1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

	1926–27 Montreal Canadiens
Division	2nd Canadian
1926–27 record	28-14-2
Goals for	99
Goals against	67
Team information
General manager	Leo Dandurand
Coach	Cecil Hart
Captain	Sylvio Mantha
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Howie Morenz (25)
Assists	Howie Morenz (7)
Points	Howie Morenz (32)
Penalty minutes	Aurel Joliat (79)
Wins	George Hainsworth (28)
Goals against average	George Hainsworth (1.47)
	← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens finished 2nd in the Canadian Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Ottawa Senators 5 goals to 1.

Regular Season[]

The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.

The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926 against Ottawa, lost 2–1.^[1] The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.

Final Standings[]

Canadian Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa Senators	44	30	10	4	86	69	64
Montreal Canadiens	44	28	14	2	99	67	58
Montreal Maroons	44	20	20	4	71	68	44
New York Americans	44	17	25	2	82	91	36
Toronto St. Patricks	44	15	24	5	79	94	35

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.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 16, 1926	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)	0–1–0
2	L	November 18, 1926	1–2	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	0–2–0
3	L	November 20, 1926	1–2 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	0–3–0
4	W	November 23, 1926	2–0	New York Americans (1926–27)	1–3–0
5	L	November 27, 1926	0–2	New York Rangers (1926–27)	1–4–0
6	W	December 2, 1926	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	2–4–0
7	L	December 4, 1926	1–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	2–5–0
8	W	December 7, 1926	3–2 OT	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	3–5–0
9	W	December 9, 1926	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	4–5–0
10	L	December 11, 1926	0–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	4–6–0
11	T	December 16, 1926	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1926–27)	4–6–1
12	W	December 18, 1926	2–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	5–6–1
13	W	December 22, 1926	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	6–6–1
14	W	December 23, 1926	3–2	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	7–6–1
15	W	December 30, 1926	1–0	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	8–6–1
16	L	January 1, 1927	1–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	8–7–1
17	L	January 4, 1927	3–6	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	8–8–1
18	L	January 6, 1927	0–1	@ New York Rangers (1926–27)	8–9–1
19	L	January 8, 1927	0–2	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	8–10–1
20	W	January 13, 1927	3–1	New York Americans (1926–27)	9–10–1
21	W	January 15, 1927	1–0	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	10–10–1
22	W	January 18, 1927	5–3	Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	11–10–1
23	W	January 22, 1927	4–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	12–10–1
24	L	January 27, 1927	2–3	New York Rangers (1926–27)	12–11–1
25	W	January 30, 1927	2–1 OT	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	13–11–1
26	W	February 1, 1927	1–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (1926–27)	14–11–1
27	W	February 5, 1927	1–0	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	15–11–1
28	L	February 11, 1927	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	15–12–1
29	W	February 12, 1927	4–1	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	16–12–1
30	T	February 15, 1927	1–1 OT	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	16–12–2
31	W	February 19, 1927	3–0	New York Americans (1926–27)	17–12–2
32	L	February 22, 1927	1–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	17–13–2
33	W	February 24, 1927	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	18–13–2
34	W	February 26, 1927	2–0	Boston Bruins (1926–27)	19–13–2
35	W	March 1, 1927	3–0	Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	20–13–2
36	W	March 3, 1927	7–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	21–13–2
37	W	March 5, 1927	2–1	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	22–13–2
38	W	March 8, 1927	1–0	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	23–13–2
39	W	March 10, 1927	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	24–13–2
40	W	March 15, 1927	4–1	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	25–13–2
41	W	March 19, 1927	5–0	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	26–13–2
42	W	March 22, 1927	1–0	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)	27–13–2
43	W	March 24, 1927	6–3	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	28–13–2
44	L	March 26, 1927	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	28–14–2

Playoffs[]

In a "Battle of Montreal" Quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the Semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.

Montreal Canadiens 2 Goals, Montreal Maroons 1 Goal[]

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1	Montreal Maroons	1
March 31	Montreal Maroons	0	Montreal Canadiens	1	(OT)

Ottawa Senators 5 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 1 Goal[]

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 2	Ottawa Senators	4	Montreal Canadiens	0
April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1	Ottawa Senators	1

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	44	25	7	32	49
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	43	14	4	18	79
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	44	16	1	17	20
Gagne, ArtArt Gagne	RW	44	14	3	17	42
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	43	10	5	15	77
Cooper, CarsonCarson Cooper	RW	14	9	3	12	16
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner	D	44	6	6	12	26
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	43	5	2	7	62
Hart, GizzyGizzy Hart	LW	40	3	3	6	8
Boucher, BillyBilly Boucher	RW	21	4	0	4	14
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	41	0	1	1	6
Lafrance, LeoLeo Lafrance	LW	4	0	0	0	0
Palangio, PetePete Palangio	LW	6	0	0	0	0
Moran, AmbyAmby Moran	D	12	0	0	0	10
Gauthier, ArtArt Gauthier	C	13	0	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	44	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14
Team:	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	Pts	PIM
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	4	1	1	10
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	4	1	1	0
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	4	1	1	4
Gauthier, ArtArt Gauthier	C	1	0	0	0
Cooper, CarsonCarson Cooper	RW	3	0	0	0
Gagne, ArtArt Gagne	RW	4	0	0	0
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner	D	4	0	0	10
Hart, GizzyGizzy Hart	LW	4	0	0	0
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	4	0	0	0
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	4	0	0	2
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	4	0	0	4
Palangio, PetePete Palangio	LW	4	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	252	4	1	1	6	1.43	1
Team:	252	4	1	1	6	1.43	1

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

January 17, 1927 - Billy Boucher traded to Boston Bruins for Carson Cooper with both teams holding right of recall.
December 12, 1926 - Gizzy Hart traded to Montreal by Detroit for cash.

Roster[]

Goaltenders

12/14 George Hainsworth
14 Alphonse Lacroix

Defense

Forwards

Source:

Mouton, p. 156
Players. NHL. Retrieved on 2008-10-21.

Game Ads[]

References[]

Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc.. National Hockey League, 7–24.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 155013051X.

↑ Mouton, p. 72

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[1] Mouton, p. 72

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

1926–27 NHL season by team
Canadian Division	Mtl Canadiens • Mtl Maroons • NY Americans • Ottawa • Toronto
American Division	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • NY Rangers • Pittsburgh
See also	Stanley Cup Finals

1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 2 Goals, Montreal Maroons 1 Goal[]

Ottawa Senators 5 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 1 Goal[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

Roster[]

Game Ads[]

See Also[]

References[]