1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates
League3rd NHL
1925–26 record19–16–1
Home record13–5–0
Road record6–11–1
Goals for82
Goals against70
Team information
CoachOdie Cleghorn
CaptainLionel Conacher
ArenaDuquesne Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsHib Milks (14)
AssistsHarold Darragh (7)
PointsHib Milks (19)
Penalty minutesLionel Conacher (66)
WinsRoy Worters (18)
Goals against averageRoy Worters (1.90)

The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league. The Pirates lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Maroons.

Off-season

In October, the team signed former Montreal Canadiens player Odie Cleghorn as their new playing coach.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
Teams GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Ottawa Senators 36 24 8 4 77 42 341 52
Montreal Maroons 36 20 11 5 91 73 554 45
36 19 16 1 82 70 264 39
Boston Bruins 36 17 15 4 92 85 279 38
New York Americans 36 12 20 4 68 89 361 28
Toronto St. Patricks 36 12 21 3 92 114 325 27
Montreal Canadiens 36 11 24 1 79 108 458 23

[2] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1925–26 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS MTL MTM NYA OTT PIT TOR
Boston — 2–3–1 4–1–1 2–2–2 2–4 2–4 5–1
M. Canadiens 3–2–1 — 1–5 2–4 0–6 2–4 3–3
M. Maroons 1–4–1 5–1 — 4–1–1 1–2–3 3–3 6–0
New York 2–2–2 4–2 1–4–1 — 1–5 3–3 1–1–4
Ottawa 4–2 6–0 2–1–3 5–1 — 4–2 3–1–2
4–2 4–2 3–3 3–3 2–4 — 3–2–1
Toronto 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1–4 1–3–2 2–3–1 —


Playoffs

The Pirates qualified for the playoffs and faced the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total goals series. In game one at Montreal, Montreal won 3–1. In game two, Pittsburgh tied 3–3 and Montreal won the series 6–4.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1925–26 regular season[4]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 26, 1925 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 1–0–0
2 W November 28, 1925 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 2–0–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
3 L December 2, 1925 1–2 OT New York Americans (1925–26) 2–1–0
4 L December 5, 1925 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 2–2–0
5 W December 9, 1925 6–3 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 3–2–0
6 W December 11, 1925 5–3 Boston Bruins (1925–26) 4–2–0
7 L December 16, 1925 2–4 Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 4–3–0
8 W December 18, 1925 3–2 New York Americans (1925–26) 5–3–0
9 T December 19, 1925 1–1 OT @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 5–3–1
10 L December 23, 1925 0–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 5–4–1
11 L December 26, 1925 1–3 @ New York Americans (1925–26) 5–5–1
12 L December 30, 1925 0–5 Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 5–6–1
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
13 L January 1, 1926 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 5–7–1
14 L January 5, 1926 0–3 @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 5–8–1
15 L January 13, 1926 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 5–9–1
16 W January 15, 1926 5–1 Boston Bruins (1925–26) 6–9–1
17 W January 19, 1926 4–0 @ New York Americans (1925–26) 7–9–1
18 W January 21, 1926 5–4 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 8–9–1
19 L January 23, 1926 1–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 8–10–1
20 W January 27, 1926 2–1 OT Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 9–10–1
21 L January 29, 1926 2–3 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 9–11–1
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
22 W February 2, 1926 1–0 Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 10–11–1
23 W February 6, 1926 6–1 @ New York Americans (1925–26) 11–11–1
24 L February 9, 1926 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 11–12–1
25 W February 13, 1926 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 12–12–1
26 L February 16, 1926 2–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 12–13–1
27 L February 19, 1926 2–3 New York Americans (1925–26) 12–14–1
28 L February 20, 1926 1–3 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 12–15–1
29 W February 23, 1926 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 13–15–1
30 W February 26, 1926 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 14–15–1
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
31 W March 2, 1926 4–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 15–15–1
32 W March 4, 1926 7–2 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 16–15–1
33 L March 8, 1926 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 16–16–1
34 W March 9, 1926 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 17–16–1
35 W March 12, 1926 2–1 OT Boston Bruins (1925–26) 18–16–1
36 W March 15, 1926 2–0 Ottawa Senators (1925–26) 19–16–1

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1926 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Semifinals vs. (2) Montreal Maroons – Maroons win 6 goals to 4
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series
1 L March 20, 1926 1–3 Montreal Maroons Maroons lead 3 goals to 1
1 T March 23, 1926 3–3 @ Montreal Maroons Maroons win 6 goals to 4

Legend:   Win   Loss   Tie

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hib Milks LW/C 36 14 5 19 17
Duke McCurry LW 36 13 4 17 32
Harold Darragh LW 35 10 7 17 6
Lionel Conacher D 33 9 4 13 64
Rodger Smith D 36 9 1 10 22
Baldy Cotton LW 33 7 1 8 22
Tex White RW 35 7 1 8 22
Herb Drury D/RW 33 6 2 8 40
Jesse Spring D 32 5 0 5 23
Odie Cleghorn RW/C 17 2 1 3 4
Louis Berlinguette LW 30 0 0 0 8
Fred Lowrey RW 16 0 0 0 2
Alf Skinner RW 7 0 0 0 2
Roy Worters G 35 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Roy Worters 2145 35 18 16 1 68 1.90 7
Odie Cleghorn 60 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0
Team: 2205 36 19 16 1 70 1.90 7

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Duke McCurry LW 2 0 2 2 2
Jesse Spring D 2 0 2 2 2
Baldy Cotton LW 2 1 0 1 0
Harold Darragh LW 2 1 0 1 0
Herb Drury D/RW 2 1 0 1 0
Rodger Smith D 2 1 0 1 0
Louis Berlinguette LW 2 0 0 0 0
Odie Cleghorn RW/C 1 0 0 0 0
Lionel Conacher D 2 0 0 0 0
Fred Lowrey RW 2 0 0 0 6
Hib Milks LW/C 2 0 0 0 0
Roy Worters G 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Roy Worters 120 2 0 1 6 3.00 0
Team: 120 2 0 1 6 3.00 0

[5]

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

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Odie Cleghorn with Pittsburgh". Ottawa Daily Citizen. October 13, 1925. p. 14.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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