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1927-28 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1927–28 NHL season was the 11th year for the National Hockey League (NHL). Ten hockey teams played 44 games each. The New York Rangers won the famous Stanley Cup this season. They beat the Montreal Maroons in the finals. This was a big deal because the Rangers were the first team from the United States to win the Stanley Cup since the NHL began. The Seattle Metropolitans had won it back in 1917, but they were not an NHL team at that time.

This season also brought back the O'Brien Trophy. This trophy used to go to the overall NHL champion. It was replaced by the Prince of Wales Trophy for a while. Now, the O'Brien Trophy went to the best team in the Canadian Division. The Prince of Wales Trophy went to the best team in the American Division.

Regular Season Fun Facts

The regular season is when all the teams play their games to see who is the best. Teams earn points for winning or tying games. The teams with the most points get to move on to the playoffs.

How Teams Stood: Canadian Division

Here's how the teams in the Canadian Division finished. The teams in bold made it to the playoffs! Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For (how many goals they scored), GA = Goals Against (how many goals were scored on them)

Canadian Division Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Points Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 11 7 59 116 48
Montreal Maroons 44 24 14 6 54 96 77
Ottawa Senators 44 20 14 10 50 78 57
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 18 18 8 44 89 88
New York Americans 44 11 27 6 28 63 128

How Teams Stood: American Division

Here's how the teams in the American Division finished. The teams in bold made it to the playoffs! Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

American Division Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Points Goals For Goals Against
Boston Bruins 44 20 13 11 51 77 70
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 47 94 79
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 19 17 8 46 67 76
Detroit Cougars 44 19 19 6 44 88 79
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 34 3 17 68 134

Top Scorers of the Season

These players scored the most points during the 1927–28 season! Points are counted by adding up goals and assists. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player Team Games Played Goals Assists Points
Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens 43 33 18 51
Aurel Joliat Montreal Canadiens 44 28 11 39
Frank Boucher New York Rangers 44 23 12 35
George Hay Detroit Cougars 42 22 13 35
Nels Stewart Montreal Maroons 41 27 7 34
Art Gagne Montreal Canadiens 44 20 10 30
Bun Cook New York Rangers 44 14 14 28
Bill Carson Toronto Maple Leafs 32 20 6 26
Frank Finnigan Ottawa Senators 38 20 5 25
Bill Cook New York Rangers 43 18 6 24
Duke Keats Detroit Cougars/Chicago Black Hawks 38 14 10 24

Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Road to the Cup

The playoffs are exciting games played after the regular season. Only the best teams get to compete for the Stanley Cup! Teams play against each other, and the loser is out. The winner moves on to the next round.

Playoff Path

This chart shows how teams moved through the playoff rounds.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Montreal Canadiens 2G  
Canadian Division
    C2  Montreal Maroons 3G  
C2  Montreal Maroons 3G
  C3  Ottawa Senators 1G  
    C2  Montreal Maroons 2
  A2  New York Rangers 3
          
        
A1  Boston Bruins 2G
American Division
    A2  New York Rangers 5G  
A2  New York Rangers 6G
  A3  Pittsburgh Pirates 4G  

The Stanley Cup Finals

The final series was between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Maroons. They played a best-of-five series, meaning the first team to win three games would take home the Stanley Cup!

Date Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
April 5 New York Rangers 0 Montreal Maroons 2
April 7 New York Rangers 2 Montreal Maroons 1 (Overtime)
April 10 New York Rangers 0 Montreal Maroons 2
April 12 New York Rangers 1 Montreal Maroons 0
April 14 New York Rangers 2 Montreal Maroons 1

The New York Rangers won the series 3 games to 2, becoming the Stanley Cup Champions!

NHL Awards for 1927–28

At the end of the season, special awards are given to players and teams for their great achievements.

1927–28 NHL Awards
O'Brien Trophy: Montreal Canadiens (Awarded to the Canadian Division winner)
Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins (Awarded to the American Division winner)
Hart Memorial Trophy: Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens (Awarded to the most valuable player)
Lady Byng Trophy: Frank Boucher, New York Rangers (Awarded for sportsmanship and skill)
Vezina Trophy: George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens (Awarded to the best goalie)

New Players in the NHL

Here are some players who played their very first NHL game during the 1927–28 season:

Players' Last Games

These are some players who played their final NHL game in the 1927–28 season:

  • Sprague Cleghorn, Boston Bruins
  • Corb Denneny, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Frank Foyston, Detroit Cougars
  • Jack Walker, Detroit Cougars
  • Billy Boucher, New York Americans
  • Odie Cleghorn, Pittsburgh Pirates
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