New York Americans

This article is about the 1925–1942 NHL team. For the 1931–1956 soccer team, see New York Americans (soccer). For the 1941 American football team, see New York Yankees (1940 AFL). For the ABA team originally known as the New York Americans, see Brooklyn Nets. For the modern American Hockey League team also known as the "Amerks", see Rochester Americans.
New York Americans
Founded1925
HistoryNew York Americans
1925–1941
Brooklyn Americans
1941–1942
Home arenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City, New York
Team colorsRed, white, blue
     

The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals twice. While it was the first team in New York City, it was eclipsed by the second, the New York Rangers, which arrived in 1926 under the ownership of the Amerks' landlord, Madison Square Garden. The team operated as the Brooklyn Americans during the 1941–42 season before suspending operations in 1942 due to World War II and long-standing financial difficulties. The demise of the club marked the beginning of the NHL's Original Six era from 1942 to 1967, though the Amerks' franchise was not formally canceled until 1946.

The team's overall regular season record was 255–402–127.