1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season explained

League:NHL
Season:1926–27
Year:1926
Division:Canadian
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:28–14–2
Generalmanager:Leo Dandurand
Arena:Montreal Forum
Winsleader:George Hainsworth (28)
Gaaleader:George Hainsworth (1.47)
Goalsleader:Howie Morenz (25)
Assistsleader:Howie Morenz (7)
Pointsleader:Howie Morenz (32)
Goalsfor:99
Goalsagainst:67
Coach:Cecil Hart
Captain:Sylvio Mantha
Team:Montreal Canadiens

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team rebounded from its last place finish to place second in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the rival Maroons in a two-game series before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals.

Regular season

The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.

The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926, against Ottawa, lost 2–1.[1] The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LNovember 16, 19261–4 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 0–1–0
2LNovember 18, 19261–2 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 0–2–0
3LNovember 20, 19261–2 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 0–3–0
4WNovember 23, 19262–0 New York Americans (1926–27) 1–3–0
5LNovember 27, 19260–2 New York Rangers (1926–27) 1–4–0
6WDecember 2, 19262–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 2–4–0
7LDecember 4, 19261–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 2–5–0
8WDecember 7, 19263–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1926–27) 3–5–0
9WDecember 9, 19265–2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 4–5–0
10LDecember 11, 19260–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 4–6–0
11TDecember 16, 19262–2 OTBoston Bruins (1926–27) 4–6–1
12WDecember 18, 19262–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 5–6–1
13WDecember 22, 19263–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 6–6–1
14WDecember 23, 19263–2 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 7–6–1
15WDecember 30, 19261–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 8–6–1
16LJanuary 1, 19271–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–7–1
17LJanuary 4, 19273–6 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 8–8–1
18LJanuary 6, 19270–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 8–9–1
19LJanuary 8, 19270–2 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–10–1
20WJanuary 13, 19273–1 New York Americans (1926–27) 9–10–1
21WJanuary 15, 19271–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 10–10–1
22WJanuary 18, 19275–3 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 11–10–1
23WJanuary 22, 19274–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 12–10–1
24LJanuary 27, 19272–3 New York Rangers (1926–27) 12–11–1
25WJanuary 30, 19272–1 OT@ New York Americans (1926–27) 13–11–1
26WFebruary 1, 19271–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 14–11–1
27WFebruary 5, 19271–0 Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 15–11–1
28LFebruary 11, 19271–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 15–12–1
29WFebruary 12, 19274–1 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 16–12–1
30TFebruary 15, 19271–1 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 16–12–2
31WFebruary 19, 19273–0 New York Americans (1926–27) 17–12–2
32LFebruary 22, 19271–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 17–13–2
33WFebruary 24, 19273–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 18–13–2
34WFebruary 26, 19272–0 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 19–13–2
35WMarch 1, 19273–0 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 20–13–2
36WMarch 3, 19277–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 21–13–2
37WMarch 5, 19272–1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 22–13–2
38WMarch 8, 19271–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 23–13–2
39WMarch 10, 19274–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 24–13–2
40WMarch 15, 19274–1 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 25–13–2
41WMarch 19, 19275–0 Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 26–13–2
42WMarch 22, 19271–0 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 27–13–2
43WMarch 24, 19276–3 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 28–13–2
44LMarch 26, 19271–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 28–14–2

Playoffs

In a "Battle of Montreal" quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons

DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
March 29Montreal Canadiens1Montreal Maroons1
March 31Montreal Maroons0Montreal Canadiens1(OT)
Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens

DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
April 2Ottawa Senators4Montreal Canadiens0
April 4Montreal Canadiens1Ottawa Senators1
Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
C 44 25 7 32 49
LW 43 14 4 18 79
C 44 16 1 17 20
RW 44 14 3 17 42
D 43 10 5 15 77
RW 14 9 3 12 16
D 44 6 6 12 26
D 43 5 2 7 62
LW 40 3 3 6 8
RW 21 4 0 4 14
RW 41 0 1 1 6
C 13 0 0 0 0
G 44 0 0 0 0
LW 4 0 0 0 0
D 12 0 0 0 10
LW 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GPWLTGAGAA SO
2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14
Team: 2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
LW 4 1 0 1 10
D 4 1 0 1 0
C 4 1 0 1 4
RW 3 0 0 0 0
RW 4 0 0 0 0
D 4 0 0 0 10
C 1 0 0 0 0
G 4 0 0 0 0
LW 4 0 0 0 0
RW 4 0 0 0 0
D 4 0 0 0 2
C 4 0 0 0 4
LW 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GPWLGAGAA SO
252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1
Team: 252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1
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Awards

Transactions

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Mouton, p. 72
  2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-05 . 1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.

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