1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs. The league added teams in Pittsburgh and New York, New York taking the players of the former Hamilton Tigers franchise.

1925–26 Montreal Canadiens
League7th NHL
1925–26 record11–24–1
Goals for79
Goals against108
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainBilly Coutu
ArenaMontreal Forum, Mount Royal Arena
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (23)
AssistsAurel Joliat (9)
PointsHowie Morenz (26)
Aurel Joliat (26)
WinsHerb Rheaume (10)
Goals against averageHerb Rheaume (2.92)

The team had a large turnover of personnel, partly due to Vezina's leaving. Alphonse Lacroix, Herb Rheaume and Bill Taugher all appeared in the Canadiens' net. New players included Bill Holmes, Wildor Larochelle, Albert Leduc, Alfred Lepine, Hector Lepine, Joe Matte and Roland Paulhus. Departures included the Cleghorn brothers, Odie and Sprague. Odie signed with Pittsburgh as playing-coach and Sprague was traded to the Boston Bruins for $5,000 on November 8, 1925. Cecil Hart took over as coach from Leo Dandurand, and Billy Coutu was named team captain.

Regular season

From 1911 Georges Vezina had been the Montreal Canadiens goaltender, and had led them to the Cup in 1924. In the first game of this season, he collapsed on the ice as the second period got underway. It was found that he had contracted tuberculosis and could no longer play. He went home to Chicoutimi, Quebec, where he died in March 1926. The team struggled with several goaltenders before Herb Rheaume won the job, but the team finished last.

In the second half of the season, the team had a twelve-game losing streak, from February 13, losing 0–3 to Pittsburgh, until March 16, winning 6–1 over Toronto.

Final standings
National Hockey League
Teams GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Ottawa Senators362484774234152
Montreal Maroons3620115917355445
Pittsburgh Pirates3619161827026439
Boston Bruins3617154928527938
New York Americans3612204688936128
Toronto St. Patricks36122139211432527
Montreal Canadiens36112417910845823

[1] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1925-26 NHL Records
Team BOS MON MTM NYA OTT PIT TOR
Boston —2–3–14–1–12–2–22–42–45–1
M. Canadiens 3–2–1—1–52–40–62–43–3
M. Maroons 1–4–15–1—4–1–11–2–33–36–0
New York 2–2–24–21–4–1—1–53–31–1–4
Ottawa 4–26–02–1–35–1—4–23–1–2
Pittsburgh 4–24–23–33–32–4—3–2–1
Toronto 1–53–30–61–1–41–3–22–3–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 28, 19250–1Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)0–1–0
2WDecember 1, 19253–2@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)1–1–0
3LDecember 3, 19252–3Montreal Maroons (1925–26)1–2–0
4LDecember 8, 19252–6New York Americans (1925–26)1–3–0
5LDecember 12, 19250–4@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)1–4–0
6WDecember 15, 19253–1@ New York Americans (1925–26)2–4–0
7LDecember 17, 19250–3@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)2–5–0
8WDecember 19, 19256–5 OTBoston Bruins (1925–26)3–5–0
9LDecember 26, 19250–3Ottawa Senators (1925–26)3–6–0
10WDecember 30, 19257–4@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)4–6–0
11WJanuary 1, 19262–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)5–6–0
12WJanuary 5, 19265–4Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)6–6–0
13LJanuary 9, 19261–2New York Americans (1925–26)6–7–0
14WJanuary 12, 19264–2@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)7–7–0
15WJanuary 13, 19262–1@ New York Americans (1925–26)8–7–0
16LJanuary 16, 19260–1@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)8–8–0
17LJanuary 19, 19261–2Ottawa Senators (1925–26)8–9–0
18LJanuary 23, 19262–6@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)8–10–0
19WJanuary 26, 19266–3Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)9–10–0
20LJanuary 28, 19262–4@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)9–11–0
21LFebruary 2, 19260–2Montreal Maroons (1925–26)9–12–0
22TFebruary 6, 19263–3 OTBoston Bruins (1925–26)9–12–1
23WFebruary 9, 19264–2Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)10–12–1
24LFebruary 13, 19260–3@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)10–13–1
25LFebruary 16, 19260–1Ottawa Senators (1925–26)10–14–1
26LFebruary 18, 19262–4@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26)10–15–1
27LFebruary 20, 19261–3Boston Bruins (1925–26)10–16–1
28LFebruary 23, 19262–3@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)10–17–1
29LFebruary 24, 19261–6@ New York Americans (1925–26)10–18–1
30LFebruary 27, 19260–1New York Americans (1925–26)10–19–1
31LMarch 2, 19261–4@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)10–20–1
32LMarch 6, 19263–4 OTMontreal Maroons (1925–26)10–21–1
33LMarch 9, 19263–4Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)10–22–1
34LMarch 11, 19263–5@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)10–23–1
35LMarch 13, 19262–4@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)10–24–1
36WMarch 16, 19266–1Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)11–24–1

Playoffs

The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player GP G A Pts
Howie Morenz3123326
Aurel Joliat3517926
Pit Lepine3210313
Billy Boucher348513
Albert Leduc329110

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average

Player GP GA SO GAA
Georges Vezina 1000.0
Bill Taugher 1303.0
Herb Rheaume 298903.1
Alphonse Lacroix 51603.43

Awards and records

Roster

Source:

  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books. p. 155.

References
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 465–485.
  1. 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.
  2. McCarthy, Dave, ed. (2008). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2009. Dan Diamond & Associates, Inc. p. 241.
  3. "New York Beaten by Canadiens 3–1". The Globe. December 16, 1925. p. 10.

See also
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