1926–27 AHA season
| 1926–27 AHA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey Association |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 40* |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Duluth Hornets |
| Top scorer | Cecil Browne (Winnipeg) |
| Postseason | |
| Champions | Duluth Hornets |
| Runners-up | Minneapolis Millers |
The 1926–27 AHA season was the inaugural season for the American Hockey Association. Five franchises who had played the previous year in the Central Hockey League were joined by a new sixth member, the Chicago Cardinals.
Schedule and playoffs
[edit]The teams were scheduled to play 40 games with 8 coming against each of their five opponents. The top three teams by points would qualify for the postseason with the regular season champion receiving a bye into the final round.
Detroit Greyhounds
[edit]Due to their expected home rink still being under construction at the start of the season, the Detroit Greyhounds forfeited their first four home games. In mid-December, with delays still plaguing the Greyhounds' rink, the team withdrew from the league. The league rearranged the schedule on the fly and ended up with a slight imbalance in games played by the end of the season, however, the difference in games did not affect the final standings.
Regular season
[edit]| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Hornets | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 90 | 45 |
| Minneapolis Millers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 60 | 51 |
| Winnipeg Maroons | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 83 | 77 |
| St. Paul Saints | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 46 | 67 |
| Chicago Cardinals / Americans | 37 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 73 |
| Detroit Greyhounds † | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
† Detroit played 6 games and forfeited 4 due to a lack of ice before withdrawing from the league.
Scoring leaders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Browne | Winnipeg Maroons | 35 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 84 |
| Herbie Lewis | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| Cooney Weiland | Minneapolis Millers | 36 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 30 |
| Art Somers | Winnipeg Maroons | 32 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 73 |
| Bill Borland | Winnipeg Maroons | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 85 |
| Mike Goodman | Duluth Hornets | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 |
| Happy Lessard | Detroit / Chicago | 32 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 21 |
| Moose Jamieson | Duluth Hornets | 38 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 124 |
| Vic Desjardins | St. Paul Saints | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| Barney Stanley | Winnipeg Maroons | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 78 |
| Ken Dunfield | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| Leo Lafrance | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 41 |
Playoff
[edit]| Semifinals March 24–29 | Championship April 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duluth Hornets | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis Millers | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||
| 3 | Winnipeg Maroons | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1926-27 American Hockey Association Standings at hockeydb.com