The 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 25th season of play. The Canadiens finished 3rd in the Canadian Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Chicago Black Hawks 4 goals to 3.
Regular Season [ ]
Star player Howie Morenz continued the decline in his play, and was placed on the second line. His ankle was seriously injured on January 2, 1934 and he missed nine games but did not play well for the rest of the season. He was the target of trade speculation at the end of the season, with the Boston Bruins , Chicago Black Hawks , Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers all interested in him.[1]
Final Standings [ ]
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
W
November 9, 1933
2–1
Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
1–0–0
2
L
November 11, 1933
0–2
@ Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
1–1–0
3
W
November 14, 1933
3–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
2–1–0
4
L
November 18, 1933
1–2
Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
2–2–0
5
W
November 21, 1933
5–0
Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
3–2–0
6
W
November 23, 1933
1–0
Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
4–2–0
7
W
November 25, 1933
1–0
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
5–2–0
8
L
November 26, 1933
2–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
5–3–0
9
L
November 28, 1933
1–4
@ Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
5–4–0
10
W
December 2, 1933
3–1
New York Americans (1933–34 )
6–4–0
11
L
December 5, 1933
2–5
@ Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
6–5–0
12
T
December 7, 1933
0–0 OT
@ New York Rangers (1933–34 )
6–5–1
13
L
December 9, 1933
2–4
New York Rangers (1933–34 )
6–6–1
14
T
December 12, 1933
1–1 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
6–6–2
15
W
December 14, 1933
2–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
7–6–2
16
L
December 16, 1933
1–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
7–7–2
17
L
December 17, 1933
1–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
7–8–2
18
W
December 23, 1933
3–0
Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
8–8–2
19
L
December 28, 1933
3–4
Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
8–9–2
20
T
December 30, 1933
2–2 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
8–9–3
21
L
January 2, 1934
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1933–34 )
8–10–3
22
W
January 4, 1934
4–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
9–10–3
23
L
January 7, 1934
0–4
@ New York Americans (1933–34 )
9–11–3
24
W
January 9, 1934
3–2
@ Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
10–11–3
25
T
January 13, 1934
0–0 OT
Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
10–11–4
26
L
January 16, 1934
0–4
@ Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
10–12–4
27
W
January 20, 1934
5–4
New York Rangers (1933–34 )
11–12–4
28
W
January 23, 1934
6–2
New York Americans (1933–34 )
12–12–4
29
L
January 25, 1934
1–2 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
12–13–4
30
T
January 28, 1934
3–3 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
12–13–5
31
T
February 1, 1934
3–3 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
12–13–6
32
W
February 4, 1934
2–0
@ New York Americans (1933–34 )
13–13–6
33
L
February 6, 1934
0–3
@ New York Rangers (1933–34 )
13–14–6
34
L
February 8, 1934
2–3 OT
Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
13–15–6
35
L
February 10, 1934
2–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
13–16–6
36
L
February 11, 1934
1–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
13–17–6
37
W
February 15, 1934
5–2
New York Rangers (1933–34 )
14–17–6
38
W
February 20, 1934
3–2 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34 )
15–17–6
39
L
February 22, 1934
0–1
Montreal Maroons (1933–34 )
15–18–6
40
W
February 24, 1934
3–2 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34 )
16–18–6
41
W
February 27, 1934
3–1 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
17–18–6
42
L
March 1, 1934
1–3
@ Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
17–19–6
43
W
March 3, 1934
2–1
Boston Bruins (1933–34 )
18–19–6
44
W
March 6, 1934
3–0
New York Americans (1933–34 )
19–19–6
45
W
March 8, 1934
3–2
@ New York Americans (1933–34 )
20–19–6
46
W
March 10, 1934
3–2 OT
Ottawa Senators (1933–34 )
21–19–6
47
L
March 15, 1934
1–4
Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
21–20–6
48
W
March 18, 1934
2–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34 )
22–20–6
Playoffs [ ]
Chicago Black Hawks 4 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 3 Goals [ ]
In the first round, the Canadiens met the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks , who had placed second in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two game total-goals series 3–4 (2–3, 1–1) with Mush March scoring the series winning goal in overtime in Game 2. Morenz missed the second game due to a broken thumb.[1]
Date
Visitor
Home
Score
Record
March 22
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
2 - 3
2 - 3
March 25
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
1 - 1
3 - 4
Player Stats [ ]
Aurel Joliat won the Hart Memorial Trophy and was a Second Team All-Star.
Regular Season [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Joliat, Aurel Aurel Joliat
LW
48
22
15
37
27
Larochelle, Wildor Wildor Larochelle
RW
48
16
11
27
27
Gagnon, Johnny Johnny Gagnon
RW
48
9
15
24
25
Morenz, Howie Howie Morenz
C
39
8
13
21
21
Lepine, Pit Pit Lepine
C
48
10
8
18
44
Riley, Jack Jack Riley
C
48
6
11
17
4
Mantha, Georges Georges Mantha
D/LW
44
6
9
15
12
Mantha, Sylvio Sylvio Mantha
D
48
4
6
10
24
Mondou, Armand Armand Mondou
LW
48
5
3
8
4
Bourgeault, Leo Leo Bourgeault
D
48
4
3
7
10
Carson, Gerry Gerry Carson
D
48
5
1
6
51
Burke, Marty Marty Burke
D
45
1
4
5
28
Godin, Sam Sam Godin
RW
36
2
2
4
15
Portland, Jack Jack Portland
D
31
0
2
2
10
Raymond, Paul Paul Raymond
RW
29
1
0
1
2
Lafrance, Adie Adie Lafrance
LW
3
0
0
0
2
Cude, Wilf Wilf Cude
G
1
0
0
0
0
Chabot, Lorne Lorne Chabot
G
47
0
0
0
2
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Chabot, Lorne Lorne Chabot
2928
47
21
20
6
101
2.07
8
Cude, Wilf Wilf Cude
60
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
Team:
2988
48
22
20
6
101
2.03
9
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Larochelle, Wildor Wildor Larochelle
RW
2
1
1
2
0
Morenz, Howie Howie Morenz
C
2
1
1
2
0
Gagnon, Johnny Johnny Gagnon
RW
2
1
0
1
2
Burke, Marty Marty Burke
D
2
0
1
1
2
Joliat, Aurel Aurel Joliat
LW
3
0
1
1
0
Mondou, Armand Armand Mondou
LW
1
0
1
1
0
Riley, Jack Jack Riley
C
2
0
1
1
0
Bourgeault, Leo Leo Bourgeault
D
2
0
0
0
0
Carson, Gerry Gerry Carson
D
2
0
0
0
2
Lafrance, Adie Adie Lafrance
LW
2
0
0
0
0
Lepine, Pit Pit Lepine
C
2
0
0
0
0
Mantha, Sylvio Sylvio Mantha
D
2
0
0
0
2
Portland, Jack Jack Portland
D
2
0
0
0
0
Raymond, Paul Paul Raymond
RW
2
0
0
0
0
Chabot, Lorne Lorne Chabot
G
2
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Chabot, Lorne Lorne Chabot
131
2
0
1
4
1.83
0
Team:
131
2
0
1
4
1.83
0
[2]
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 [ ]
Roster [ ]
Goaltenders
Defence
Forwards
Sources:
Mouton, p. 158
Players . NHL. Retrieved on 2008-12-12.
Gallery [ ]
See Also [ ]
References [ ]
Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. . National Hockey League, 198–220.
Jenish, D'Arcy (2008). The Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory . Doubleday Canada. ISBN 9780385663243 .
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens . Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 155013051X .