1927–28 Detroit Cougars season

1927–28 Detroit Cougars
Division4th American
1927–28 record19–19–6
Home record9–10–3
Road record10–9–3
Goals for88
Goals against79
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams (33 games)
Duke Keats (11 games)
CaptainReg Noble
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Average attendance15,000
Team leaders
GoalsGeorge Hay (22)
AssistsGeorge Hay (13)
PointsGeorge Hay (35)
Penalty minutesPercy Traub (78)
WinsHap Holmes (19)
Goals against averageHap Holmes (1.73)

The 1927–28 Detroit Cougars season was the second season of the Detroit, Michigan National Hockey League (NHL) franchise later known as the Detroit Red Wings. The Detroit Cougars scored 44 points, finishing fourth in the American Division and failing to make the playoffs in their sophomore year.

The Cougars finally moved into what would be their home for the next fifty years, Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Their also received a new coach and general manager in Jack Adams. Adams made an immediate impact, picking up Reg Noble and quickly naming him Captain. Detroit performed much better to start off the season and only finished two points out of a playoff spot.[1][2][3]

Regular season

Season standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
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

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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


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   Playoffs
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
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 Detroit Cougars
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

Player signed Former team
F Frank Sheppard Detroit Greyhounds (AHA)
RW Larry Aurie London Panthers (Can-pro)

See also

References

Statistics
Notes
  1. ^ Red Wings History, DetroitHockey.com, accessed October 5, 2007
  2. ^ Detroit Red Wings Historical Moments, SportsEcyclopedia.com, accessed October 5, 2007
  3. ^ Detroit Red Wings Written History Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Detroit Red Wings.com, accessed October 5, 2007
  4. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  5. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Pete Palangio at Hockey-Reference.com Quote: "February 13, 1928: Loaned to DET (NHL) by Montreal (Can-Pro). With cash for Stan Brown"