1925–26 Montreal Maroons season



The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season was the 2nd season of the Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished 2nd in the league and defeated the Victoria Cougars in the 1926 Stanley Cup Finals 3 games to 1.

Off-season
GM James Strachan signed Babe Siebert after watching him play for a Niagara Falls amateur team. His next target was a powerful centreman playing in Cleveland, Nels Stewart. Large for his day at 6'1" and 200lbs, Strachan outbid the Toronto St. Patricks for Stewart. Siebert and Stewart would power the Maroons offense for the next seven seasons.

Regular Season
Rookie Nels Stewart led the league with 34 goals and 42 points. His accomplishments also won him the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player. Stewart is the only NHL player to win the Hart Trophy as a rookie.

Stanley Cup Final
Nels Stewart was "Old Poison" to the Victoria Cougars, as he scored 6 goals in the 4 games and goaltender Clint Benedict shut out the westerners three times. All games were played at the Forum in Montreal.

Montreal Maroons 3, Victoria Cougars 1
Montreal Maroons win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup

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

Awards and Records

 * O'Brien Cup as the 1925–26 NHL champion.
 * Prince of Wales Trophy as the 1925–26 NHL playoff champion.
 * Hart Trophy: Nels Stewart
 * NHL Scoring Leader: Nels Stewart

Transactions

 * Sell Gerald Munro to the Toronto St. Patricks on October 23, 1925.

Trivia

 * Maroons who had a hat trick this season include:
 * Nels Stewart had a four goal game during the 5-2 win over the Toronto St. Patricks on January 12, 1926.
 * Nels Stewart during the 5-2 win over Toronto on February 18, 1926.
 * Babe Siebert during the 5-3 loss to the New York Americans on March 17, 1926.