List of New York Americans head coaches
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This is a list of New York Americans head coaches. The Americans had nine different head coaches during the team's existence. Tommy Gorman is the most successful head coach in team's history, accumulating a .488 winning percentage during two stints as head coach.[1] Red Dutton is the longest-tenured head coach for the team and lead the Americans to the Stanley Cup playoffs in three seasons.[1]
Key[edit]
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 season) |
| OTL | Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005–06) |
| Pts | Points |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
Coaches[edit]
| # | Name | Dates | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Win%[1] | GC | W | L | T | |||||
| 1 | Tommy Gorman | 1925–1926 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | — | 28 | .389 | — | — | — | — | [2] | |
| 2 | Newsy Lalonde | 1926–1927 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | — | 36 | .409 | — | — | — | — | [3] | |
| 3 | Shorty Green | 1927–1928 | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | — | 28 | .318 | — | — | — | — | [4] | |
| — | Tommy Gorman | 1928–1929 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | — | 50 | .568 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [2] | |
| 4 | Lionel Conacher | 1929–1930 | 44 | 14 | 25 | 5 | — | 33 | .375 | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
| 5 | Eddie Gerard | 1930–1932 | 92 | 34 | 40 | 18 | — | 86 | .467 | — | — | — | — | [6] | |
| 6 | Bullet Joe Simpson | 1932–1935 | 144 | 42 | 72 | 30 | — | 114 | .396 | — | — | — | — | [7] | |
| 7 | Rosie Helmer | 1935–1936 | 48 | 16 | 28 | 7 | — | 39 | .406 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | [8] | |
| 8 | Red Dutton | 1936–1940 | 192 | 66 | 97 | 29 | — | 161 | .419 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | [9] | |
| 9 | Art Chapman | 1940–1942 | 96 | 24 | 58 | 14 | — | 62 | .323 | — | — | — | — | [10] | |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The win–loss percentage is calculated using the formula:
References[edit]
- ^ a b "New York Americans Coaches". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tommy Gorman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Newsy Lalonde NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Shorty Green NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Lionel Conacher NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Gerard NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Simpson NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rosie Helmer NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Red Dutton NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Art Chapman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
External links[edit]
- New York Americans coaches at Hockey-Reference.com
