1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season explained

League:NHL
Season:1930–31
Year:1930
Team:Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)Philadelphia Quakers
Divisionrank:5th
Record:4–36–4
Homerecord:3–17–2
Roadrecord:1–19–2
Goalsfor:76
Goalsagainst:184
Coach:Cooper Smeaton
Attendance:2,500
Goalsleader:Hib Milks (18)
Assistsleader:Gerry Lowrey (14)
Pointsleader:Gerry Lowrey (26)
Pimleader:D'Arcy Coulson (103)
Winsleader:Wilf Cude (2)
Joe Miller (2)
Gaaleader:Joe Miller (3.43)
Prev Season:1929–30 (Pittsburgh)

The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season was the Quakers' sole season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team moved from Pittsburgh, where they had played as the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1925.

Offseason

The team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter who held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925.

On October 18, 1930, 13 players, including player-coach Frank Fredrickson, were transferred to the Quakers from Pittsburgh.[1] But Fredrickson was released two days later and replaced by Cooper Smeaton, who resigned his position as the league’s referee-in-chief to become the Quakers head coach.[1] [2]

Regular season

The team finished with 12 points for the season, the worst performance in the six-year history of the Pirate/Quaker franchise. The team lost $100,000 on its operations and folded after the season.[3] As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || November 11 || New York Rangers || 0–3 || || Miller || 5,000 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || November 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–4 || || Miller || 6,000 || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || November 16 || @ Detroit Falcons || 1–5 || || Miller || 7,500 || 0–3–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 4 || November 18 || Ottawa Senators || 2–2 || OT || Miller || 2,000 || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || November 23 || @ New York Rangers || 2–5 || || Miller || 9,000 || 0–4–1 || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || November 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || || Miller || 3,500 || 1–4–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || November 29 || New York Rangers || 3–6 || || Miller || 2,500 || 1–5–1 || 3 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || December 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–2 || || Miller || 4,000 || 1–6–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 9 || December 4 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–5 || || Miller || 4,000 || 1–7–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 10 || December 6 || Boston Bruins || 3–4 || || Miller || 5,000 || 1–8–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 11 || December 9 || New York Americans || 1–2 || OT || Miller || 3,000 || 1–9–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || December 13 || Detroit Falcons || 2–3 || || Miller || 5,000 || 1–10–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 13 || December 16 || @ New York Americans || 0–3 || || Miller || 5,000 || 1–11–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || December 20 || @ Montreal Maroons || 1–5 || || Miller || 9,000 || 1–12–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 15 || December 23 || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–3 || || Cude || 2,000 || 1–13–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 16 || December 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 0–8 || || Cude || 11,000 || 1–14–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || December 28 || @ New York Rangers || 2–4 || || Cude || 7,000 || 1–15–1 || 3 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || January 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–10 || || Cude || 7,000 || 1–16–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || January 3 || Ottawa Senators || 4–5 || OT || Cude || 3,500 || 1–17–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 20 || January 4 || @ New York Americans || 0–5 || || Cude || 7,000 || 1–18–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 21 || January 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–4 || || Cude || n/a || 1–19–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || January 10 || Montreal Maroons || 4–3 || OT || Miller || 3,000 || 2–19–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || January 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–2 || || Forbes || 3,500 || 2–20–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 24 || January 17 || Detroit Falcons || 2–5 || || Forbes || 2,500 || 2–21–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 25 || January 20 || @ Detroit Falcons || 2–5 || || Cude || 6,000 || 2–22–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 26 || January 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–5 || || Cude || 6,500 || 2–23–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 27 || January 24 || Boston Bruins || 2–4 || || Cude || 3,500 || 2–24–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 28 || January 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || OT || Cude || n/a || 2–24–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 29 || January 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–7 || || Cude || 10,000 || 2–25–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 30 || January 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–3 || || Cude || 7,000 || 2–26–2 || 6 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31 || February 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–6 || || Cude || 8,000 || 2–27–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 32 || February 10 || New York Rangers || 1–3 || || Cude || n/a || 2–28–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 33 || February 14 || New York Americans || 1–1 || OT || Cude || 3,000 || 2–28–3 || 7 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || February 17 || @ Detroit Falcons || 2–0 || || Cude || 5,000 || 3–28–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 35 || February 22 || @ New York Rangers || 1–6 || || Cude || 8,000 || 3–29–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || February 24 || Boston Bruins || 1–5 || || Cude || 2,000 || 3–30–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 37 || February 28 || @ Montreal Maroons || 1–4 || || Cude || 9,500 || 3–31–3 || 9 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || March 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–5 || || Cude || 1,500 || 3–32–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 39 || March 7 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–7 || || Cude || n/a || 3–33–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || March 10 || @ Ottawa Senators || 3–5 || OT || Cude || 2,000 || 3–34–3 || 9 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || March 12 || Detroit Falcons || 7–5 || || Cude || n/a || 4–34–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 42 || March 14 || Montreal Maroons || 2–3 || || Cude || n/a || 4–35–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || March 17 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–4 || || Cude || 2,500 || 4–36–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 44 || March 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || || Cude || n/a || 4–36–4 || 12 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular season
Player
7 C 43 12 14 26 27
4 C 44 18 6 24 42
15 LW/C 44 9 11 20 22
14 C 44 8 11 19 26
10 RW 43 6 7 13 21
5 LW 44 5 7 12 32
12 D 43 7 4 11 102
2 LW 22 2 4 6 11
17 RW 16 3 0 3 6
11 RW 9 3 0 3 2
8 LW 24 0 3 3 10
6 RW 10 1 1 2 4
9 D 39 1 1 2 46
6 RW 21 1 0 1 2
18 G 29 0 0 0 0
16 D 28 0 0 0 103
3 D 21 0 0 0 10
1 G 15 0 0 0 0
3 D 9 0 0 0 8
2 D 5 0 0 0 29
19 F 4 0 0 0 0
1 G 2 0 0 0 0
16 F 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season
Player
18 29 2 23 3 1 130 4.38 1779
1 15 2 11 1 0 47 3.43 821
1 2 0 2 0 0 7 3.50 120

Awards and records

Records

The 1930–31 Quakers are tied with the 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs for the fewest wins in a season with four, though Quebec played 20 fewer games.[4] The Quakers .136 points percentage on the season held the NHL record low for 44 years until being surpassed by the expansion 1974–75 Washington Capitals’ .131.[5]

Transactions

The Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.[6]

Trades

DateDetails
November 6, 1930To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Syd Howe
Loan of Wally Kilrea
Loan of Al Shields
To Ottawa Senators
$35,000
November 28, 1930To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash
To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL)
Gord Fraser
December 8, 1930To Philadelphia Quakers
Bill Hutton
Ron Lyons
Cash
To Boston Bruins
Harold Darragh
December 16, 1930To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash
To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL)
Rodger Smith
Tex White
January 13, 1931To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Jake Forbes
To New Haven Eagles (CAHL)
February 12, 1931To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash
To Boston Bruins
Ron Lyons
February 24, 1931To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash
To Detroit Olympics (IHL)
Bill Hutton
October 19, 1933To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash
To Montreal Canadiens
Wilf Cude

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via
Aubrey Shore Kitchener Flying Dutchmen (CPHL) Free agency
Chicago Shamrocks (AHA) Free agency
Melville Millionaires (S-SSHL) Free agency
Toronto Millionaires (IHL) Free agency
Port Hope Eagles (OHA-Sr.) Free agency
Cleveland Indians (IHL) Inter-League Draft

Players lost

Date Player New team Via
Release
Tom Cowan Release
Niagara Falls Cataracts (OPHL) Release
Release
Dispersal Draft
Dispersal Draft
New York Rangers Dispersal Draft
Dispersal Draft
New York Rangers Dispersal Draft
Dispersal Draft
Free agency

Signings

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christman . Paul . 1930-31 Pittsburgh Pirates convert to Quakers . PittsburghHockey.net . August 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Stubbs . Dave . Quakers made wrong kind of history in Philadelphia decades before Flyers . NHL.com . August 29, 2022 . February 22, 2019.
  3. McFarlane, p. 28
  4. Web site: Team Records: Fewest Wins, Season . records.nhl.com . August 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Team Records: Lowest Points Percentage, Season . records.nhl.com . August 25, 2022.
  6. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . August 25, 2022.