1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season

1918–19 Montreal Canadiens
1918–19 record 7–3–0 (1st half), 3–5–0 (2nd half)
Goals for 88
Goals against 78
Team information
General Manager George Kennedy
Coach Newsy Lalonde
Captain Newsy Lalonde
Arena Jubilee Rink
Team leaders
Goals Odie Cleghorn (23)
Newsy Lalonde (23)
Assists Newsy Lalonde (9)
Points Newsy Lalonde (32)
Penalties in minutes Joe Hall (85)
Goals against average Georges Vezina (4.3)
<1917–18 1919–20>

The 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's tenth season and second as a member of the new National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall would die from the flu.

Team business

Prior to the season, another attempt was made by Eddie Livingstone to revive the National Hockey Association. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.[1]

Regular season

Georges Vezina came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.

The Toronto Arenas folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.

Final standings

First Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal Canadiens 10 7 3 0 14 57 50
Ottawa Senators 10 5 5 0 10 39 39
Toronto Arenas 10 3 7 0 6 42 49
Second Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 8 7 1 0 14 32 14
Montreal Canadiens 8 3 5 0 6 31 28
Toronto Arenas 8 2 6 0 4 22 43

[2] 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.

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LDecember 21, 19182–5 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–1–0
2WDecember 23, 19184–3 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–1–0
3WDecember 28, 19186–3 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 2–1–0
4LJanuary 2, 19192–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–2–0
5WJanuary 4, 19195–2 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 3–2–0
6WJanuary 7, 19197–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 4–2–0
7WJanuary 11, 191913–4 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 5–2–0
8WJanuary 16, 191910–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 6–2–0
9WJanuary 18, 19195–3 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 7–2–0
10LJanuary 21, 19193–11 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 7–3–0
Second half
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
11LJanuary 25, 19190–1 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–1–0
12LJanuary 30, 19192–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–2–0
13WFebruary 1, 191910–0 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–2–0
14LFebruary 4, 19193–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–3–0
15WFebruary 8, 19194–3 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–3–0
16LFebruary 11, 19194–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 2–4–0
17LFebruary 13, 19190–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–5–0
18WFebruary 15, 19198–2 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 3–5–0

[3]

Playoffs

They went against Ottawa for the championship and on it 13 goals to 7, or 13–7.

Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 19Montreal Canadiens 0Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 22Seattle Metropolitans 2Montreal Canadiens 4
March 24Montreal Canadiens 2Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 26Seattle Metropolitans 0Montreal Canadiens 020:00 OT
March 30Montreal Canadiens 4Seattle Metropolitans 315:57 OT

Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza epidemic

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Newsy Lalonde4 1723103342101711818
Odie Cleghorn6 182162733108199
Didier Pitre5 171441815102686
Jack McDonald10 1784129101456
Joe Malone7 8729355163
Joe Hall3 167291351000026
Louis Berlinguette8 1854912101349
Bert Corbeau2 16235541011220
Billy Coutu9 1712321100228
Amos Arbour12 10000-----
Billy Bell11 10000-----
Fred Doherty11 20000-----

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Georges Vezina1 18111710807814.19106366313713.49

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Source: Mouton, p. 153

References

  1. Coleman (1966), pp. 348–350.
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1918–19 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

See also

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