1926–27 AHA season

The 1926–27 AHA season was the inaugural season for the American Hockey Association. Five franchises who had played the previous year in the Central Hockey League were joined by a new sixth member, the Chicago Cardinals.

1926–27 AHA season
LeagueAmerican Hockey Association
SportIce hockey
Number of games40*
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsDuluth Hornets
Top scorerCecil Browne (Winnipeg)
Postseason
ChampionsDuluth Hornets
  Runners-upMinneapolis Millers

Schedule and playoffs

The teams were scheduled to play 40 games with 8 coming against each of their five opponents. The top three teams by points would qualify for the postseason with the regular season champion receiving a bye into the final round.

Detroit Greyhounds

Due to their expected home rink still being under construction at the start of the season, the Detroit Greyhounds forfeited their first four home games. In mid-December, with delays still plaguing the Greyhounds' rink, the team withdrew from the league. The league rearranged the schedule on the fly and ended up with a slight imbalance in games played by the end of the season, however, the difference in games did not affect the final standings.

Regular season
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Duluth Hornets3820108489045
Minneapolis Millers38171110446051
Winnipeg Maroons3819145438377
St. Paul Saints3717155394667
Chicago Cardinals / Americans3711242245273
Detroit Greyhounds †1001000522

† Detroit played 6 games and forfeited 4 due to a lack of ice before withdrawing from the league.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Cecil BrowneWinnipeg Maroons352463084
Herbie LewisDuluth Hornets371862452
Cooney WeilandMinneapolis Millers362122330
Art SomersWinnipeg Maroons3211102173
Bill BorlandWinnipeg Maroons339112085
Mike GoodmanDuluth Hornets38154196
Happy LessardDetroit / Chicago321261821
Moose JamiesonDuluth Hornets3810717124
Vic DesjardinsSt. Paul Saints341341730
Barney StanleyWinnipeg Maroons35881678
Ken DunfieldDuluth Hornets37124166
Leo LafranceDuluth Hornets371241641

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Playoff
Semifinals
March 24–29 		Championship
April 2–6
1 Duluth Hornets 3 1 1 - -
2 Minneapolis Millers 2 4 2 - - 2 Minneapolis Millers 0 0 0 - -
3 Winnipeg Maroons 0 2 1 - -

References
  1. AHA 1926-27 League Leaders
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