1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season
{{short description|National Hockey League team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1928–29
|year=1928
|Team=Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL){{!}}Pittsburgh Pirates
|Record=9–27–8
|HomeRecord=5–13–4
|RoadRecord=4–14–4
|Division=American
|DivisionRank=4th
|GoalsFor=46
|GoalsAgainst=80
|Coach=Odie Cleghorn
|Captain=Harold Cotton
|Arena=Duquesne Gardens
|GoalsLeader=Harold Darragh (9)
Hib Milks (9)
|AssistsLeader=Frank Fredrickson (7)
|PointsLeader=Harold Darragh (12)
Hib Milks (12)
|PIMLeader=Rodger Smith (49)
|WinsLeader=Joe Miller (9)
|GAALeader=Joe Miller (1.73)
|prev_season=1927–28
|next_season=1929–30
}}
The 1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the fourth season of the Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.
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Offseason
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1928–29 NHL American Division standings|team=PIT}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1928–29 NHL Record vs. opponents (American)|team=PIT}}
Schedule and results
{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 5px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 5px solid;|title=1928–29 regular season{{cite web |title=1928-29 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PTP/1929_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2025}}}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 2px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|1||L||November 15, 1928||0–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||0–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
|2||L||November 18, 1928||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||0–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
|3||W||November 20, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||1–2–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
|4||T||November 22, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||1–2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|5||L||November 25, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||1–3–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
|6||L||November 27, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||1–4–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
|7||T||November 29, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||1–4–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 2px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|8||L||December 1, 1928||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||1–5–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
|9||T||December 6, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||1–5–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
|10||L||December 8, 1928||0–3 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||1–6–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
|11||T||December 15, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||1–6–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|12||L||December 18, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1928–29) ||1–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|13||W||December 20, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1928–29) ||2–7–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|14||W||December 22, 1928||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||3–7–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
|15||L||December 27, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||3–8–4
|- {{Game-won}}
|16||W||December 29, 1928||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||4–8–4
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 2px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|17||L||January 1, 1929||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||4–9–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
|18||T||January 3, 1929||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||4–9–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|19||L||January 5, 1929||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||4–10–5
|- {{Game-won}}
|20||W||January 8, 1929||1–0 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||5–10–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|21||L||January 10, 1929||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||5–11–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
|22||L||January 12, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||5–12–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
|23||T||January 13, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||5–12–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|24||W||January 19, 1929||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||6–12–6
|- {{Game-won}}
|25||W||January 20, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1928–29) ||7–12–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|26||L||January 24, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||7–13–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
|27||L||January 26, 1929||0–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||7–14–6
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 2px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
|28||T||February 2, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||7–14–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
|29||T||February 5, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||7–14–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|30||L||February 9, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||7–15–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|31||L||February 10, 1929||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||7–16–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|32||L||February 12, 1929||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||7–17–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|33||W||February 14, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||8–17–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|34||L||February 16, 1929||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||8–18–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|35||L||February 17, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||8–19–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|36||L||February 19, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||8–20–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|37||L||February 21, 1929||2–4 || align="left"| New York Americans (1928–29) ||8–21–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|38||L||February 23, 1929||0–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||8–22–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|39||L||February 26, 1929||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||8–23–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#f2a900 2px solid; border-bottom:#0384bb 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
|40||L||March 2, 1929||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||8–24–8
|- {{Game-won}}
|41||W||March 5, 1929||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||9–24–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|42||L||March 10, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||9–25–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|43||L||March 16, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||9–26–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
|44||L||March 17, 1929||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||9–27–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}
Player statistics
=Regular season=
;Scoring
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | ||||||
ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM | ||||||
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Harold|Darragh}} | LW | 43 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Hib|Milks}} | LW/C | 44 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Frank|Fredrickson}} | C | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Herb|Drury}} | D/RW | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 49 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Tex|White}} | RW | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Rodger|Smith}} | D | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 49 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Baldy|Cotton}} | LW | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Albert|Holway}} | D | 40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gerry|Lowrey}} | LW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Mickey|MacKay}} | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bert|McCaffrey}} | RW/D | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Johnny|McKinnon}} | D | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Duke|McCurry}} | LW | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Edmond|Bouchard}} | LW/D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Miller|dab=ice hockey}} | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jesse|Spring}} | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" | ||||||||
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|W ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Games played in"| L ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA ! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align="center"
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Miller|dab=ice hockey}} | 2780 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 80 | 1.73 | 11 |
align="center"
| align="right" | Team: | 2780 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 80 | 1.73 | 11 |
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
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
Transactions
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Pittsburgh Pirates - Philadelphia Quakers}}
{{1928–29 NHL season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1928-29 Pittsburgh Pirates (Nhl) Season}}
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