1924–25 Montreal Maroons season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1924–25
Year:	1924
Team:	Montreal Maroons
Record:	9–19–2
Leaguerank:	5th
Coach:	Cecil Hart Eddie Gerard
Captain:	Punch Broadbent
Goalsfor:	45
Goalsagainst:	65
Arena:	Montreal Forum
Goalsleader:	Punch Broadbent (14)
Assistsleader:	Reg Noble (11)
Pointsleader:	Punch Broadbent (20)
Pimleader:	Punch Broadbent (75)
Winsleader:	Clint Benedict (9)
Gaaleader:	Clint Benedict (2.12)

The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

This was the first season of the Montreal Maroons. Cecil Hart was hired as the first coach. But after 19 games into the season, he was replaced by former Ottawa player Eddie Gerard.

Regular season

The Maroons played their first game on December 1, 1924, at Boston against the Boston Bruins and December 3, 1924, at their new home, the Montreal Forum.

Game log

Number	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	December 1, 1924	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	0–1–0
2	L	December 3, 1924	0–2	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	0–2–0
3	W	December 6, 1924	3–1	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	1–2–0
4	L	December 10, 1924	0–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	1–3–0
5	W	December 13, 1924	3–1	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	2–3–0
6	W	December 17, 1924	6–2	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	3–3–0
7	L	December 20, 1924	1–3	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	3–4–0
8	W	December 23, 1924	2–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	4–4–0
9	T	December 27, 1924	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	4–4–1
10	L	January 1, 1925	1–2	Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	4–5–1
11	W	January 3, 1925	4–3	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	5–5–1
12	W	January 7, 1925	6–2	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	6–5–1
13	L	January 10, 1925	0–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	6–6–1
14	T	January 14, 1925	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	6–6–2
15	W	January 17, 1925	2–1	Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	7–6–2
16	W	January 20, 1925	2–0	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	8–6–2
17	L	January 24, 1925	0–1	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	8–7–2
18	L	January 28, 1925	1–2	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	8–8–2
19	L	January 31, 1925	0–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	8–9–2
20	L	February 4, 1925	2–3	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	8–10–2
21	L	February 7, 1925	0–1	Boston Bruins (1924–25)	8–11–2
22	L	February 11, 1925	2–3	@ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	8–12–2
23	L	February 14, 1925	2–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	8–13–2
24	L	February 18, 1925	0–1	Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	8–14–2
25	L	February 21, 1925	1–2	Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	8–15–2
26	L	February 24, 1925	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1924–25)	8–16–2
27	W	February 28, 1925	1–0	Hamilton Tigers (1924–25)	9–16–2
28	L	March 4, 1925	1–5	Ottawa Senators (1924–25)	9–17–2
29	L	March 7, 1925	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25)	9–18–2
30	L	March 9, 1925	0–3	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25)	9–19–2

Playoffs

The Maroons did not qualify for the payoffs.

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 30 14 6 20 75 C/D 27 8 11 19 56 LW 28 5 4 9 5 D 27 5 1 6 16 LW 29 4 2 6 22 D 28 4 0 4 27 C 30 2 1 3 26 RW 28 1 1 2 0 RW 17 1 1 2 16 D 30 1 0 1 37 RW 27 0 1 1 6 G 30 0 0 0 2 D 5 0 0 0 2 RW 17 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO 1843 30 9 19 2 65 2.12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 1845 30 9 19 2 65 2.11 2

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

See also

• 1924–25 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-08-04 . 1924-25 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.