1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season
The 1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's last season in Pittsburgh. The Pirates had an extremely poor season, winning only five of 44 games to finish last in the American Division, missing the playoffs. The team moved in 1930 to Philadelphia and NHL hockey did not return to Pittsburgh until 1967.
1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Division | 5th American |
1929–30 record | 5–36–3 |
Goals for | 102 |
Goals against | 185 |
Team information | |
Coach | Frank Fredrickson |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gerry Lowrey (16) |
Assists | Harold Darragh (17) |
Points | Harold Darragh (32) |
Penalty minutes | Rodger Smith (65) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editFinal standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 44 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 98 | 77 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 117 | 111 | 47 |
New York Rangers | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 136 | 143 | 44 |
Detroit Cougars | 44 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 117 | 133 | 34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 102 | 185 | 13 |
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
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Vs. American Divisionedit
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Vs. Canadian Divisionedit
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Game log
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | November 16, 1929 | 2–5 | Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | November 19, 1929 | 10–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | November 23, 1929 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1929–30) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | November 26, 1929 | 2–9 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 1–3–0 |
5 | L | November 30, 1929 | 2–6 | Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 1–4–0 |
6 | L | December 3, 1929 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 1–5–0 |
7 | L | December 5, 1929 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 1–6–0 |
8 | L | December 8, 1929 | 1–5 | @ New York Rangers (1929–30) | 1–7–0 |
9 | L | December 10, 1929 | 4–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 1–8–0 |
10 | W | December 14, 1929 | 8–1 | New York Americans (1929–30) | 2–8–0 |
11 | L | December 15, 1929 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 2–9–0 |
12 | T | December 17, 1929 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 2–9–1 |
13 | L | December 21, 1929 | 1–2 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) | 2–10–1 |
14 | L | December 22, 1929 | 1–6 | @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 2–11–1 |
15 | W | December 26, 1929 | 3–1 | Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 3–11–1 |
16 | L | December 29, 1929 | 2–3 | @ New York Americans (1929–30) | 3–12–1 |
17 | W | January 2, 1930 | 3–1 | Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 4–12–1 |
18 | L | January 5, 1930 | 3–8 | @ New York Rangers (1929–30) | 4–13–1 |
19 | L | January 9, 1930 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 4–14–1 |
20 | L | January 11, 1930 | 1–3 | New York Americans (1929–30) | 4–15–1 |
21 | L | January 12, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 4–16–1 |
22 | L | January 14, 1930 | 2–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 4–17–1 |
23 | L | January 18, 1930 | 5–6 | New York Rangers (1929–30) | 4–18–1 |
24 | L | January 21, 1930 | 4–7 | @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 4–19–1 |
25A | L | January 25, 1930 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 4–20–1 |
26 | T | January 26, 1930 | 1–1 OT | @ New York Americans (1929–30) | 4–20–2 |
27 | L | January 28, 1930 | 0–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 4–21–2 |
28 | W | February 1, 1930 | 3–2 | Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 5–21–2 |
29 | L | February 4, 1930 | 1–5 | Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 5–22–2 |
30 | L | February 9, 1930 | 1–8 | @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 5–23–2 |
31 | L | February 12, 1930 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 5–24–2 |
32 | L | February 13, 1930 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1929–30) | 5–25–2 |
33 | L | February 15, 1930 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 5–26–2 |
34 | L | February 18, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) | 5–27–2 |
35 | L | February 20, 1930 | 0–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) | 5–28–2 |
36 | L | February 22, 1930 | 4–5 | Montreal Maroons (1929–30) | 5–29–2 |
37 | L | February 25, 1930 | 0–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) | 5–30–2 |
38 | L | March 1, 1930 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 5–31–2 |
39 | L | March 2, 1930 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 5–32–2 |
40B | L | March 8, 1930 | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) | 5–33–2 |
41 | L | March 11, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) | 5–34–2 |
42 | T | March 13, 1930 | 2–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) | 5–34–3 |
43 | L | March 15, 1930 | 3–4 OT | New York Rangers (1929–30) | 5–35–3 |
44 | L | March 18, 1930 | 2–4 | Detroit Cougars (1929–30) | 5–36–3 |
A – Played at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
B – Played at Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York.
Playoffs
editThe Pirates did not qualify for the playoffs
Player stats
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Harold Darragh | LW | 42 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6 |
Gerry Lowrey | LW | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 30 |
Hib Milks | LW/C | 41 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 36 |
James "Bud" Jarvis | LW | 44 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 |
Johnny McKinnon | D | 41 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
Frank Fredrickson | C | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
Gord Fraser | D | 30 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 37 |
Tex White | RW | 29 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
Archie Briden | LW | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Bert McCaffrey | RW/D | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Cliff Barton | RW | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Rennison Manners | C | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Rodger Smith | D | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 65 |
Herb Drury | D/RW | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Jesse Spring | D | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
Joe Miller | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Spooner | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Joe Miller | 2630 | 43 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 179 | 4.08 | 0 |
Red Spooner | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
Team: | 2690 | 44 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 185 | 4.13 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1929-30 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.