1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season

	1931–32 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st Canadian
1931–32 record	25-16-7
Goals for	128
Goals against	111
Team information
General manager	Leo Dandurand
Coach	Cecil Hart
Captain	Sylvio Mantha
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Howie Morenz (24)
Assists	Howie Morenz (25)
Points	Howie Morenz (49)
Penalty minutes	Sylvio Mantha (62)
Wins	George Hainsworth (25)
Goals against average	George Hainsworth (2.32)
	← 1930–31 1932–33 →

The 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 23rd season. After winning two consecutive Stanley Cup championships, the Canadiens were favoured to repeat, winning the Canadian division, but lost in the Semi-finals to the New York Rangers 3 games to 1.

Regular Season[]

1931-32 Canadiens jersey — The Canadiens 1931-32 special jersey.

The Canadiens wore an arm patch during the 1931-32 season to celebrate winning the Stanley Cup two years in a row. The jersey was worn for special occasions only.

Howie Morenz won the Hart Trophy for his outstanding play during the regular season.

Final Standings[]

**Canadian Division**
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	48	25	16	7	128	111	57
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	23	18	7	155	127	53
Montreal Maroons	48	19	22	7	142	139	45
New York Americans	48	16	24	8	95	142	40

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 12, 1931	1–4	New York Rangers (1931–32)	0–1–0
2	T	November 14, 1931	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	0–1–1
3	W	November 17, 1931	5–2	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	1–1–1
4	W	November 21, 1931	3–0	Boston Bruins (1931–32)	2–1–1
5	L	November 24, 1931	1–7	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32)	2–2–1
6	W	November 26, 1931	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	3–2–1
7	L	November 29, 1931	2–3 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	3–3–1
8	L	December 2, 1931	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	3–4–1
9	W	December 5, 1931	4–0	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	4–4–1
10	T	December 8, 1931	1–1 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	4–4–2
11	W	December 10, 1931	3–0	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	5–4–2
12	L	December 12, 1931	1–7	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	5–5–2
13	W	December 17, 1931	1–0	New York Americans (1931–32)	6–5–2
14	T	December 19, 1931	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1931–32)	6–5–3
15	L	December 22, 1931	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	6–6–3
16	L	December 24, 1931	1–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	6–7–3
17	W	December 26, 1931	2–0 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	7–7–3
18	L	December 31, 1931	0–5	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32)	7–8–3
19	W	January 2, 1932	5–1	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	8–8–3
20	L	January 5, 1932	1–2 OT	New York Americans (1931–32)	8–9–3
21	L	January 7, 1932	0–1	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	8–10–3
22	L	January 10, 1932	1–3	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	8–11–3
23	W	January 13, 1932	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	9–11–3
24	T	January 16, 1932	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1931–32)	9–11–4
25	W	January 19, 1932	5–3	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	10–11–4
26	W	January 21, 1932	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	11–11–4
27	L	January 23, 1932	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	11–12–4
28	L	January 26, 1932	2–3	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	11–13–4
29	T	January 28, 1932	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	11–13–5
30	W	January 30, 1932	4–3	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	12–13–5
31	W	February 2, 1932	4–1	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	13–13–5
32	W	February 4, 1932	6–5 OT	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	14–13–5
33	L	February 9, 1932	1–4	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	14–14–5
34	W	February 11, 1932	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	15–14–5
35	W	February 13, 1932	3–1	New York Rangers (1931–32)	16–14–5
36	W	February 17, 1932	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	17–14–5
37	T	February 21, 1932	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	17–14–6
38	W	February 23, 1932	2–1	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	18–14–6
39	W	February 27, 1932	4–2	Boston Bruins (1931–32)	19–14–6
40	L	March 1, 1932	6–7	@ Boston Bruins (1931–32)	19–15–6
41	W	March 3, 1932	2–1	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	20–15–6
42	T	March 5, 1932	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	20–15–7
43	W	March 8, 1932	6–1	New York Americans (1931–32)	21–15–7
44	W	March 11, 1932	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	22–15–7
45	L	March 15, 1932	2–5	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	22–16–7
46	W	March 17, 1932	10–4	New York Americans (1931–32)	23–16–7
47	W	March 19, 1932	6–4 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	24–16–7
48	W	March 22, 1932	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	25–16–7

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Playoffs[]

New York Rangers 3, Montreal Canadiens 1[]

The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the New York Rangers, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens, missing some regulars due to injury, lost the best-of-five series three games to one.

Date	Visitor	Home	Score	Record
March 24	New York Rangers	Montreal Canadiens	4 - 3	1 - 0
March 26	New York Rangers	Montreal Canadiens	3 - 4	1 - 1
March 27	Montreal Canadiens	New York Rangers	0 - 1	1 - 2
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	New York Rangers	2 - 5	1 - 3

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	48	24	25	49	46
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	48	15	24	39	46
Gagnon, JohnnyJohnny Gagnon	RW	48	19	18	37	40
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	48	19	11	30	42
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	48	18	8	26	16
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou	LW	47	6	12	18	22
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie	RW	48	10	2	12	16
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	47	5	5	10	62
Burke, MartyMarty Burke	D	48	3	6	9	50
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	41	5	3	8	60
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha	D/LW	48	1	7	8	8
Lesieur, ArtArt Lesieur	D	24	1	2	3	12
Munro, DuncDunc Munro	D	48	1	1	2	14
Alexandre, ArtArt Alexandre	LW	10	0	2	2	8
Rivers, GusGus Rivers	RW	25	1	0	1	4
Pusie, JeanJean Pusie	D	1	0	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	48	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	2998	48	25	16	7	110	2.20	6
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	2	1	0	0	0	1	30.00	0
Team:	3000	48	25	16	7	111	2.22	6

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	4	2	1	3	4
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou	LW	4	1	2	3	2
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	4	2	0	2	4
Gagnon, JohnnyJohnny Gagnon	RW	4	1	1	2	4
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	4	1	1	2	2
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	3	1	0	1	4
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	4	1	0	1	4
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha	D/LW	4	0	1	1	8
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	4	0	1	1	8
Alexandre, ArtArt Alexandre	LW	4	0	0	0	0
Burke, MartyMarty Burke	D	4	0	0	0	12
Lesieur, ArtArt Lesieur	D	4	0	0	0	0
Munro, DuncDunc Munro	D	4	0	0	0	2
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie	RW	4	0	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	300	4	1	3	13	2.60	0
Team:	300	4	1	3	13	2.60	0

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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[]

O'Brien Cup: Montreal Canadiens, winners of the Canadian Division
Hart Memorial Trophy: Howie Morenz
Howie Morenz, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
Aurel Joliat, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Sylvio Mantha, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Roster[]

Goaltenders

1 George Hainsworth

Defence

Forwards

Sources:

Mouton, p. 158
Players. NHL. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.

Gallery[]

Video[]

Action from Game 4 of the Rangers-Canadiens Semi-final series on March 27, 1932 featuring the game's only goal by Ott Heller.

The "Lightening" Game (1932)

References[]

Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc.. National Hockey League, 109–134.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 155013051X.

↑ 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
↑ 1931-32 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.

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[1] 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.

[2] 1931-32 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.

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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

1931–32 NHL season by team
Canadian	Montreal Canadiens • Montreal Maroons • NY Americans • Toronto
American	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • NY Rangers
See also	1932 Stanley Cup Finals

1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

New York Rangers 3, Montreal Canadiens 1[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

Roster[]

Gallery[]

Video[]

See Also[]

References[]