1928–29 Detroit Cougars season

1928–29 Detroit Cougars
Division3rd American
1928–29 record19–16–9
Home record11–6–5
Road record8–10–4
Goals for72
Goals against63
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainReg Noble
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsCarson Cooper (18)
AssistsCarson Cooper (9)
PointsCarson Cooper (27)
Penalty minutesBill Brydge (67)
WinsDolly Dolson (19)
Goals against averageDolly Dolson (1.37)

The 1928–29 Detroit Cougars season was the third season of play for the Detroit National Hockey League franchise. The Cougars placed third in the American Division to advance to the playoffs for the first time. The Cougars lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Offseason

After the 1927–28 season, the Cougars traded the rights to Jack Arbour and $12,500 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jimmy "Sailor" Herbert.

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins 44 26 13 5 89 52 472 57
New York Rangers 44 21 13 10 72 65 384 52
44 19 16 9 72 63 381 47
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 9 27 8 46 80 324 26
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 29 8 33 85 363 22

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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

1928–29 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 15, 1928 0–2 New York Rangers (1928–29) 0–1–0
2 W November 18, 1928 3–1 Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 1–1–0
3 W November 22, 1928 2–0 Boston Bruins (1928–29) 2–1–0
4 T November 24, 1928 1–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 2–1–1
5 T November 29, 1928 1–1 OT Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 2–1–2
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
6 W December 2, 1928 2–1 New York Americans (1928–29) 3–1–2
7 W December 8, 1928 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 4–1–2
8 T December 9, 1928 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1928–29) 4–1–3
9 L December 11, 1928 1–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 4–2–3
10 T December 13, 1928 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 4–2–4
11 L December 16, 1928 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1928–29) 4–3–4
12 L December 18, 1928 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 4–4–4
13 W December 20, 1928 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 5–4–4
14 W December 23, 1928 2–0 @ New York Americans (1928–29) 6–4–4
15 L December 27, 1928 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 6–5–4
16 L December 29, 1928 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 6–6–4
17 W December 30, 1928 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 7–6–4
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
18 W January 1, 1929 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 8–6–4
19 W January 6, 1929 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 9–6–4
20 W January 10, 1929 4–1 Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 10–6–4
21 L January 12, 1929 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 10–7–4
22 L January 13, 1929 0–1 @ New York Rangers (1928–29) 10–8–4
23 T January 17, 1929 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (1928–29) 10–8–5
24 L January 19, 1929 0–3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 10–9–5
25 W January 20, 1929 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 11–9–5
26 W January 22, 1929 1–0 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 12–9–5
27 L January 27, 1929 1–2 New York Americans (1928–29) 12–10–5
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
28 L February 5, 1929 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 12–11–5
29 T February 7, 1929 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 12–11–6
30 W February 9, 1929 2–0 @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 13–11–6
31 W February 10, 1929 3–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 14–11–6
32 L February 12, 1929 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 14–12–6
33 T February 14, 1929 1–1 OT @ New York Americans (1928–29) 14–12–7
34 W February 17, 1929 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 15–12–7
35 L February 19, 1929 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 15–13–7
36 W February 21, 1929 1–0 @ New York Rangers (1928–29) 16–13–7
37 T February 24, 1929 0–0 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 16–13–8
38 W February 26, 1929 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 17–13–8
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
39 W March 2, 1929 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 18–13–8
40 L March 3, 1929 2–3 New York Rangers (1928–29) 18–14–8
41 W March 5, 1929 3–1 Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 19–14–8
42 L March 9, 1929 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 19–15–8
43 T March 10, 1929 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 19–15–9
44 L March 14, 1929 1–5 Boston Bruins (1928–29) 19–16–9

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

Playoffs

(C3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Detroit Cougars

Detroit Cougars vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 19 Toronto 3 Detroit 1
Mar 21 Detroit 1 Toronto 4

Toronto wins a total goal series 7 goals to 2.[4]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Carson Cooper RW 43 18 9 27 14
George Hay LW 39 11 8 19 14
Bob Connors LW/D 41 13 3 16 68
Jimmy Herbert C/RW 40 9 5 14 34
Herbie Lewis LW 36 9 5 14 33
Reg Noble C/D 43 6 4 10 52
Bernie Brophy LW 37 2 4 6 23
Bill Brydge D 31 2 2 4 59
Larry Aurie RW 35 1 1 2 26
Pete Bellefeuille RW 1 1 0 1 0
Frank Daley LW/C 5 0 0 0 0
Dolly Dolson G 44 0 0 0 0
Gord Fraser D 14 0 0 0 12
Farrand Gillie LW/D 1 0 0 0 0
Red Green LW 2 0 0 0 0
Percy Traub D 44 0 0 0 46
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Dolly Dolson 2750 44 19 16 9 63 1.37 10
Team: 2750 44 19 16 9 63 1.37 10

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Larry Aurie RW 2 1 0 1 2
George Hay LW 2 1 0 1 0
Bernie Brophy LW 2 0 0 0 2
Bill Brydge D 2 0 0 0 4
Bob Connors LW/D 2 0 0 0 10
Carson Cooper RW 2 0 0 0 2
Frank Daley LW/C 2 0 0 0 0
Dolly Dolson G 2 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Herbert C/RW 1 0 0 0 2
Reg Noble C/D 2 0 0 0 2
Percy Traub D 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Dolly Dolson 120 2 0 2 7 3.50 0
Team: 120 2 0 2 7 3.50 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1928-29 Detroit Cougars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  5. ^ "1928-29 Detroit Cougars Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
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