List of New York Americans head coaches

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

# 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T Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 season)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

# 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

  1. ^ The win–loss percentage is calculated using the formula:

References

  1. ^ a b "New York Americans Coaches". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tommy Gorman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Newsy Lalonde NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Shorty Green NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lionel Conacher NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Eddie Gerard NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Joe Simpson NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rosie Helmer NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Red Dutton NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Art Chapman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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