Rauzulu's Street Rauzulu's StreetNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1927-28
The 1927-28 NHL season was the eleventh National Hockey League season, the schedule at 44 games. This season saw the reintroduction of the O'Brien Trophy, which used to go to the NHL league champion. It was originally retired in favor of the Prince of Wales Trophy. The re-introduced O'Brien Trophy went to the winner of the Canadian Division while the Prince of Wales Trophy went to the winner of the American division.
With ten teams the National Hockey League was slowly establishing itself as the premier professional hockey league. Salary cap restrictions on players were lifted even though some of the teams were still struggling financially.
Howie Morenz had an outstanding season for the Montreal Canadiens, leading the NHL in both goals (33) and assists (18) to win the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP.
The American Division's second-place team, the New York Rangers, beat the first-place team, the Boston Bruins, to move into the Stanley Cup finals. In the Canadian Division the Montreal Maroons defeated the season champions Montreal Canadiens. New York's home rink, Madison Square Garden, wasn't available because a circus was in town, so the entire championship series was played in Montreal. The Maroons won the first game. In the second game, Ranger goalie Lorne Chabot was injured and New York had no backup available, so 44-year-old coach Lester Patrick put himself in and made 18 saves in a 2-1 overtime victory.
After Montreal won Game 3, the Rangers won the next two to take the best-of-five series and the Stanley Cup. Thy became the first United States based team since the formation of the NHL to win the Cup and first US based team since the Seattle Metropolitans in 1917.
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^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1927-28
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Division | ||||||||||||
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 116 | 48 | 59 | |||||
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 77 | 54 | |||||
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 50 | |||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 89 | 88 | 44 | |||||
| New York Americans | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 128 | 28 | |||||
American
Division | ||||||||||||
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 70 | 51 | |||||
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 94 | 79 | 47 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 76 | 46 | |||||
| Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 44 | |||||
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 134 | 17 | |||||
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1927-28
| Award | 1928 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | New York Rangers |
| Georges Vezina | George Hainsworth, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial | Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens |
| O'Brien Trophy | Montreal Canadiens |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng | Frank Boucher, NY Rangers |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1927-28
Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections. The first All Star Team selected in this manner is the 1930-31 season.
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1927-28
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Player
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GP | G | A | PTS |
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Howie Morenz
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43 | 33 | 18 | 51 |
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Aurel Joliat
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44 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
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Frank Boucher
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44 | 23 | 12 | 35 |
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George Hay
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42 | 22 | 13 | 35 |
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Nels Stewart
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41 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
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Art Gagne
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44 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
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Bun Cook
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44 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
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Bill Carson
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32 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
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Frank Finnigan
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38 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
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Bill Cook
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43 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1927-28
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Player
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GP | A |
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Howie Morenz
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43 | 18 |
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Bun Cook
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44 | 14 |
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George Hay
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42 | 13 |
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Frank Boucher
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44 | 12 |
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Aurel Joliat
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44 | 11 |
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Sylvio Mantha
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43 | 11 |
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Art Gagne
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44 | 10 |
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Duke Keats
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37 | 10 |
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Johnny Sheppard
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44 | 10 |
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Babe Siebert
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39 | 9 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1927-28
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Player
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GP | G |
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Howie Morenz
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43 | 33 |
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Aurel Joliat
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44 | 28 |
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Nels Stewart
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41 | 27 |
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Frank Boucher
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44 | 23 |
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George Hay
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42 | 22 |
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Art Gagne
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44 | 20 |
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Frank Finnigan
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38 | 20 |
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Bill Carson
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32 | 20 |
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Hec Kilrea
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43 | 19 |
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Bill Cook
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43 | 18 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1927-28
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Player
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GP | PIM |
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Eddie Shore
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43 | 165 |
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Ching Johnson
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42 | 146 |
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Clarence Boucher
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36 | 129 |
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Babe Siebert
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39 | 109 |
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Aurel Joliat
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44 | 105 |
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Nels Stewart
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41 | 104 |
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Art Duncan
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43 | 97 |
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Red Dutton
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42 | 94 |
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Alex Smith
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44 | 90 |
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Lionel Hitchman
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44 | 87 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1927-28
Quarter
Finals
Mar. 27 at
New York Rangers 4 Pittsburgh 0
Mar. 29 at
New York Pittsburgh 4 Rangers 2
New York Rangers defeated
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 goals to 4.
Mar. 27 at
Ottawa Maroons 1 Ottawa 0
Mar. 29 at
Montreal Maroons 2 Ottawa 1
Montreal Maroons defeated
Ottawa Senators 3 goals to 1.
Semi Finals
Apr. 1 at
New York Rangers 1 Boston 1
Apr. 3 at
Boston Rangers 4 Boston 1
New
York Rangers defeated
Boston Bruins 5 goals to 2.
Mar. 31 at
Maroons Maroons 2 Canadiens 2
Apr. 3 at
Canadiens Maroons 1 Canadiens 0 (08:20 OT)
Montreal
Maroons defeated Montreal Canadiens 3 goals to 2.
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 5 at
Montreal Maroons 2 Rangers 0
Apr. 7 at
Montreal Rangers 2 Maroons 1 (07:05 OT)
Apr. 10 at
Montreal Maroons 2 Rangers 0
Apr. 12 at
Montreal Rangers 1 Maroons 0
Apr. 14 at
Montreal Rangers 2 Maroons 1
New York Rangers defeated Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2.
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.