42 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
Leading Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | GA | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Benedict | Montreal Maroons | 43 | 2748 | 65 | 13 | 1.42 |
| Lorne Chabot | New York Rangers | 36 | 2307 | 56 | 10 | 1.46 |
| George Hainsworth | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 2732 | 67 | 14 | 1.47 |
| Alex Connell | Ottawa Senators | 44 | 2782 | 69 | 13 | 1.49 |
| Hal Winkler | NY Rangers / Boston | 31 | 1959 | 56 | 6 | 1.72 |
| Jake Forbes | New York Americans | 44 | 2715 | 91 | 8 | 2.01 |
| John Ross Roach | Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 2764 | 94 | 4 | 2.04 |
| Hap Holmes | Detroit Cougars | 41 | 2685 | 100 | 6 | 2.23 |
| Roy Worters | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 2711 | 108 | 4 | 2.39 |
| Hugh Lehman | Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 2797 | 116 | 5 | 2.49 |
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Image:Hhof stanley cup.jpg With the collapse of the Western Hockey League, the Stanley Cup became the new NHL champion trophy. The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup. The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals.
All dates in 1927
Quarterfinals
Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Montreal Maroons | 1 | |
| March 31 | Montreal Maroons | 0 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | (OT) |
Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2-1
Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29 | Boston Bruins | 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | Played in NYC |
| March 31 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | Boston Bruins | 2 |
Boston wins total-goals series 8 goals to 5
Semifinals
Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | |
| April 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 1 |
Ottawa wins total-goals series 5-1
New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | New York Rangers | 0 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |
| April 4 | Boston Bruins | 3 | New York Rangers | 1 |
Boston wins total-goals series 3-1
Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup finals were a best of three series. Oddly enough, it went four games due to two ties. At that time, if the game was tied after one-twenty overtime period, the game went in the books as a tie.
Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | Ottawa Senators | 0 | Boston Bruins | 0 | (OT) |
| April 9 | Ottawa Senators | 3 | Boston Bruins | 1 | |
| April 11 | Boston Bruins | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 1 | (OT) |
| April 13 | Boston Bruins | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 3 |
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2-0-2
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Oliver | Boston Bruins | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Percy Galbraith | Boston Bruins | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Ottawa Senators |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Herb Gardiner, Montreal Canadiens |
| Lady Byng Trophy: | Billy Burch, New York Americans |
| Vezina Trophy: | George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens |
See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- Prairie Hockey League
- List of pre-NHL seasons
- 1926 in sports
- 1927 in sports
References
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