1947–48 Montreal Canadiens | |
Division | 5th NHL |
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1947–48 record | 20-29-11 |
Goals for | 147 |
Goals against | 169 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank J. Selke |
Coach | Dick Irvin |
Captain | Toe Blake Bill Durnan |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Elmer Lach (30) |
Assists | Elmer Lach (31) |
Points | Elmer Lach (61) |
Penalty minutes | Ken Reardon (129) |
Wins | Bill Durnan (20) |
Goals against average | Bill Durnan (2.77) |
The 1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season was the 39th season in club history. The Canadiens finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Regular Season[]
Bill Durnan was the last goaltender to serve as captain of an NHL team. He suffered his only losing season during the 1947-48 season, and, for the only time in his career, did not lead the league in goals against average. [1]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 77 | 182 | 143 |
Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 187 | 148 |
Boston Bruins | 60 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 59 | 167 | 168 |
New York Rangers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 176 | 201 |
Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 147 | 169 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 195 | 225 |
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 | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | October 16, 1947 | 1–2 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 18, 1947 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 22, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 25, 1947 | 5–0 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 2–2–0 |
5 | W | October 26, 1947 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 3–2–0 |
6 | L | October 29, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 3–3–0 |
7 | W | November 2, 1947 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | November 6, 1947 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 5–3–0 |
9 | L | November 8, 1947 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 5–4–0 |
10 | W | November 13, 1947 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 6–4–0 |
11 | L | November 15, 1947 | 1–9 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 6–5–0 |
12 | L | November 16, 1947 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 6–6–0 |
13 | T | November 19, 1947 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 6–6–1 |
14 | L | November 22, 1947 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 6–7–1 |
15 | T | November 23, 1947 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 6–7–2 |
16 | W | November 27, 1947 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 7–7–2 |
17 | L | November 29, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 7–8–2 |
18 | T | November 30, 1947 | 1–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 7–8–3 |
19 | W | December 6, 1947 | 4–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 8–8–3 |
20 | L | December 7, 1947 | 0–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 8–9–3 |
21 | T | December 10, 1947 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 8–9–4 |
22 | L | December 11, 1947 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 8–10–4 |
23 | W | December 14, 1947 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 9–10–4 |
24 | L | December 20, 1947 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 9–11–4 |
25 | W | December 21, 1947 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 10–11–4 |
26 | L | December 25, 1947 | 0–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 10–12–4 |
27 | W | December 27, 1947 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 11–12–4 |
28 | L | January 1, 1948 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 11–13–4 |
29 | T | January 3, 1948 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 11–13–5 |
30 | L | January 4, 1948 | 2–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 11–14–5 |
31 | T | January 8, 1948 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 11–14–6 |
32 | T | January 10, 1948 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 11–14–7 |
33 | L | January 11, 1948 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 11–15–7 |
34 | W | January 15, 1948 | 8–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 12–15–7 |
35 | W | January 17, 1948 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 13–15–7 |
36 | T | January 18, 1948 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 13–15–8 |
37 | L | January 21, 1948 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 13–16–8 |
38 | L | January 24, 1948 | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 13–17–8 |
39 | L | January 25, 1948 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 13–18–8 |
40 | T | January 28, 1948 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 13–18–9 |
41 | L | January 31, 1948 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 13–19–9 |
42 | W | February 1, 1948 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 14–19–9 |
43 | L | February 5, 1948 | 2–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 14–20–9 |
44 | L | February 7, 1948 | 3–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 14–21–9 |
45 | L | February 14, 1948 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 14–22–9 |
46 | L | February 15, 1948 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 14–23–9 |
47 | W | February 19, 1948 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 15–23–9 |
48 | L | February 21, 1948 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 15–24–9 |
49 | L | February 22, 1948 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 15–25–9 |
50 | L | February 28, 1948 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 15–26–9 |
51 | L | February 29, 1948 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 15–27–9 |
52 | W | March 3, 1948 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 16–27–9 |
53 | T | March 4, 1948 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 16–27–10 |
54 | T | March 6, 1948 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48) | 16–27–11 |
55 | L | March 7, 1948 | 3–9 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 16–28–11 |
56 | W | March 11, 1948 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48) | 17–28–11 |
57 | W | March 13, 1948 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1947–48) | 18–28–11 |
58 | W | March 14, 1948 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1947–48) | 19–28–11 |
59 | W | March 20, 1948 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48) | 20–28–11 |
60 | L | March 21, 1948 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1947–48) | 20–29–11 |
Playoffs[]
- The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs.
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Elmer Lach | C | 60 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 72 |
Maurice Richard | RW | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 89 |
Toe Blake | LW | 32 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 |
Ken Reardon | D | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 129 |
Billy Reay | C | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
Bob Fillion | LW | 32 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 |
Roger Leger | D | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 |
Jacques Locas | RW | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 66 |
Norm Dussault | C | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
Glen Harmon | D | 56 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 52 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Butch Bouchard | D | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 78 |
Murph Chamberlain | LW | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 62 |
Doug Harvey | D | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Rip Riopelle | LW | 55 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Bob Carse | LW | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Floyd Curry | RW | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
John Quilty | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Tod Campeau | C | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Jimmy Peters | RW | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Hal Laycoe | D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Gerry Plamondon | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Murdo MacKay | RW/C | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Ken Mosdell | C | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Bill Durnan | G | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Leo Gravelle | RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Johnson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerry McNeil | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Robertson | LW/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Bill Durnan | 3505 | 59 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 162 | 2.77 | 5 |
Gerry McNeil | 95 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.42 | 0 |
Team: | 3600 | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 169 | 2.82 | 5 |
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[]
- Elmer Lach, Art Ross Memorial Trophy
- Elmer Lach, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
- Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Ken Reardon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Game Ads[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196402&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo
- ↑ 1947–48 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ↑ 1947-48 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) |
1947–48 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1948 Stanley Cup Finals |
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