1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season

	1921–22 Montreal Canadiens
League	3rd NHL
1921–22 record	12-11-1
Goals for	112
Goals against	99
Team information
General manager	Leo Dandurand
Coach	Leo Dandurand
Captain	Sprague Cleghorn
Arena	Mount Royal Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Odie Cleghorn (21)
Assists	Sprague Cleghorn (7); Bert Corbeau (7)
Points	Odie Cleghorn (24); Sprague Cleghorn (24)
Penalty minutes	Sprague Cleghorn (63)
Wins	Georges Vezina (12)
Goals against average	Georges Vezina (3.9)
	← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The 1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 13th season and fifth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the third season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third.

Off-season[]

Billy Coutu returned to the Canadiens. Other additions included Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn, Bill Boucher, Edmond Bouchard and Phil Stevens. Dave Ritchie retired and Cully Wilson joined the Hamilton Tigers.

Prior to the start of this season, the NHL's first multiple-player trade in its history was made when Billy Coutu and Sprague Cleghorn of the Hamilton Tigers were traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour and Cully Wilson.

Canadiens owner George Kennedy never recovered from the influenza he contracted in 1919, and died on October 19, 1921, at age 39. His widow sold the Canadiens to a unit that would be known affectionately as the Three Musketeers of owners, Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joseph Cattarinich. Dandurand became manager and coach, and immediately there were problems between him and Newsy Lalonde. At one point, Dandurand accused Lalonde of not trying, and also the fans started to boo their old hero. Finally, Lalonde walked out on the team. NHL president Frank Calder mediated the dispute and Lalonde returned to the team. But his days in Montreal were numbered.

Regular Season[]

Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 3.9 per game. Odie Cleghorn led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 21 goals and 3 assists.

Final Standings[]

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Ottawa Senators	24	14	8	2	30	106	84
Toronto St. Patricks	24	13	10	1	27	98	97
Montreal Canadiens	24	12	11	1	25	88	94
Hamilton Tigers	24	7	17	0	14	88	105

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	December 17, 1921	2–5	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	0–1–0
2	W	December 21, 1921	3–1	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	1–1–0
3	L	December 24, 1921	0–10	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	1–2–0
4	L	December 28, 1921	1–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	1–3–0
5	W	December 31, 1921	5–3	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	2–3–0
6	L	January 4, 1922	3–4	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	2–4–0
7	L	January 7, 1922	2–4	Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	2–5–0
8	W	January 11, 1922	3–2	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	3–5–0
9	W	January 14, 1922	10–6	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	4–5–0
10	L	January 18, 1922	6–10	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	4–6–0
11	L	January 21, 1922	3–5	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	4–7–0
12	L	January 25, 1922	1–3	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	4–8–0
13	W	January 28, 1922	3–2	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	5–8–0
14	L	February 1, 1922	2–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	5–9–0
15	L	February 4, 1922	1–3	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	5–10–0
16	W	February 8, 1922	6–4	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	6–10–0
17	W	February 11, 1922	3–1	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	7–10–0
18	T	February 15, 1922	6–6 OT	Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	7–10–1
19	W	February 18, 1922	6–4	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	8–10–1
20	L	February 22, 1922	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	8–11–1
21	W	February 25, 1922	6–1	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	9–11–1
22	W	March 1, 1922	3–2	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22)	10–11–1
23	W	March 4, 1922	2–1	Ottawa Senators (1921–22)	11–11–1
24	W	March 8, 1922	8–7	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	12–11–1

Player Stats[]

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn	D	24	17	9	26	80
Cleghorn, OdieOdie Cleghorn	RW/C	24	21	3	24	26
Boucher, BillyBilly Boucher	RW	24	17	5	22	18
Berlinquette, LouisLouis Berlinquette	LW	24	13	5	18	10
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde	C	20	9	5	14	20
Corbeau, BertBert Corbeau	D	22	3	7	10	26
Coutu, BillyBilly Coutu	D	24	4	3	7	8
Pitre, DidierDidier Pitre	RW/D	23	2	4	6	12
Bouchard, EdmondEdmond Bouchard	LW/D	18	1	5	6	4
Bell, BillyBilly Bell	C/RW	6	1	0	1	0
McDonald, JackJack McDonald	LW	3	0	0	0	0
Stevens, PhilPhil Stevens	C/D	4	0	0	0	0
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina	G	24	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina	1469	24	12	11	1	94	3.84
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Team:	1471	24	12	11	1	94	3.83

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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.

Transactions[]

Date	From Canadiens	To Canadiens
November 15, 1921	To Hamilton Tigers	Billy Coutu (return from loan)
November 26, 1921	To Hamilton Tigers Amos Arbour, Harry Mummery	Sprague Cleghorn
January 6, 1922	To Ottawa Senators Billy Bell	(loan for season as compensation ordered by NHL for Cleghorn)

Source: Hockey Transactions Search Results. prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-19.

Roster[]

Source: Mouton, p. 154

Game Ads[]

References[]

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc.. National Hockey League.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books.
1921–22 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.

↑ 1921-22 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-19.

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[1] 1921-22 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-19.

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

1921–22 NHL season by team
NHL	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
See also	Stanley Cup Playoffs