1939–40 Montreal Canadiens · NHL | |
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Division | 7th NHL |
1939–40 record | 10-33-5 |
Goals for | 90 |
Goals against | 168 |
General Manager | Jules Dugal |
Coach | Pit Lepine |
Captain | Walter Buswell |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team Leaders | |
Goals | Toe Blake (17) |
Assists | Charlie Sands (20) |
Points | Toe Blake (36) |
Penalties in minutes | Polly Drouin (51) |
Wins | Claude Bourque (9) |
Goals against average | Claude Bourque (3.29) |
← Seasons → | |
1938–39 | 1940–41 |
The 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens season was the 31st season in franchise history. The Canadiens finished 7th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1935-36 season.
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Pre-season[edit | edit source]
The Canadiens held their training camp in Montreal, Quebec.
Regular Season[edit | edit source]
The New York Rangers-Montreal Canadiens 6-2 game on February 25, 1940 was the first ice hockey game ever to be shown on TV in the USA.
Final Standings[edit | edit source]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 170 | 98 | 330 | 67 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 136 | 77 | 520 | 64 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 134 | 110 | 485 | 56 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 112 | 120 | 351 | 52 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 90 | 126 | 250 | 38 |
New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 106 | 140 | 236 | 34 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 90 | 167 | 338 | 25 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[edit | edit source]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | November 5, 1939 | 8–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | November 9, 1939 | 2–0 | New York Americans (1939–40) | 2–0–0 |
3 | T | November 16, 1939 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 2–0–1 |
4 | W | November 19, 1939 | 2–1 OT | @ New York Rangers (1939–40) | 3–0–1 |
5 | W | November 21, 1939 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 4–0–1 |
6 | T | November 23, 1939 | 1–1 OT | New York Rangers (1939–40) | 4–0–2 |
7 | L | November 25, 1939 | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 4–1–2 |
8 | L | November 30, 1939 | 2–5 | @ New York Americans (1939–40) | 4–2–2 |
9 | W | December 3, 1939 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 5–2–2 |
10 | W | December 7, 1939 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 6–2–2 |
11 | L | December 9, 1939 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 6–3–2 |
12 | L | December 10, 1939 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 6–4–2 |
13 | W | December 14, 1939 | 5–3 OT | New York Americans (1939–40) | 7–4–2 |
14 | L | December 16, 1939 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1939–40) | 7–5–2 |
15 | L | December 19, 1939 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1939–40) | 7–6–2 |
16 | L | December 21, 1939 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 7–7–2 |
17 | L | December 25, 1939 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 7–8–2 |
18 | L | December 28, 1939 | 4–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 7–9–2 |
19 | L | December 31, 1939 | 1–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 7–10–2 |
20 | L | January 1, 1940 | 0–1 | @ New York Americans (1939–40) | 7–11–2 |
21 | L | January 4, 1940 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 7–12–2 |
22 | L | January 6, 1940 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 7–13–2 |
23 | W | January 7, 1940 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 8–13–2 |
24 | L | January 9, 1940 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 8–14–2 |
25 | L | January 14, 1940 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 8–15–2 |
26 | L | January 16, 1940 | 1–6 | Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 8–16–2 |
27 | L | January 18, 1940 | 0–1 | New York Rangers (1939–40) | 8–17–2 |
28 | T | January 25, 1940 | 2–2 OT | New York Americans (1939–40) | 8–17–3 |
29 | L | January 27, 1940 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 8–18–3 |
30 | L | January 28, 1940 | 1–8 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 8–19–3 |
31 | L | January 30, 1940 | 1–4 | @ New York Americans (1939–40) | 8–20–3 |
32 | L | February 4, 1940 | 0–9 | @ New York Rangers (1939–40) | 8–21–3 |
33 | L | February 8, 1940 | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 8–22–3 |
34 | W | February 11, 1940 | 3–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 9–22–3 |
35 | T | February 15, 1940 | 1–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 9–22–4 |
36 | L | February 17, 1940 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 9–23–4 |
37 | L | February 18, 1940 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 9–24–4 |
38 | L | February 22, 1940 | 1–10 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 9–25–4 |
39 | L | February 24, 1940 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1939–40) | 9–26–4 |
40 | L | February 25, 1940 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1939–40) | 9–27–4 |
41 | L | February 29, 1940 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 9–28–4 |
42 | T | March 2, 1940 | 3–3 OT | New York Americans (1939–40) | 9–28–5 |
43 | L | March 3, 1940 | 0–3 | @ New York Americans (1939–40) | 9–29–5 |
44 | L | March 7, 1940 | 1–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) | 9–30–5 |
45 | W | March 9, 1940 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 10–30–5 |
46 | L | March 10, 1940 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) | 10–31–5 |
47 | L | March 14, 1940 | 4–8 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) | 10–32–5 |
48 | L | March 17, 1940 | 2–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) | 10–33–5 |
Playoffs[edit | edit source]
- The Canadiens did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[edit | edit source]
Regular Season[edit | edit source]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Toe Blake | LW | 48 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 48 |
Charlie Sands | C/RW | 47 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 |
Ray Getliffe | C/LW | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 29 |
Georges Mantha | D/LW | 42 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
Lou Trudel | LW | 47 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 24 |
Polly Drouin | LW | 42 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 51 |
Marty Barry | C | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
Doug Young | D | 47 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
Red Goupille | D | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 |
Paul Haynes | C | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Johnny Gagnon | RW | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Rod Lorrain | RW | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Bill Summerhill | RW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
Tony Demers | RW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Earl Robinson | RW/C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Bill Meronek | C | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Armand Mondou | LW | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Walt Buswell | D | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Cy Wentworth | D | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
John Doran | D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Armand Raymond | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gus Mancuso | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rhys Thomson | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Gordie Poirier | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Karakas | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilf Cude | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Bourque | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Claude Bourque | 2210 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 121 | 3.29 | 2 |
Wilf Cude | 415 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3.47 | 0 |
Mike Karakas | 310 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3.48 | 0 |
Charlie Sands | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12.00 | 0 |
Team: | 2960 | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 168 | 3.41 | 2 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; 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[edit | edit source]
- Toe Blake, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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See Also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ↑ 1939-40 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
Montreal Canadiens | |
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Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners |
Arenas | Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre |
Affiliates | Laval Rocket (AHL) |
1939–40 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston · Chicago · Detroit · Montreal Canadiens · NY Americans · NY Rangers · Toronto |
See also | 1940 Stanley Cup Finals |