1926–27 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1926–27 Toronto St. Patricks season was the tenth season and the last under the St. Patricks banner for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. In February 1927, Conn Smythe and investors purchased the St. Patricks and changed the name to the Toronto Maple Leafs. On the ice, the team finished in fifth place, out of the playoffs.

1926–27 Toronto St. Patricks
Division5th Canadian
1926–27 record15–24–5
Goals for79
Goals against94
Team information
General managerCharlie Querrie
CoachCharles Querrie
Mike Rodden
Alex Romeril
CaptainBert Corbeau
ArenaArena Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsBill Carson (16)
AssistsAce Bailey (13)
PointsAce Bailey (28)
Penalty minutesBert Corbeau (88)
WinsJohn Ross Roach (15)
Goals against averageJohn Ross Roach (2.04)

Offseason

Regular season

After being turned down by the St. Patricks as coach to start the season, Conn Smythe used the success of the New York Rangers team he had assembled, to get an invitation to take over the team. At first, Smythe turned down the offer, saying that he wanted to be an owner or part-owner of the club instead. The St. Pats were for sale, and partner J. P. Bickell offered Smythe a chance to become part-owner. The club had reached a tentative deal to sell the club for $200,000, making Bickell's share $40,000. Bickell offered to hold onto his share, if Smythe could raise $160,000 to pay of the other share-holders and take over the team. On February 14, 1927, Smythe and partners paid $85,000 with the final $75,000 to pay off the club due within 30 days. Smythe renamed the team the Maple Leafs, a name and insignia he felt would be popular, more popular than St. Patricks.

The club played its final game as the St. Patricks against Detroit in Windsor, Ontario[1] on February 15, 1927, and their first as the Maple Leafs at Arena Gardens on February 17, 1927. The Leafs wore new white uniforms with a green maple leaf and Toronto written on the sweater.[2] The Leafs won their first game 4–1, under new coach Alex Romeril. Smythe took over as governor, but did not assume the management and coaching of the Leafs until 1927–28. He had commitments to coach the University of Toronto team and the Varsity Grads, a team of former U of T students who had played for the U of T team. He would coach the Grads to the Allan Cup title.

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators4430104866964
Montreal Canadiens4428142996758
Montreal Maroons4420204716844
New York Americans4417252829136
Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs4415245799435

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 17, 19261–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)0–1–0
2LNovember 20, 19261–5New York Rangers (1926–27)0–2–0
3TNovember 25, 19262–2 OTOttawa Senators (1926–27)0–2–1
4WNovember 30, 19266–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)1–2–1
5LDecember 2, 19260–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)1–3–1
6LDecember 4, 19260–1New York Americans (1926–27)1–4–1
7WDecember 9, 19265–2Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)2–4–1
8LDecember 11, 19261–2@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)2–5–1
9LDecember 14, 19260–3@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)2–6–1
10LDecember 18, 19260–2Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)2–7–1
11LDecember 20, 19260–2@ New York Americans (1926–27)2–8–1
12WDecember 21, 19265–3@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)3–8–1
13LDecember 25, 19262–3@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)3–9–1
14WDecember 30, 19264–1Boston Bruins (1926–27)4–9–1
15LJanuary 1, 19270–3Montreal Maroons (1926–27)4–10–1
16WJanuary 4, 19272–1@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)5–10–1
17WJanuary 8, 19273–1New York Americans (1926–27)6–10–1
18LJanuary 11, 19271–4@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)6–11–1
19TJanuary 13, 19271–1 OT@ New York Rangers (1926–27)6–11–2
20TJanuary 15, 19271–1 OTDetroit Cougars (1926–27)6–11–3
21LJanuary 19, 19273–4 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)6–12–3
22LJanuary 22, 19270–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)6–13–3
23LJanuary 27, 19273–5Montreal Maroons (1926–27)6–14–3
24WJanuary 29, 19276–1Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)7–14–3
25LFebruary 1, 19270–1@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)7–15–3
26TFebruary 3, 19270–0 OT@ New York Americans (1926–27)7–15–4
27WFebruary 5, 19271–0Boston Bruins (1926–27)8–15–4
28LFebruary 8, 19270–3@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)8–16–4
29LFebruary 10, 19272–3New York Rangers (1926–27)8–17–4
30LFebruary 12, 19270–1Ottawa Senators (1926–27)8–18–4
31LFebruary 15, 19271–5@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)8–19–4
32WFebruary 17, 19274–1New York Americans (1926–27)9–19–4
33LFebruary 19, 19271–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1926–27)9–20–4
34WFebruary 22, 19273–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1926–27)10–20–4
35LFebruary 24, 19272–3Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)10–21–4
36TFebruary 26, 19271–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)10–21–5
37WMarch 1, 19274–1Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)11–21–5
38WMarch 5, 19274–2Detroit Cougars (1926–27)12–21–5
39LMarch 10, 19272–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)12–22–5
40WMarch 12, 19271–0@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)13–22–5
41LMarch 19, 19270–2Ottawa Senators (1926–27)13–23–5
42WMarch 21, 19274–1@ New York Americans (1926–27)14–23–5
43LMarch 24, 19270–4@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)14–24–5
44WMarch 26, 19272–1Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)15–24–5

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ace BaileyRW4215132882
Bill CarsonC401662241
Hap DayD441151650
Butch KeelingLW301121329
Bert McCaffreyRW/D43551043
Bill BrydgeD4163976
Corb DennenyC2971824
George PattersonW1742617
Bert CorbeauD4112388
Harold HaldersonD2512336
Lloyd GrossLW161120
Danny CoxLW140114
Pete BellefeuilleRW1300012
Leo BourgeaultD2200044
Al PudasW40000
John Ross RoachG440000
Jesse SpringD20000
Carl VossC120000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
John Ross Roach27644415245942.044
Team:27644415245942.044

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

The St. Pats did not qualify for the playoffs.

Transactions

See also

References
  1. "Toronto St. Patricks Final Game - Canada.com". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. "Brilliant Victory for Local Hockey Team". Toronto Star. February 18, 1927. p. 11.
  3. 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.
  4. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. "1926-27 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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