1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season
The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season was the Quakers' sole season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team moved from Pittsburgh, where they had played as the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1925.
1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers | |
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Division | 5th American |
1930–31 record | 4–36–4 |
Home record | 3–17–2 |
Road record | 1–19–2 |
Goals for | 76 |
Goals against | 184 |
Team information | |
General manager | Cooper Smeaton |
Coach | Cooper Smeaton |
Captain | Hib Milks |
Arena | Philadelphia Arena |
Average attendance | 2,500 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Hib Milks (18) |
Assists | Gerry Lowrey (14) |
Points | Gerry Lowrey (26) |
Penalty minutes | D'Arcy Coulson (103) |
Wins | Wilf Cude (2) Joe Miller (2) |
Goals against average | Joe Miller (3.43) |
Offseason
editThe team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter who held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925.
On October 18, 1930, 13 players, including player-coach Frank Fredrickson, were transferred to the Quakers from Pittsburgh.[1] But Fredrickson was released two days later and replaced by Cooper Smeaton, who resigned his position as the league’s referee-in-chief to become the Quakers head coach.[1][2]
Regular season
editThe team finished with 12 points for the season, the worst performance in the six-year history of the Pirate/Quaker franchise. The team lost $100,000 on its operations and folded after the season.[3] As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967.
Season standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 90 | 62 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 51 |
New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 87 | 47 |
Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 102 | 105 | 39 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 76 | 184 | 12 |
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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Schedule and results
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November: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–3–0)
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December: 0–10–0, 0 points (home: 0–5–0; road: 0–5–0)
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January: 1–11–1, 3 points (home: 1–5–0; road: 0–6–1)
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February: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
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March: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–2–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; F = Forward; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | ||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
7 | Gerry Lowrey | C | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 |
4 | Hib Milks | C | 44 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
15 | Syd Howe | LW/C | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 |
14 | Wally Kilrea | C | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 26 |
10 | Cliff Barton | RW | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
5 | James Jarvis | LW | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
12 | Al Shields | D | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 102 |
2 | Ron Lyons†‡ | LW | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
17 | Eddie McCalmon | RW | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Tex White‡ | RW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
8 | Herb Drury | LW | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
6 | Harold Darragh‡ | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | John McKinnon | D | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 |
6 | Bill Hutton†‡ | RW | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | D'Arcy Coulson† | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
3 | Stan Crossett† | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
18 | Wilf Cude† | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Jake Forbes†‡ | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Gord Fraser‡ | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
19[a] | Rennison Manners‡ | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Joe Miller‡ | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Rodger Smith‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Aubrey Webster | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | |||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA | MIN | ||
18 | Wilf Cude† | 29 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 4.38 | 1779 |
1 | Joe Miller‡ | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3.43 | 821 |
1 | Jake Forbes†‡ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 120 |
Awards and records
editRecords
editThe 1930–31 Quakers are tied with the 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs for the fewest wins in a season with four, though Quebec played 20 fewer games.[7] The Quakers .136 points percentage on the season held the NHL record low for 44 years until being surpassed by the expansion 1974–75 Washington Capitals’ .131.[8]
Transactions
editThe Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.[9]
Trades
editDate | Details | |
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November 6, 1930 | To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Syd Howe Loan of Wally Kilrea Loan of Al Shields |
To Ottawa Senators $35,000 |
November 28, 1930 | To Philadelphia Quakers Cash |
To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) Gord Fraser |
December 8, 1930 | To Philadelphia Quakers Bill Hutton Ron Lyons Cash |
To Boston Bruins Harold Darragh |
December 16, 1930 | To Philadelphia Quakers Cash |
To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) Rodger Smith Tex White |
January 13, 1931 | To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Jake Forbes |
To New Haven Eagles (CAHL) |
February 12, 1931 | To Philadelphia Quakers Cash |
To Boston Bruins Ron Lyons |
February 24, 1931 | To Philadelphia Quakers Cash |
To Detroit Olympics (IHL) Bill Hutton |
October 19, 1933 | To Philadelphia Quakers Cash |
To Montreal Canadiens Wilf Cude |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Via |
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November 12, 1930 | Aubrey Shore | Kitchener Flying Dutchmen (CPHL) | Free agency |
December 15, 1930 | D'Arcy Coulson | Chicago Shamrocks (AHA) | Free agency |
Wilf Cude | Melville Millionaires (S-SSHL) | Free agency | |
Eddie McCalmon | Toronto Millionaires (IHL) | Free agency | |
January 9, 1931 | Stan Crossett | Port Hope Eagles (OHA-Sr.) | Free agency |
May 9, 1931 | Doug Young | Cleveland Indians (IHL) | Inter-League Draft |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via |
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October 20, 1930 | Frank Fredrickson | Detroit Falcons[b] | Release |
November 12, 1930 | Tom Cowan | Release | |
November 28, 1930[c] | Rennison Manners | Niagara Falls Cataracts (OPHL)[d] | Release |
February 16, 1931 | Joe Miller | Release | |
September 26, 1931 | Cliff Barton | New York Rangers | Dispersal Draft |
D'Arcy Coulson | Montreal Maroons | Dispersal Draft | |
James Jarvis | New York Rangers | Dispersal Draft | |
Gerry Lowrey | Chicago Black Hawks | Dispersal Draft | |
Hib Milks | New York Rangers | Dispersal Draft | |
Doug Young | New York Americans | Dispersal Draft | |
September 27, 1931 | Wilf Cude | National Hockey League | Free agency[e] |
Signings
editDate | Player |
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November 12, 1930 | Gerry Lowrey |
Notes
edit- ^ Manners wore number 16 in his second game.
- ^ Fredrickson signed with Detroit on November 23, 1930.[10]
- ^ Date approximated
- ^ Manners played for Niagara Falls for the rest of the 1930–31 season.
- ^ Cude was signed by the league to serve as utility back-up goaltender. His NHL rights were retained by the Quakers franchise.
References
edit- "Philadelphia Quakers 1930-31 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- "1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- "Flyers History - Philadelphia Quakers". quakers.flyershistory.net. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- McFarlane, Brian (1989). One hundred years of hockey. Toronto, Ontario: Deneau Publishers. ISBN 0-88879-216-6.
- ^ a b Christman, Paul. "1930-31 Pittsburgh Pirates convert to Quakers". PittsburghHockey.net. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Stubbs, Dave (February 22, 2019). "Quakers made wrong kind of history in Philadelphia decades before Flyers". NHL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ McFarlane, p. 28
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Team Records: Fewest Wins, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Team Records: Lowest Points Percentage, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Frank Fredrickson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved August 25, 2022