1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season

	1920–21 Montreal Canadiens
League	3rd (1st half), 2nd (2nd half) NHL
1920–21 record	4-6-0 (1st half); 9-5-0 (2nd half)
Goals for	112
Goals against	99
Team information
General manager	George Kennedy
Coach	Newsy Lalonde
Captain	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Mount Royal Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Newsy Lalonde (33)
Assists	Louis Berlinquette (9)
Points	Newsy Lalonde (41)
Penalty minutes	Bert Corbeau (86)
Wins	Georges Vezina (13)
Goals against average	Georges Vezina (4.1)
	← 1919–20 1921–22 →

The 1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 12th season and fourth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the second season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third in the first half and second in the second half of the season.

Off-season[]

The team saw some turnover from the previous season's team. Harry Cameron, Billy Coutu, Jack Coughlin, Howard McNamara and Don Smith were gone. In their place was Billy Bell, Dave Campbell, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Dave Ritchie and Cully Wilson. Coutu was traded to the new Hamilton Tigers for Mummery. Cameron returned to Toronto and picked up Wilson. McDonald and Ritchie were picked up as free agents while Campbell was a new professional from the Laval University ranks and would only play in three games.

Regular Season[]

Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.1 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 32 goals and 10 assists to win the league scoring championship.

Final Standings[]

First Half
	GP	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
Ottawa Senators	10	8	2	16	49	23
Toronto St. Patricks	10	5	5	10	39	47
Montreal Canadiens	10	4	6	8	37	51
Hamilton Tigers	10	3	7	6	34	38

Second Half
	GP	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
Toronto St. Patricks	14	10	4	20	66	53
Montreal Canadiens	14	9	5	18	75	48
Ottawa Senators	14	6	8	12	48	52
Hamilton Tigers	14	3	11	6	58	94

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Note: Teams that qualified for playoffs highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	December 22, 1920	0–5	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	0–1–0
2	L	December 25, 1920	4–5	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	0–2–0
3	L	December 29, 1920	2–6	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	0–3–0
4	L	January 3, 1921	2–8	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	0–4–0
5	W	January 8, 1921	5–4	Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	1–4–0
6	L	January 12, 1921	0–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	1–5–0
7	W	January 15, 1921	6–4	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	2–5–0
8	W	January 17, 1921	9–5	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	3–5–0
9	L	January 19, 1921	2–7	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	3–6–0
10	W	January 22, 1921	7–5	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	4–6–0
Second Half
11	W	January 26, 1921	5–3	Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	1–0–0
12	W	January 29, 1921	4–2	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	2–0–0
13	L	February 2, 1921	5–6	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	2–1–0
14	L	February 5, 1921	6–10	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	2–2–0
15	L	February 9, 1921	3–5	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	2–3–0
16	W	February 12, 1921	3–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	3–3–0
17	W	February 16, 1921	10–5	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	4–3–0
18	W	February 19, 1921	8–1	Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	5–3–0
19	W	February 23, 1921	3–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	6–3–0
20	W	February 26, 1921	13–6	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	7–3–0
21	W	February 28, 1921	4–0	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	8–3–0
22	W	March 2, 1921	7–1	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)	9–3–0
23	L	March 5, 1921	0–1	Ottawa Senators (1920–21)	9–4–0
24	L	March 7, 1921	4–6	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	9–5–0

Player Stats[]

Regular Season Stats

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	C	24	33	10	43	36
Pitre, DidierDidier Pitre	RW/D	23	16	5	21	25
Mummery, HarryHarry Mummery	D	24	15	5	20	69
Berlinquette, LouisLouis Berlinquette	LW	24	11	9	20	28
Arbour, AmosAmos Arbour	LW	23	15	3	18	40
Corbeau, BertBert Corbeau	D	24	11	2	13	86
Cleghorn, OdieOdie Cleghorn	RW/C	21	6	6	12	8
Wilson, CullyCully Wilson	RW	11	6	1	7	29
McDonald, JackJack McDonald	LW	6	0	1	1	0
Campbell, DaveDave Campbell	D	2	0	0	0	0
Bell, BillyBilly Bell	C/RW	4	0	0	0	2
Ritchie, DaveDave Ritchie	D	6	0	0	0	2
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina	G	24	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina	1441	24	13	11	0	99	4.12	1
Team:	1441	24	13	11	0	99	4.12	1

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

Awards and Records[]

The Canadiens did not win any awards this season.

Roster[]

Source: Mouton, p. 153

Game Ads[]

References[]

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc.. National Hockey League.
McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 077372981X.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books.
O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGrawHill-Ryerson. ISBN 0070929509.

Montreal Canadiens Seasons
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1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19 • 2019–20
Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

1920–21 NHL season by team
NHL	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
See also	Stanley Cup Finals