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1926-1927 Season Review
The New York Rangers, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Blackhawks were added to the NHL. The NHL split into 2 divisions a Canadian and an American. Boston played in the Canadian division, but we are considering rotating the US team in the division.
Montreal topped the Canadian division and Chicago managed to top the American division. But Ottawa and the Americans met in the final with Ottawa winning its second straight Stanley Cup.
Ottawa's 38 year old Fenkell set new league records for goals (44) and points (83) with the expanded schedule. Scholz (OTT) set a new league record for assists (48).
Toronto ownership had to sell due to ongoing legal costs. A group in Philadelphia led by CC Pyle offered $200 K. Querrie accepted a lesser bid from Conn Smythe to keep the team in Toronto. The team was renamed the Maple Leafs.
Philadelphia is by far the largest city without a team with a "metropolitan" population of 2,407,234 in the 1920 census. More than twice the size of Pittsburgh or Detroit and about 50% larger than Boston. Ottawa by contrast still has less than 200,000 people and Toronto is not even 1 million yet. Future expansion site?
Livingstone bought a franchise (Chicago) in the new and supposedly semi-pro American Hockey Association. We're going to have to deal with them. They want a working agreement with the NHL but we'll never do that with Livingstone involved. They also have a competing team in Detroit.
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