1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season

1933–34 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Canadian
1933–34 record22–20–6
Goals for99
Goals against101
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachNewsy Lalonde
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsAurel Joliat (22)
AssistsAurel Joliat, Johnny Gagnon (15)
PointsAurel Joliat (37)
WinsLorne Chabot (21)
Goals against averageWilf Cude (0.00)

The 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 25th season of play. The Canadiens again qualified for the playoffs, finishing third in their division. The club met and lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

Regular season

Star player Howie Morenz continued the decline in his play, and was placed on the second line. His ankle was seriously injured on January 2, 1934, and he missed nine games but did not play well for the rest of the season. He was the target of trade speculation at the end of the season, with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers all interested in him.[1]

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 13 9 174 119 61
Montreal Canadiens 48 22 20 6 99 101 50
Montreal Maroons 48 19 18 11 117 122 49
New York Americans 48 15 23 10 104 132 40
Ottawa Senators 48 13 29 6 115 143 32

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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.

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 9, 1933 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 1–0–0
2 L November 11, 1933 0–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 1–1–0
3 W November 14, 1933 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 2–1–0
4 L November 18, 1933 1–2 Boston Bruins (1933–34) 2–2–0
5 W November 21, 1933 5–0 Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 3–2–0
6 W November 23, 1933 1–0 Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 4–2–0
7 W November 25, 1933 1–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 5–2–0
8 L November 26, 1933 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 5–3–0
9 L November 28, 1933 1–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 5–4–0
10 W December 2, 1933 3–1 New York Americans (1933–34) 6–4–0
11 L December 5, 1933 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) 6–5–0
12 T December 7, 1933 0–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1933–34) 6–5–1
13 L December 9, 1933 2–4 New York Rangers (1933–34) 6–6–1
14 T December 12, 1933 1–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 6–6–2
15 W December 14, 1933 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 7–6–2
16 L December 16, 1933 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 7–7–2
17 L December 17, 1933 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 7–8–2
18 W December 23, 1933 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 8–8–2
19 L December 28, 1933 3–4 Boston Bruins (1933–34) 8–9–2
20 T December 30, 1933 2–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 8–9–3
21 L January 2, 1934 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1933–34) 8–10–3
22 W January 4, 1934 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 9–10–3
23 L January 7, 1934 0–4 @ New York Americans (1933–34) 9–11–3
24 W January 9, 1934 3–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 10–11–3
25 T January 13, 1934 0–0 OT Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 10–11–4
26 L January 16, 1934 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) 10–12–4
27 W January 20, 1934 5–4 New York Rangers (1933–34) 11–12–4
28 W January 23, 1934 6–2 New York Americans (1933–34) 12–12–4
29 L January 25, 1934 1–2 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 12–13–4
30 T January 28, 1934 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 12–13–5
31 T February 1, 1934 3–3 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 12–13–6
32 W February 4, 1934 2–0 @ New York Americans (1933–34) 13–13–6
33 L February 6, 1934 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1933–34) 13–14–6
34 L February 8, 1934 2–3 OT Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 13–15–6
35 L February 10, 1934 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 13–16–6
36 L February 11, 1934 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 13–17–6
37 W February 15, 1934 5–2 New York Rangers (1933–34) 14–17–6
38 W February 20, 1934 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) 15–17–6
39 L February 22, 1934 0–1 Montreal Maroons (1933–34) 15–18–6
40 W February 24, 1934 3–2 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) 16–18–6
41 W February 27, 1934 3–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 17–18–6
42 L March 1, 1934 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) 17–19–6
43 W March 3, 1934 2–1 Boston Bruins (1933–34) 18–19–6
44 W March 6, 1934 3–0 New York Americans (1933–34) 19–19–6
45 W March 8, 1934 3–2 @ New York Americans (1933–34) 20–19–6
46 W March 10, 1934 3–2 OT Ottawa Senators (1933–34) 21–19–6
47 L March 15, 1934 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 21–20–6
48 W March 18, 1934 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) 22–20–6

Playoffs

In the first round the Canadiens met the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, who had placed second in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two-games total-goals series 3–4 (2–3, 1–1). Morenz missed the second game due to a broken thumb.[1]

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitor Home Score Record
March 22 Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens 2–3 2–3
March 25 Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks 1–1 3–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Aurel Joliat LW 48 22 15 37 27
Wildor Larochelle RW 48 16 11 27 27
Johnny Gagnon RW 48 9 15 24 25
Howie Morenz C 39 8 13 21 21
Pit Lepine C 48 10 8 18 44
Jack Riley C 48 6 11 17 4
Georges Mantha D/LW 44 6 9 15 12
Sylvio Mantha D 48 4 6 10 24
Armand Mondou LW 48 5 3 8 4
Leo Bourgeault D 48 4 3 7 10
Gerry Carson D 48 5 1 6 51
Marty Burke D 45 1 4 5 28
Sam Godin RW 36 2 2 4 15
Jack Portland D 31 0 2 2 10
Paul Raymond RW 29 1 0 1 2
Lorne Chabot G 47 0 0 0 2
Wilf Cude G 1 0 0 0 0
Adie Lafrance LW 3 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Lorne Chabot 2928 47 21 20 6 101 2.07 8
Wilf Cude 60 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Team: 2988 48 22 20 6 101 2.03 9

Playoffs

Scoring

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Wildor Larochelle RW 2 1 1 2 0
Howie Morenz C 2 1 1 2 0
Johnny Gagnon RW 2 1 0 1 2
Marty Burke D 2 0 1 1 2
Aurel Joliat LW 3 0 1 1 0
Armand Mondou LW 1 0 1 1 0
Jack Riley C 2 0 1 1 0
Leo Bourgeault D 2 0 0 0 0
Gerry Carson D 2 0 0 0 2
Lorne Chabot G 2 0 0 0 0
Adie Lafrance LW 2 0 0 0 0
Pit Lepine C 2 0 0 0 0
Sylvio Mantha D 2 0 0 0 2
Jack Portland D 2 0 0 0 0
Paul Raymond RW 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Chabot 131 2 0 1 4 1.83 0
Team: 131 2 0 1 4 1.83 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

See also

Citations

  1. ^ a b Jenish, p. 82
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1933-34 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.

References

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 198–220.
  • Jenish, D'Arcy (2008). The Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66324-3.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.