1928–29 Detroit Cougars season
Sports season
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
[ 1]
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
Vs. American Division
Vs. Canadian Division
1928–29 NHL records
Team
MTL
MTM
NYA
OTT
TOR
Total
Boston
1–2–1
3–1
0–3–1
2–1–1
2–2
8–9–3
Chicago
0–4
1–2–1
1–3
1–2–1
0–3–1
3–14–3
Detroit
1–1–2
2–1–1
2–1–1
1–1–2
2–2
8–6–6
N.Y. Rangers
1–1–2
0–3–1
1–1–2
3–1
3–1
8–7–5
Pittsburgh
0–2–2
1–2–1
2–2
0–3–1
1–2–1
4–11–5
Schedule and results
No.
R
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
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
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;
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