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]

Contents

Key

#Number of coaches
GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 season)
OTL Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005–06)
PtsPoints
Win% Winning percentage

Coaches

#ImageNameDatesRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievementsRef
GCWLTOTLPtsWin% GCWLT
1 Tommy Gorman Hockey Executive.jpg Tommy Gorman 1925–19263612204—28.389———— [2]
2 E Lalonde.jpg Newsy Lalonde 1926–19274417252—36.409———— [3]
3 Shorty Green (1).jpg Shorty Green 1927–19284411276—28.318———— [4]
— Tommy Gorman Hockey Executive.jpg Tommy Gorman1928–192944191312—50.5682011 [2]
4 Lionel Conacher.jpg Lionel Conacher 1929–19304414255—33.375———— [5]
5 Eddie Gerard portrait.jpg Eddie Gerard 1930–193292344018—86.467———— [6]
6 Bullet Joe Simpson.jpg Bullet Joe Simpson 1932–1935144427230—114.396———— [7]
7 Rosie Helmer 1924.jpg Rosie Helmer 1935–19364816287—39.4065230 [8]
8 Red Dutton 1924.jpg Red Dutton 1936–1940192669729—161.41911470 [9]
9 Art Chapman 1940–194296245814—62.323———— [10]

Notes

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "New York Americans Coaches". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "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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