1934–35 St. Louis Eagles season
1934–35 St. Louis Eagles | |
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Division | 5th Canadian |
1934–35 record | 11–31–6 |
Home record | 7–14–3 |
Road record | 4–17–3 |
Goals for | 86 |
Goals against | 144 |
Team information | |
Coach | Eddie Gerard (Oct.-Dec.) Buck Boucher (Dec. '34-Mar. '35) |
Captain | Syd Howe |
Arena | St. Louis Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Syd Howe (14) |
Assists | Carl Voss & Glen Brydson (18) |
Points | Carl Voss (31) |
Penalty minutes | Irv Frew (89) |
Wins | Bill Beveridge (11) |
Goals against average | Bill Beveridge (2.89) |
The 1934–35 St. Louis Eagles season was the Eagles' only season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Eagles finished last in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team made a coaching change, replacing Eddie Gerard after a 2–11 start, with Buck Boucher, who could not turn the team around.
The Ottawa Senators relocated their NHL franchise and players to St. Louis in the summer of 1934 due to financial losses in Ottawa. Despite good attendance at the St. Louis Arena, the Eagles would have financial problems, due to travel costs. The Eagles would take the Senators' spot in the Canadian Division, and would face numerous road trips to Montreal and Toronto throughout the season, despite being closer to Chicago and Detroit, who played in the American Division. The Eagles were forced to sell players, such as Syd Howe and Frank Finnigan. After the season, the NHL bought the franchise and dispersed its players.
Off-season
The St. Louis Arena had an ice surface that was 215 feet (66 m) × 115 feet (35 m), reputedly the "largest ice surface in the world". The rink was cut down to the league standard 75 feet (23 m) wide, but left 215 ft long, leaving a neutral zone of 75 feet (23 m). It was the largest ice surface in the NHL.[1]
Regular season
The first game of NHL hockey in St. Louis was played on November 8, 1934, against the Chicago Black Hawks with a paid attendance of 12,622.[1] The Eagles lost 1–3 and their only goal was scored by Earl Roche.
The Eagles were led offensively by Carl Voss and his team leading 31 points, team captain Syd Howe would lead the club with 14 goals, despite being traded to the Detroit Red Wings late in the season, while Glen Brydson would finish 2nd in team scoring with 29 points. Joe Jerwa, acquired by the Boston Bruins, would lead the defense with 11 points in only 16 games in St. Louis.
Bill Beveridge would be the Eagles goaltender, winning 11 games with a 2.89 GAA and 3 shutouts.
The strain of so many long train rides showed early on. Midway through the season, new head coach and former Senators player Eddie Gerard was relieved of his duties after a 2–11–0 start and was replaced by Buck Boucher, who was the head coach of the Senators the previous season. Boucher would post a 9–20–6 record in 35 games. All told, the Eagles finished 11–31–6, dead last in the league with a winning percentage of .292.
After the season, the franchise owners asked permission to suspend operations for a year. Instead, the NHL bought the players' contracts for $40,000 and dispersed the players to the other NHL teams. The NHL took back the franchise, on the condition that if it were resold, the original franchisees would share in the proceeds.[2]
The Montreal Maroons nearly relocated to St. Louis in 1938, but the NHL nixed the move. St. Louis would be without an NHL team until 1967, when the league expanded from 6 teams to 12, and the St. Louis Blues took the ice.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 157 | 111 | 64 |
Montreal Maroons | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 123 | 92 | 53 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 110 | 145 | 44 |
New York Americans | 48 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 100 | 142 | 33 |
St. Louis Eagles | 48 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 86 | 144 | 28 |
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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
Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Carl Voss | C | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 14 |
Glen Brydson | RW | 48 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 |
Syd Howe | C/LW | 36 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 23 |
Joe Lamb | RW | 31 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 19 |
Pete Kelly | RW | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Bill Cowley | C | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Oscar Asmundson | C | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Frank Jerwa | LW/D | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
Frank Finnigan | RW | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Earl Roche | LW | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Vic Ripley | LW | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Nick Wasnie | RW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Vernon Ayres | D | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
Ralph Bowman | D | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 |
Gerry Shannon | LW | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Fido Purpur | RW | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Mickey Blake | LW/D | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Ed Finnigan | LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Irv Frew | D | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 89 |
Gene Carrigan | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
George Patterson | W | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bill Beveridge | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Cook | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Graham | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Walter Kalbfleisch | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Max Kaminsky | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Des Roche | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Archie Wilcox | RW/D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burr Williams | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Bill Beveridge | 2990 | 48 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 144 | 2.89 | 3 |
Team: | 2990 | 48 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 144 | 2.89 | 3 |
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- 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;
See also
References
- ^ a b Wernig, Darin (October 2014). Gateway City Puckchasers: The History of Hockey in St. Louis. Wernig Media, LLC. p. 33. ISBN 9780990723202.
- ^ Colemen, Charles. Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 2 1927–1946 inc.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1934-35 St. Louis Eagles Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- NHL (2007). National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007. NHL.