1927β28 Detroit Cougars | |
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Division | 4th American |
1927β28 record | 19β19β6 |
Home record | 9β10β3 |
Road record | 10β9β3 |
Goals for | 88 |
Goals against | 79 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Adams |
Coach | Jack Adams (33 games) Duke Keats (11 games) |
Captain | Reg Noble |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Average attendance | 15,000 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | George Hay (22) |
Assists | George Hay (13) |
Points | George Hay (35) |
Penalty minutes | Percy Traub (78) |
Wins | Hap Holmes (19) |
Goals against average | Hap Holmes (1.73) |
The 1927β28 Detroit Cougars season was the second season of the Detroit, Michigan National Hockey League (NHL) franchise later known as the Detroit Red Wings. The Detroit Cougars scored 44 points, finishing fourth in the American Division and failing to make the playoffs in their sophomore year.
The Cougars finally moved into what would be their home for the next fifty years, Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Their also received a new coach and general manager in Jack Adams. Adams made an immediate impact, picking up Reg Noble and quickly naming him Captain. Detroit performed much better to start off the season and only finished two points out of a playoff spot. [1] [2] [3]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 70 | 558 | 51 |
New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 94 | 79 | 462 | 47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 76 | 395 | 46 |
Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 395 | 44 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 134 | 375 | 17 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Vs. American Division
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Vs. Canadian Division
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Record: 2β2β1; Home: 1β1β0; Road: 1β1β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
1 | November 15 | Detroit | 6β0 | Pittsburgh | 1β0β0 | 2 | |
2 | November 19 | Detroit | 2β5 | Boston | 1β1β0 | 2 | |
3 | November 22 | Ottawa | 2β1 | Detroit | 1β2β0 | 2 | |
4 | November 26 | Detroit | 0β0 | Chicago | OT | 1β2β1 | 3 |
5 | November 27 | Mtl. Canadiens | 0β2 | Detroit | 2β2β1 | 5 |
Record: 6β4β2; Home: 3β2β1; Road: 3β2β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
6 | December 1 | Chicago | 1β3 | Detroit | 3β2β1 | 7 | |
7 | December 4 | NY Rangers | 3β1 | Detroit | 3β3β1 | 7 | |
8 | December 8 | NY Americans | 1β2 | Detroit | 4β3β1 | 9 | |
9 | December 10 | Detroit | 4β1 | Mtl. Maroons | 5β3β1 | 11 | |
10 | December 11 | Boston | 2β1 | Detroit | OT | 5β4β1 | 11 |
11 | December 13 | Detroit | 1β6 | Mtl. Canadiens | 5β5β1 | 11 | |
12 | December 15 | Detroit | 2β1 | NY Rangers | 6β5β1 | 13 | |
13 | December 17 | Detroit | 1β0 | Toronto | OT | 7β5β1 | 15 |
14 | December 18 | Pittsburgh | 3β3 | Detroit | OT | 7β5β2 | 16 |
15 | December 27 | Detroit | 4β4 | NY Americans | OT | 7β5β3 | 17 |
16 | December 29 | Mtl. Maroons | 0β3 | Detroit | 8β5β3 | 19 | |
17 | December 31 | Detroit | 2β6 | Ottawa | 8β6β3 | 19 |
Record: 4β5β0; Home: 2β3β0; Road: 2β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
18 | January 3 | Detroit | 4β2 | NY Rangers | 9β6β3 | 21 | |
19 | January 5 | Mtl. Canadiens | 2β1 | Detroit | 9β7β3 | 21 | |
20 | January 7 | Detroit | 2β0 | Pittsburgh | 10β7β3 | 23 | |
21 | January 12 | Toronto | 2β1 | Detroit | 10β8β3 | 23 | |
22 | January 15 | NY Rangers | 2β1 | Detroit | 10β9β3 | 23 | |
23 | January 18 | Detroit | 0β2 | Chicago | 10β10β3 | 23 | |
24 | January 22 | Boston | 2β3 | Detroit | OT | 11β10β3 | 25 |
25 | January 26 | Detroit | 0β3 | NY Rangers | 11β11β3 | 25 | |
26 | January 29 | Chicago | 2β4 | Detroit | 12β11β3 | 27 |
Record: 1β4β3; Home: 0β2β2; Road: 1β2β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
27 | February 4 | Detroit | 0β2 | Toronto | 12β12β3 | 27 | |
28 | February 7 | Detroit | 2β4 | Boston | 12β13β3 | 27 | |
29 | February 9 | Detroit | 2β2 | NY Americans | OT | 12β13β4 | 28 |
30 | February 12 | Pittsburgh | 1β0 | Detroit | 12β14β4 | 28 | |
31 | February 16 | Detroit | 1β0 | Mtl. Maroons | 13β14β4 | 30 | |
32 | February 19 | Chicago | 2β1 | Detroit | 13β15β4 | 30 | |
33 | February 23 | Ottawa | 0β0 | Detroit | OT | 13β15β5 | 31 |
34 | February 26 | NY Rangers | 0β0 | Detroit | OT | 13β15β6 | 32 |
Record: 6β4β0; Home: 3β2β0; Road: 3β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
35 | March 1 | NY Americans | 1β4 | Detroit | 14β15β6 | 34 | |
36 | March 3 | Detroit | 3β2 | Pittsburgh | 15β15β6 | 36 | |
37 | March 6 | Toronto | 1β3 | Detroit | 16β15β6 | 38 | |
38 | March 8 | Mtl. Maroons | 2β3 | Detroit | OT | 16β16β6 | 38 |
39 | March 10 | Detroit | 1β3 | Ottawa | 16β17β6 | 38 | |
40 | March 13 | Detroit | 0β3 | Boston | 16β18β6 | 38 | |
41 | March 15 | Detroit | 1β0 | Mtl. Canadiens | 17β18β6 | 40 | |
42 | March 17 | Detroit | 7β0 | Chicago | 18β18β6 | 42 | |
43 | March 18 | Pittsburgh | 0β1 | Detroit | 18β19β6 | 42 | |
44 | March 24 | Boston | 2β7 | Detroit | 19β19β6 | 44 |
The Detroit Cougars failed to make the playoffs.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
George Hay | LW | 42 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
John Sheppard | F | 43 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Carson Cooper | RW | 44 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Larry Aurie | RW | 44 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 43 | β | -- | β | β | β | ||
Reg Noble | F | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 63 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Frank Foyston | C | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Jack Walker | F | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Gord Fraser* | D | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 50 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Percy Traub | D | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 78 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Pete Palangio | LW | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Clem Loughlin | D | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Stan Brown | D | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Frank Sheppard | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Gordon "Duke" Keats* | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β |
*Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Hap Holmes | 44 | 2740 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 79 | 11 | 1.73 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
The Cougars were involved in the following transactions during the 1926β27 season.
April 11, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars George Hay Percy Traub |
To
Chicago Black Hawks US$15,000 |
May 22, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars Carson Cooper |
To
Boston Bruins Cash |
May 22, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars Harry Meeking |
To
Boston Bruins Fred Gordon |
October 4, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars Reg Noble |
To
Montreal Maroons 7,500 USD |
October 10, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars Stan Brown |
To
New York Rangers Archie Briden Harry Meeking |
December 16, 1927 | To
Detroit Cougars Gord Fraser |
To
Chicago Black Hawks Gordon "Duke" Keats 5,000 USD |
February 13, 1928 [6] | To
Detroit Cougars Pete Palangio Cash |
To
Montreal Canadiens Stan Brown |
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