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1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

The 1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's last season in Pittsburgh. The Pirates had an extremely poor season, winning only five of 44 games to finish last in the American Division, missing the playoffs. The team moved in 1930 to Philadelphia and NHL hockey did not return to Pittsburgh until 1967.

1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates
Division5th American
1929–30 record5–36–3
Goals for102
Goals against185
Team information
CoachFrank Fredrickson
Team leaders
GoalsGerry Lowrey (16)
AssistsHarold Darragh (17)
PointsHarold Darragh (32)
Penalty minutesRodger Smith (65)

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 38 5 1 179 98 77
Chicago Black Hawks 44 21 18 5 117 111 47
New York Rangers 44 17 17 10 136 143 44
Detroit Cougars 44 14 24 6 117 133 34
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 5 36 3 102 185 13

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 16, 1929 2–5 Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 0–1–0
2 W November 19, 1929 10–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 1–1–0
3 L November 23, 1929 3–5 New York Rangers (1929–30) 1–2–0
4 L November 26, 1929 2–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 1–3–0
5 L November 30, 1929 2–6 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 1–4–0
6 L December 3, 1929 1–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 1–5–0
7 L December 5, 1929 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 1–6–0
8 L December 8, 1929 1–5 @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 1–7–0
9 L December 10, 1929 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 1–8–0
10 W December 14, 1929 8–1 New York Americans (1929–30) 2–8–0
11 L December 15, 1929 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 2–9–0
12 T December 17, 1929 3–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 2–9–1
13 L December 21, 1929 1–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 2–10–1
14 L December 22, 1929 1–6 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 2–11–1
15 W December 26, 1929 3–1 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 3–11–1
16 L December 29, 1929 2–3 @ New York Americans (1929–30) 3–12–1
17 W January 2, 1930 3–1 Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 4–12–1
18 L January 5, 1930 3–8 @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 4–13–1
19 L January 9, 1930 3–4 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 4–14–1
20 L January 11, 1930 1–3 New York Americans (1929–30) 4–15–1
21 L January 12, 1930 2–3 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 4–16–1
22 L January 14, 1930 2–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 4–17–1
23 L January 18, 1930 5–6 New York Rangers (1929–30) 4–18–1
24 L January 21, 1930 4–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 4–19–1
25A L January 25, 1930 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 4–20–1
26 T January 26, 1930 1–1 OT @ New York Americans (1929–30) 4–20–2
27 L January 28, 1930 0–6 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 4–21–2
28 W February 1, 1930 3–2 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 5–21–2
29 L February 4, 1930 1–5 Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 5–22–2
30 L February 9, 1930 1–8 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 5–23–2
31 L February 12, 1930 3–4 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 5–24–2
32 L February 13, 1930 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 5–25–2
33 L February 15, 1930 1–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 5–26–2
34 L February 18, 1930 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 5–27–2
35 L February 20, 1930 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 5–28–2
36 L February 22, 1930 4–5 Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 5–29–2
37 L February 25, 1930 0–7 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 5–30–2
38 L March 1, 1930 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 5–31–2
39 L March 2, 1930 0–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 5–32–2
40B L March 8, 1930 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 5–33–2
41 L March 11, 1930 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 5–34–2
42 T March 13, 1930 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 5–34–3
43 L March 15, 1930 3–4 OT New York Rangers (1929–30) 5–35–3
44 L March 18, 1930 2–4 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 5–36–3

A – Played at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
B – Played at Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York.

Playoffs

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The Pirates did not qualify for the playoffs

Player stats

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Harold Darragh LW 42 15 17 32 6
Gerry Lowrey LW 44 16 14 30 30
Hib Milks LW/C 41 13 11 24 36
James "Bud" Jarvis LW 44 11 8 19 32
Johnny McKinnon D 41 10 7 17 42
Frank Fredrickson C 9 4 7 11 20
Gord Fraser D 30 6 4 10 37
Tex White RW 29 8 1 9 16
Archie Briden LW 29 4 3 7 20
Bert McCaffrey RW/D 15 3 4 7 12
Cliff Barton RW 39 4 2 6 4
Rennison Manners C 33 3 2 5 14
Rodger Smith D 42 2 1 3 65
Herb Drury D/RW 27 2 0 2 12
Jesse Spring D 22 1 0 1 18
Joe Miller G 43 0 0 0 0
Red Spooner G 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Joe Miller 2630 43 5 35 3 179 4.08 0
Red Spooner 60 1 0 1 0 6 6.00 0
Team: 2690 44 5 36 3 185 4.13 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1929-30 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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