1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers
Division5th American
1930–31 record4–36–4
Home record3–17–2
Road record1–19–2
Goals for76
Goals against184
Team information
General managerCooper Smeaton
CoachCooper Smeaton
CaptainHib Milks
ArenaPhiladelphia Arena
Average attendance2,500
Team leaders
GoalsHib Milks (18)
AssistsGerry Lowrey (14)
PointsGerry Lowrey (26)
Penalty minutesD'Arcy Coulson (103)
WinsWilf Cude (2)
Joe Miller (2)
Goals against averageJoe Miller (3.43)

The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season was the Quakers' sole season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team moved from Pittsburgh, where they had played as the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1925.

Offseason

The team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter who held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925.

On October 18, 1930, 13 players, including player-coach Frank Fredrickson, were transferred to the Quakers from Pittsburgh.[1] But Fredrickson was released two days later and replaced by Cooper Smeaton, who resigned his position as the league’s referee-in-chief to become the Quakers head coach.[1][2]

Regular season

The team finished with 12 points for the season, the worst performance in the six-year history of the Pirate/Quaker franchise. The team lost $100,000 on its operations and folded after the season.[3] As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967.

Season standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins44281061439062
Chicago Black Hawks44241731087851
New York Rangers44191691068747
Detroit Falcons441621710210539
Philadelphia Quakers4443647618412

[4]

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1930–31 regular season[6]
November: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1November 11New York Rangers0–3Miller5,0000–1–00Recap
2November 15@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–4Miller6,0000–2–00Recap
3November 16@ Detroit Falcons1–5Miller7,5000–3–00Recap
4November 18Ottawa Senators2–2OTMiller2,0000–3–11Recap
5November 23@ New York Rangers2–5Miller9,0000–4–11Recap
6November 25Toronto Maple Leafs2–1Miller3,5001–4–13Recap
7November 29New York Rangers3–6Miller2,5001–5–13Recap
December: 0–10–0, 0 points (home: 0–5–0; road: 0–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
8December 2Montreal Canadiens0–2Miller4,0001–6–13Recap
9December 4@ Ottawa Senators2–5Miller4,0001–7–13Recap
10December 6Boston Bruins3–4Miller5,0001–8–13Recap
11December 9New York Americans1–2OTMiller3,0001–9–13Recap
12December 13Detroit Falcons2–3Miller5,0001–10–13Recap
13December 16@ New York Americans0–3Miller5,0001–11–13Recap
14December 20@ Montreal Maroons1–5Miller9,0001–12–13Recap
15December 23Chicago Blackhawks2–3Cude2,0001–13–13Recap
16December 25@ Boston Bruins0–8Cude11,0001–14–13Recap
17December 28@ New York Rangers2–4Cude7,0001–15–13Recap
January: 1–11–1, 3 points (home: 1–5–0; road: 0–6–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
18January 1@ Chicago Black Hawks3–10Cude7,0001–16–13Recap
19January 3Ottawa Senators4–5OTCude3,5001–17–13Recap
20January 4@ New York Americans0–5Cude7,0001–18–13Recap
21January 8Chicago Black Hawks0–4Cuden/a1–19–13Recap
22January 10Montreal Maroons4–3OTMiller3,0002–19–15Recap
23January 13Montreal Canadiens1–2Forbes3,5002–20–15Recap
24January 17Detroit Falcons2–5Forbes2,5002–21–15Recap
25January 20@ Detroit Falcons2–5Cude6,0002–22–15Recap
26January 22@ Chicago Black Hawks2–5Cude6,5002–23–15Recap
27January 24Boston Bruins2–4Cude3,5002–24–15Recap
28January 27@ Boston Bruins3–3OTCuden/a2–24–26Recap
29January 29@ Montreal Canadiens1–7Cude10,0002–25–26Recap
30January 31@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Cude7,0002–26–26Recap
February: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
31February 5@ Chicago Black Hawks1–6Cude8,0002–27–26Recap
32February 10New York Rangers1–3Cuden/a2–28–26Recap
33February 14New York Americans1–1OTCude3,0002–28–37Recap
34February 17@ Detroit Falcons2–0Cude5,0003–28–39Recap
35February 22@ New York Rangers1–6Cude8,0003–29–39Recap
36February 24Boston Bruins1–5Cude2,0003–30–39Recap
37February 28@ Montreal Maroons1–4Cude9,5003–31–39Recap
March: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38March 3Toronto Maple Leafs1–5Cude1,5003–32–39Recap
39March 7@ Boston Bruins2–7Cuden/a3–33–39Recap
40March 10@ Ottawa Senators3–5OTCude2,0003–34–39Recap
41March 12Detroit Falcons7–5Cuden/a4–34–311Recap
42March 14Montreal Maroons2–3Cuden/a4–35–311Recap
43March 17Chicago Black Hawks0–4Cude2,5004–36–311Recap
44March 21@ Montreal Canadiens4–4Cuden/a4–36–412Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; F = Forward; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.
The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
7Gerry LowreyC4312142627
4Hib MilksC441862442
15Syd HoweLW/C449112022
14Wally KilreaC448111926
10Cliff BartonRW43671321
5James JarvisLW44571232
12Al ShieldsD437411102
2Ron Lyons†‡LW2224611
17Eddie McCalmonRW163036
11Tex White‡RW93032
8Herb DruryLW2403310
6Harold Darragh‡RW101124
9John McKinnonD3911246
6Bill Hutton†‡RW211012
18Wilf Cude†G290000
16D'Arcy Coulson†D28000103
3Stan Crossett†D2100010
1Joe Miller‡G150000
3Rodger Smith‡D90008
2Gord Fraser‡D500029
19[lower-alpha 1]Rennison Manners‡F40000
1Jake Forbes†‡G20000
16Aubrey WebsterF10000

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SO GA GAA MIN
18Wilf Cude†29223311304.381779
1Joe Miller‡1521110473.43821
1Jake Forbes†‡2020073.50120

Awards and records

Records

The 1930–31 Quakers are tied with the 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs for the fewest wins in a season with four, though Quebec played 20 fewer games.[7] The Quakers .136 points percentage on the season held the NHL record low for 44 years until being surpassed by the expansion 1974–75 Washington Capitals’ .131.[8]

Transactions

Syd Howe, seen here in a Quakers uniform during the 1930–31 season, was acquired on loan from Ottawa a few days prior to the start of the regular season.

The Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.[9]

Trades

Date Details
November 6, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Syd Howe
Loan of Wally Kilrea
Loan of Al Shields		 To Ottawa Senators
$35,000
November 28, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash		 To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL)
Gord Fraser
December 8, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers
Bill Hutton
Ron Lyons
Cash		 To Boston Bruins
Harold Darragh
December 16, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash		 To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL)
Rodger Smith
Tex White
January 13, 1931 To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Jake Forbes		 To New Haven Eagles (CAHL)
February 12, 1931 To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash		 To Boston Bruins
Ron Lyons
February 24, 1931 To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash		 To Detroit Olympics (IHL)
Bill Hutton
October 19, 1933 To Philadelphia Quakers
Cash		 To Montreal Canadiens
Wilf Cude

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamVia
November 12, 1930Aubrey ShoreKitchener Flying Dutchmen (CPHL)Free agency
December 15, 1930D'Arcy CoulsonChicago Shamrocks (AHA)Free agency
Wilf CudeMelville Millionaires (S-SSHL)Free agency
Eddie McCalmonToronto Millionaires (IHL)Free agency
January 9, 1931Stan CrossettPort Hope Eagles (OHA-Sr.)Free agency
May 9, 1931Doug YoungCleveland Indians (IHL)Inter-League Draft

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia
October 20, 1930Frank FredricksonDetroit Falcons[lower-alpha 2]Release
November 12, 1930Tom CowanRelease
November 28, 1930[lower-alpha 3]Rennison MannersNiagara Falls Cataracts (OPHL)[lower-alpha 4]Release
February 16, 1931Joe MillerRelease
September 26, 1931Cliff BartonNew York RangersDispersal Draft
D'Arcy CoulsonMontreal MaroonsDispersal Draft
James JarvisNew York RangersDispersal Draft
Gerry LowreyChicago Black HawksDispersal Draft
Hib MilksNew York RangersDispersal Draft
Doug YoungNew York AmericansDispersal Draft
September 27, 1931Wilf CudeNational Hockey LeagueFree agency[lower-alpha 5]

Signings

DatePlayer
November 12, 1930Gerry Lowrey

Notes

  1. ↑ Manners wore number 16 in his second game.
  2. ↑ Fredrickson signed with Detroit on November 23, 1930.[10]
  3. ↑ Date approximated
  4. ↑ Manners played for Niagara Falls for the rest of the 1930–31 season.
  5. ↑ Cude was signed by the league to serve as utility back-up goaltender. His NHL rights were retained by the Quakers franchise.

References

General
  • "Philadelphia Quakers 1930-31 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  • "1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  • "Flyers History - Philadelphia Quakers". quakers.flyershistory.net. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  • McFarlane, Brian (1989). One hundred years of hockey. Toronto, Ontario: Deneau Publishers. ISBN 0-88879-216-6.
Specific
  1. 1 2 Christman, Paul. "1930-31 Pittsburgh Pirates convert to Quakers". PittsburghHockey.net. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Stubbs, Dave (February 22, 2019). "Quakers made wrong kind of history in Philadelphia decades before Flyers". NHL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ McFarlane, p. 28
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Team Records: Fewest Wins, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Team Records: Lowest Points Percentage, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ Frank Fredrickson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved August 25, 2022
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