1924β25 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Prince of Wales Trophy winners | |
O'Brien Trophy winners | |
League | 3rd NHL |
1924β25 record | 17β11β0 |
Goals for | 93 |
Goals against | 56 |
Team information | |
General manager | Leo Dandurand |
Coach | Leo Dandurand |
Captain | Sprague Cleghorn |
Arena | Montreal Forum, Mount Royal Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Aurel Joliat (29) |
Assists | Bill Boucher (13) |
Points | Aurel Joliat (40) |
Penalty minutes | Bill Boucher (92) |
Wins | Georges Vezina (17) |
Goals against average | Georges Vezina (1.81) |
The 1924β25 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 16th season and eighth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens once again made it to the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Victoria Cougars.
This was the first season for the Montreal Maroons and Boston Bruins β the first American NHL team. The Montreal Forum, was built to house the Maroons. However, it was the Canadiens who played in it first. The season started earlier, on November 29, and because the Mount Royal Arena couldn't produce ice, it was decided to move a game against the Toronto St. Patricks to the Forum. The Canadiens beat the St. Patricks 7β1, as Billy Boucher scored a hat trick before 8000 fans. [1] To facilitate the change in venue, the Canadiens paid the Mount Royal Arena CA$1,000 (equivalent to $17,456 in 2023) to play at the Forum. [2]
The Canadiens improved their scoring, scoring 93 goals in 30 games, giving up 56. Georges Vezina led the league in goals against average of 1.9 per game. All six team's starting goalie had a GAA under 4. Aurel Joliat led the Canadiens on offence, scoring 29 goals.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Hamilton Tigers | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 90 | 60 | 39 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 84 | 38 |
Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 93 | 56 | 36 |
Ottawa Senators | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 35 |
Montreal Maroons | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 65 | 20 |
Boston Bruins | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 119 | 12 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
1924β25 NHL Records [4] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | HAM | MTL | MTM | OTT | TOR | ||||||
Boston | β | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 0β6 | ||||||
Hamilton | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2β1 | 4β2 | ||||||
M. Canadiens | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 4β0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | ||||||
M. Maroons | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β4β2 | β | 2β4 | 2β4 | ||||||
Ottawa | 6β0 | 2β3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | ||||||
Toronto | 6β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | β |
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | November 29, 1924 | 7β1 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | December 3, 1924 | 1β2 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | December 8, 1924 | 4β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 2β1β0 |
4 | W | December 10, 1924 | 5β0 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 3β1β0 |
5 | W | December 13, 1924 | 6β2 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 4β1β0 |
6 | W | December 17, 1924 | 5β2 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 5β1β0 |
7 | W | December 20, 1924 | 3β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 6β1β0 |
8 | W | December 25, 1924 | 5β0 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 7β1β0 |
9 | T | December 27, 1924 | 1β1 OT | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 7β1β1 |
10 | L | January 1, 1925 | 2β4 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 7β2β1 |
11 | W | January 3, 1925 | 3β1 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 8β2β1 |
12 | L | January 7, 1925 | 0β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 8β3β1 |
13 | L | January 10, 1925 | 2β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 8β4β1 |
14 | T | January 14, 1925 | 1β1 OT | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 8β4β2 |
15 | L | January 17, 1925 | 2β4 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 8β5β2 |
16 | L | January 21, 1925 | 2β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 8β6β2 |
17 | W | January 24, 1925 | 3β2 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 9β6β2 |
18 | W | January 27, 1925 | 4β0 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 10β6β2 |
19 | W | January 31, 1925 | 5β0 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 11β6β2 |
20 | L | February 4, 1925 | 0β3 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 11β7β2 |
21 | L | February 7, 1925 | 4β5 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 11β8β2 |
22 | W | February 11, 1925 | 10β3 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 12β8β2 |
23 | W | February 14, 1925 | 5β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 13β8β2 |
24 | W | February 18, 1925 | 1β0 | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 14β8β2 |
25 | W | February 21, 1925 | 2β1 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 15β8β2 |
26 | L | February 25, 1925 | 1β3 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 15β9β2 |
27 | L | February 28, 1925 | 0β1 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 15β10β2 |
28 | L | March 3, 1925 | 2β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 15β11β2 |
29 | W | March 7, 1925 | 3β1 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 16β11β2 |
30 | W | March 9, 1925 | 4β1 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 17β11β2 |
The third seed Montreal Canadiens played against the second seed Toronto St. Patricks in a total goals series. The winner of that series was to go on and play the first seed team, the Hamilton Tigers. But it was not to happen that way. During the total goals series, the Hamilton players demanded CA$200 (equivalent to $3,453 in 2023) each for the extra six games played during the regular season and the league threatened to suspend the players and the team. Last-ditch efforts to reach a compromise failed and the Tigers were suspended. It was suggested that the Ottawa Senators be included in the playoffs, but St. Patricks manager Charlie Querrie and Canadiens' coach Leo Dandurand cited a fourth-place finish didn't qualify Ottawa a playoff berth and it was decided that Montreal and Toronto had played for the league title. NHL president Frank Calder announced that the Canadiens played home games at the Forum, but Leo Dandurand said that they would be played at Mount Royal Arena unless it were necessary to move to the Forum, citing home games were home games, and the Canadiens played better in front of their own fans. Calder backed down from his stand. Montreal won the series against Toronto and was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy and earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto St. Patricks
Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Notes |
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March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Toronto St. Patricks | 2 | |
March 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Toronto St. Patricks | 0 |
Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 2
Over in the Western Canada Hockey League, the third place Victoria Cougars won their league championship and would face the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup championship. Victoria easily beat Montreal three games to one out-scoring the Canadiens 16 to 8. Games one, three and four of the series were played at the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, a suburb municipality of Victoria, British Columbia; game two was played at the larger Denman Arena in Vancouver. [5] This marks the first, and last, time since the inception of the NHL (1917) that a non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup. As a foot-note, the Seattle Metropolitans could have claimed the Stanley Cup during the flu cancelled season of 1919, but chose not to as a display of good-sportsmanship.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Victoria Cougars
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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March 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Victoria Cougars | 5 | |
March 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 3 | |
March 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Victoria Cougars | 2 | |
March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 6 |
Victoria Cougars win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup
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1924β25 Montreal Canadiens | |
---|---|
Prince of Wales Trophy winners | |
O'Brien Trophy winners | |
League | 3rd NHL |
1924β25 record | 17β11β0 |
Goals for | 93 |
Goals against | 56 |
Team information | |
General manager | Leo Dandurand |
Coach | Leo Dandurand |
Captain | Sprague Cleghorn |
Arena | Montreal Forum, Mount Royal Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Aurel Joliat (29) |
Assists | Bill Boucher (13) |
Points | Aurel Joliat (40) |
Penalty minutes | Bill Boucher (92) |
Wins | Georges Vezina (17) |
Goals against average | Georges Vezina (1.81) |
The 1924β25 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 16th season and eighth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens once again made it to the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Victoria Cougars.
This was the first season for the Montreal Maroons and Boston Bruins β the first American NHL team. The Montreal Forum, was built to house the Maroons. However, it was the Canadiens who played in it first. The season started earlier, on November 29, and because the Mount Royal Arena couldn't produce ice, it was decided to move a game against the Toronto St. Patricks to the Forum. The Canadiens beat the St. Patricks 7β1, as Billy Boucher scored a hat trick before 8000 fans. [1] To facilitate the change in venue, the Canadiens paid the Mount Royal Arena CA$1,000 (equivalent to $17,456 in 2023) to play at the Forum. [2]
The Canadiens improved their scoring, scoring 93 goals in 30 games, giving up 56. Georges Vezina led the league in goals against average of 1.9 per game. All six team's starting goalie had a GAA under 4. Aurel Joliat led the Canadiens on offence, scoring 29 goals.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Tigers | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 90 | 60 | 39 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 84 | 38 |
Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 93 | 56 | 36 |
Ottawa Senators | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 35 |
Montreal Maroons | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 65 | 20 |
Boston Bruins | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 119 | 12 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
1924β25 NHL Records [4] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | HAM | MTL | MTM | OTT | TOR | ||||||
Boston | β | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 0β6 | ||||||
Hamilton | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2β1 | 4β2 | ||||||
M. Canadiens | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 4β0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | ||||||
M. Maroons | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β4β2 | β | 2β4 | 2β4 | ||||||
Ottawa | 6β0 | 2β3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | ||||||
Toronto | 6β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | β |
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | November 29, 1924 | 7β1 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | December 3, 1924 | 1β2 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 1β1β0 |
3 | W | December 8, 1924 | 4β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 2β1β0 |
4 | W | December 10, 1924 | 5β0 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 3β1β0 |
5 | W | December 13, 1924 | 6β2 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 4β1β0 |
6 | W | December 17, 1924 | 5β2 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 5β1β0 |
7 | W | December 20, 1924 | 3β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 6β1β0 |
8 | W | December 25, 1924 | 5β0 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 7β1β0 |
9 | T | December 27, 1924 | 1β1 OT | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 7β1β1 |
10 | L | January 1, 1925 | 2β4 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 7β2β1 |
11 | W | January 3, 1925 | 3β1 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 8β2β1 |
12 | L | January 7, 1925 | 0β2 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 8β3β1 |
13 | L | January 10, 1925 | 2β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 8β4β1 |
14 | T | January 14, 1925 | 1β1 OT | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 8β4β2 |
15 | L | January 17, 1925 | 2β4 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 8β5β2 |
16 | L | January 21, 1925 | 2β4 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 8β6β2 |
17 | W | January 24, 1925 | 3β2 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 9β6β2 |
18 | W | January 27, 1925 | 4β0 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 10β6β2 |
19 | W | January 31, 1925 | 5β0 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 11β6β2 |
20 | L | February 4, 1925 | 0β3 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 11β7β2 |
21 | L | February 7, 1925 | 4β5 | @ Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 11β8β2 |
22 | W | February 11, 1925 | 10β3 | Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 12β8β2 |
23 | W | February 14, 1925 | 5β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 13β8β2 |
24 | W | February 18, 1925 | 1β0 | @ Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 14β8β2 |
25 | W | February 21, 1925 | 2β1 | @ Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 15β8β2 |
26 | L | February 25, 1925 | 1β3 | Toronto St. Patricks ( 1924β25) | 15β9β2 |
27 | L | February 28, 1925 | 0β1 | @ Ottawa Senators ( 1924β25) | 15β10β2 |
28 | L | March 3, 1925 | 2β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1924β25) | 15β11β2 |
29 | W | March 7, 1925 | 3β1 | Montreal Maroons ( 1924β25) | 16β11β2 |
30 | W | March 9, 1925 | 4β1 | Hamilton Tigers ( 1924β25) | 17β11β2 |
The third seed Montreal Canadiens played against the second seed Toronto St. Patricks in a total goals series. The winner of that series was to go on and play the first seed team, the Hamilton Tigers. But it was not to happen that way. During the total goals series, the Hamilton players demanded CA$200 (equivalent to $3,453 in 2023) each for the extra six games played during the regular season and the league threatened to suspend the players and the team. Last-ditch efforts to reach a compromise failed and the Tigers were suspended. It was suggested that the Ottawa Senators be included in the playoffs, but St. Patricks manager Charlie Querrie and Canadiens' coach Leo Dandurand cited a fourth-place finish didn't qualify Ottawa a playoff berth and it was decided that Montreal and Toronto had played for the league title. NHL president Frank Calder announced that the Canadiens played home games at the Forum, but Leo Dandurand said that they would be played at Mount Royal Arena unless it were necessary to move to the Forum, citing home games were home games, and the Canadiens played better in front of their own fans. Calder backed down from his stand. Montreal won the series against Toronto and was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy and earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto St. Patricks
Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Toronto St. Patricks | 2 | |
March 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Toronto St. Patricks | 0 |
Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 2
Over in the Western Canada Hockey League, the third place Victoria Cougars won their league championship and would face the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup championship. Victoria easily beat Montreal three games to one out-scoring the Canadiens 16 to 8. Games one, three and four of the series were played at the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, a suburb municipality of Victoria, British Columbia; game two was played at the larger Denman Arena in Vancouver. [5] This marks the first, and last, time since the inception of the NHL (1917) that a non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup. As a foot-note, the Seattle Metropolitans could have claimed the Stanley Cup during the flu cancelled season of 1919, but chose not to as a display of good-sportsmanship.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Victoria Cougars
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Victoria Cougars | 5 | |
March 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 3 | |
March 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Victoria Cougars | 2 | |
March 30 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Victoria Cougars | 6 |
Victoria Cougars win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup
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