1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

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.

1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates
Division3rd NHL
1925–26 record19–16–1
Goals for82
Goals against70
Team information
CoachOdie Cleghorn
Team leaders
GoalsHib Milks (14)
AssistsHarrold Darragh (7)
PointsHib Milks (19)

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 Senators362484774234152
Montreal Maroons3620115917355445
Pittsburgh Pirates3619161827026439
Boston Bruins3617154928527938
New York Americans3612204688936128
Toronto St. Patricks36122139211432527
Montreal Canadiens36112417910845823

[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 —2–3–14–1–12–2–22–42–45–1
M. Canadiens 3–2–1—1–52–40–62–43–3
M. Maroons 1–4–15–1—4–1–11–2–33–36–0
New York 2–2–24–21–4–1—1–53–31–1–4
Ottawa 4–26–02–1–35–1—4–23–1–2
Pittsburgh 4–24–23–33–32–4—3–2–1
Toronto 1–53–30–61–1–41–3–22–3–1—

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
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 26, 19252–1@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)1–0–0
2WNovember 28, 19251–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)2–0–0
3LDecember 2, 19251–2 OTNew York Americans (1925–26)2–1–0
4LDecember 5, 19250–1@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)2–2–0
5WDecember 9, 19256–3Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)3–2–0
6WDecember 11, 19255–3Boston Bruins (1925–26)4–2–0
7LDecember 16, 19252–4Montreal Maroons (1925–26)4–3–0
8WDecember 18, 19253–2New York Americans (1925–26)5–3–0
9TDecember 19, 19251–1 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)5–3–1
10LDecember 23, 19250–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)5–4–1
11LDecember 26, 19251–3@ New York Americans (1925–26)5–5–1
12LDecember 30, 19250–5Ottawa Senators (1925–26)5–6–1
13LJanuary 1, 19261–2Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)5–7–1
14LJanuary 5, 19260–3@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)5–8–1
15LJanuary 13, 19260–1@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)5–9–1
16WJanuary 15, 19265–1Boston Bruins (1925–26)6–9–1
17WJanuary 19, 19264–0@ New York Americans (1925–26)7–9–1
18WJanuary 21, 19265–4Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)8–9–1
19LJanuary 23, 19261–4@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)8–10–1
20WJanuary 27, 19262–1 OTMontreal Maroons (1925–26)9–10–1
21LJanuary 29, 19262–3@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)9–11–1
22WFebruary 2, 19261–0Ottawa Senators (1925–26)10–11–1
23WFebruary 6, 19266–1@ New York Americans (1925–26)11–11–1
24LFebruary 9, 19262–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)11–12–1
25WFebruary 13, 19263–0Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)12–12–1
26LFebruary 16, 19262–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)12–13–1
27LFebruary 19, 19262–3New York Americans (1925–26)12–14–1
28LFebruary 20, 19261–3@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)12–15–1
29WFebruary 23, 19263–2Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)13–15–1
30WFebruary 26, 19261–0Montreal Maroons (1925–26)14–15–1
31WMarch 2, 19264–0@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)15–15–1
32WMarch 4, 19267–2Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)16–15–1
33LMarch 8, 19260–3@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)16–16–1
34WMarch 9, 19264–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)17–16–1
35WMarch 12, 19262–1 OTBoston Bruins (1925–26)18–16–1
36WMarch 15, 19262–0Ottawa Senators (1925–26)19–16–1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Montreal Maroons
Date Team Score Team Score Notes
March 20@Pittsburgh Pirates1Montreal Maroons3
March 23@Pittsburgh Pirates3Montreal Maroons3

Montreal wins total goals series 6 goals to 4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hib MilksLW/C361451917
Duke McCurryLW361341732
Harold DarraghLW35107176
Lionel ConacherD33941364
Rodger SmithD36911022
Baldy CottonLW3371822
Tex WhiteRW3571822
Herb DruryD/RW3362840
Jesse SpringD3250523
Odie CleghornRW/C172134
Louis BerlinguetteLW300008
Fred LowreyRW160002
Alf SkinnerRW70002
Roy WortersG350000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Roy Worters21453518161681.907
Odie Cleghorn60110022.000
Team:22053619161701.907

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Duke McCurryLW20222
Jesse SpringD20222
Baldy CottonLW21010
Harold DarraghLW21010
Herb DruryD/RW21010
Rodger SmithD21010
Louis BerlinguetteLW20000
Odie CleghornRW/C10000
Lionel ConacherD20000
Fred LowreyRW20006
Hib MilksLW/C20000
Roy WortersG20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Roy Worters12020163.000
Team:12020163.000

[4]

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

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. "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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