1927–28 Detroit Cougars season
George Hay (22) | |
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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 1927–28 Detroit Cougars season was the
The Cougars finally moved into what would be their home for the next fifty years, Detroit's
Regular season
Season standings
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.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. American Division
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Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
November
Record: 2–2–1; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
1 | November 15 | Detroit | 6–0 | Pittsburgh | 1–0–0 | 2 | |
2 | November 19 | Detroit | 2–5 | Boston | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
3 | November 22 | Ottawa | 2–1 | Detroit | 1–2–0 | 2 | |
4 | November 26 | Detroit | 0–0 | Chicago | OT | 1–2–1 | 3 |
5 | November 27 | Mtl. Canadiens | 0–2 | Detroit | 2–2–1 | 5 |
December
Record: 6–4–2; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
6 | December 1 | Chicago | 1–3 | Detroit | 3–2–1 | 7 | |
7 | December 4 | NY Rangers | 3–1 | Detroit | 3–3–1 | 7 | |
8 | December 8 | NY Americans | 1–2 | Detroit | 4–3–1 | 9 | |
9 | December 10 | Detroit | 4–1 | Mtl. Maroons | 5–3–1 | 11 | |
10 | December 11 | Boston | 2–1 | Detroit | OT | 5–4–1 | 11 |
11 | December 13 | Detroit | 1–6 | Mtl. Canadiens | 5–5–1 | 11 | |
12 | December 15 | Detroit | 2–1 | NY Rangers | 6–5–1 | 13 | |
13 | December 17 | Detroit | 1–0 | Toronto | OT | 7–5–1 | 15 |
14 | December 18 | Pittsburgh | 3–3 | Detroit | OT | 7–5–2 | 16 |
15 | December 27 | Detroit | 4–4 | NY Americans | OT | 7–5–3 | 17 |
16 | December 29 | Mtl. Maroons | 0–3 | Detroit | 8–5–3 | 19 | |
17 | December 31 | Detroit | 2–6 | Ottawa | 8–6–3 | 19 |
January
Record: 4–5–0; Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–2–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
18 | January 3 | Detroit | 4–2 | NY Rangers | 9–6–3 | 21 | |
19 | January 5 | Mtl. Canadiens | 2–1 | Detroit | 9–7–3 | 21 | |
20 | January 7 | Detroit | 2–0 | Pittsburgh | 10–7–3 | 23 | |
21 | January 12 | Toronto | 2–1 | Detroit | 10–8–3 | 23 | |
22 | January 15 | NY Rangers | 2–1 | Detroit | 10–9–3 | 23 | |
23 | January 18 | Detroit | 0–2 | Chicago | 10–10–3 | 23 | |
24 | January 22 | Boston | 2–3 | Detroit | OT | 11–10–3 | 25 |
25 | January 26 | Detroit | 0–3 | NY Rangers | 11–11–3 | 25 | |
26 | January 29 | Chicago | 2–4 | Detroit | 12–11–3 | 27 |
February
Record: 1–4–3; Home: 0–2–2; Road: 1–2–1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
27 | February 4 | Detroit | 0–2 | Toronto | 12–12–3 | 27 | |
28 | February 7 | Detroit | 2–4 | Boston | 12–13–3 | 27 | |
29 | February 9 | Detroit | 2–2 | NY Americans | OT | 12–13–4 | 28 |
30 | February 12 | Pittsburgh | 1–0 | Detroit | 12–14–4 | 28 | |
31 | February 16 | Detroit | 1–0 | Mtl. Maroons | 13–14–4 | 30 | |
32 | February 19 | Chicago | 2–1 | Detroit | 13–15–4 | 30 | |
33 | February 23 | Ottawa | 0–0 | Detroit | OT | 13–15–5 | 31 |
34 | February 26 | NY Rangers | 0–0 | Detroit | OT | 13–15–6 | 32 |
March
Record: 6–4–0; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–2–0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Record | Pts |
35 | March 1 | NY Americans | 1–4 | Detroit | 14–15–6 | 34 | |
36 | March 3 | Detroit | 3–2 | Pittsburgh | 15–15–6 | 36 | |
37 | March 6 | Toronto | 1–3 | Detroit | 16–15–6 | 38 | |
38 | March 8 | Mtl. Maroons | 2–3 | Detroit | OT | 16–16–6 | 38 |
39 | March 10 | Detroit | 1–3 | Ottawa | 16–17–6 | 38 | |
40 | March 13 | Detroit | 0–3 | Boston | 16–18–6 | 38 | |
41 | March 15 | Detroit | 1–0 | Mtl. Canadiens | 17–18–6 | 40 | |
42 | March 17 | Detroit | 7–0 | Chicago | 18–18–6 | 42 | |
43 | March 18 | Pittsburgh | 0–1 | Detroit | 18–19–6 | 42 | |
44 | March 24 | Boston | 2–7 | Detroit | 19–19–6 | 44 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates tie.
Playoffs
The Detroit Cougars failed to make the playoffs.
Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season
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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 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
John Sheppard | F | 43 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Carson Cooper | RW | 44 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Larry Aurie | RW | 44 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 43 | – | -- | – | – | – | ||
Reg Noble | F | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Frank Foyston | C | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Jack Walker | F | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Gord Fraser* | D | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Percy Traub | D | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Pete Palangio | LW | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Clem Loughlin | D | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Stan Brown | D | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Frank Sheppard | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Gordon "Duke" Keats* | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
*Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
Goaltending
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Awards and records
Trophies and awards
Records
Milestones
Transactions
The Cougars were involved in the following transactions during the 1926–27 season.
Trades
April 11, 1927 | To 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 |
Free agents
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See also
References
- Statistics
- Player stats: Detroit Red Wings player stats on hockeydb.com
- Game log: Detroit Red Wings game log on detroithockey.net
- Team standings: NHL standings on hockeydb.com
- Notes
- ^ Red Wings History, DetroitHockey.com, accessed October 5, 2007
- ^ Detroit Red Wings Historical Moments, SportsEcyclopedia.com, accessed October 5, 2007
- ^ Detroit Red Wings Written History Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Detroit Red Wings.com, accessed October 5, 2007
- ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Pete Palangio at Hockey-Reference.com Quote: "February 13, 1928: Loaned to DET (NHL) by Montreal (Can-Pro). With cash for Stan Brown"