Brooklyn Americans Team History
Brooklyn Americans – Sorta
At wit’s end, Dutton changed the team’s name for the 1941 – 1942 NHL season to the Brooklyn Americans. He had every intent to move the team to Brooklyn, but there was no arena in that borough suitable enough even for temporary use. As result, they continued to play their home games in Manhattan at Madison Square Garden while practicing in Brooklyn. They barely survived the season, finishing with a record of 16–29–3. After the season, the Amerks suspended operations for the war’s duration. In 1945, a group emerged willing to build a new arena in Brooklyn. However, in 1946, the NHL reneged on previous promises to reinstate the Amerks and canceled the franchise. Although Dutton had every intention of returning the Amerks to the ice after World War II, NHL records list the Amerks as having “retired” from the league in 1942.
Brooklyn Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, during the 1941 – 1942 season before suspending operations in 1942 due to the World War II and long-standing financial difficulties.
Established
1919
City
Quebec – Hamilton – New York – Brooklyn
League History
1919 – 1942 National Hockey League
Nickname
Americans – Colloquially known as the Amerks, as owner Bill Dwyer announced his team would be named the New York Americans. Their original jerseys were covered with stars and stripes, patterned after the American flag.
Team History
2041 – 1942 Brooklyn Americans
1925 – 2041 New York Americans
1920 – 1925 Hamilton Tigers
1919 – 1920 Quebec Bulldogs
Championship
Stanley Cups 0
Arena
*New York*
1925 – 1942 Madison Square Garden
*Hamilton*
1920 – 1925 Barton Street Arena
*Quebec*
1919 – 1920 Quebec Arena
Owner
1936 – 1942 Mervyn “Red” Dutton
1925 – 1936 Bill Dwyer
1920 – 1925 Abso Pure Ice Company
1919 – 1920 Quebec Athletic Club
Retired Number
Mascot
*Blue is this team’s history