1924–25 Montreal Canadiens season
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The 1924–25 Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 season
was the team's 16th
Montreal Canadiens seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

 and eighth as a member of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 (NHL). The Canadiens once again made it to the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

 Final but lost to the Victoria Cougars
Victoria Cougars
The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926...

.

Regular season

This was the first season for the Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 and Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 - the first American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 NHL team. The Montreal Forum, was built to house the Maroons. However, it was the Canadiens who played in it first. The season started earlier, on November 29, and because the Mount Royal Arena couldn't produce ice, it was decided to move a game against the Toronto St. Patricks to the Forum. The Canadiens beat the St. Patricks 7–1, as Billy Boucher
Billy Boucher
William Martin Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he played in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He also played for the New Haven Eagles and Bronx Tigers of the...

 scored a hat trick before 8000 fans.

The Canadiens improved their scoring, scoring 93 goals in 30 games, giving up 56. Georges Vezina
Georges Vézina
Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...

 led the league in goals against average of 1.9 per game. All six team's starting goalie had a GAA under 4. Aurel Joliat
Aurel Joliat
Aurèle Émile "Mighty Atom, Little Giant" Joliat was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens....

 led the Canadiens on offence, scoring 29 goals.

Game log

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 29, 1924 7–1 Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
1–0–0
2 L December 3, 1924 1–2 @ Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
1–1–0
3 W December 8, 1924 4–3 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
2–1–0
4 W December 10, 1924 5–0 Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
3–1–0
5 W December 13, 1924 6–2 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
4–1–0
6 W December 17, 1924 5–2 @ Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
5–1–0
7 W December 20, 1924 3–2 Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
6–1–0
8 W December 25, 1924 5–0 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
7–1–0
9 T December 27, 1924 1–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
7–1–1
10 L January 1, 1925 2–4 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
7–2–1
11 W January 3, 1925 3–1 @ Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
8–2–1
12 L January 7, 1925 0–2 Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
8–3–1
13 L January 10, 1925 2–3 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
8–4–1
14 T January 14, 1925 1–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
8–4–2
15 L January 17, 1925 2–4 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
8–5–2
16 L January 21, 1925 2–4 Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
8–6–2
17 W January 24, 1925 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
9–6–2
18 W January 27, 1925 4–0 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
10–6–2
19 W January 31, 1925 5–0 Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
11–6–2
20 L February 4, 1925 0–3 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
11–7–2
21 L February 7, 1925 4–5 @ Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
11–8–2
22 W February 11, 1925 10–3 Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
12–8–2
23 W February 14, 1925 5–1 Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
13–8–2
24 W February 18, 1925 1–0 @ Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
14–8–2
25 W February 21, 1925 2–1 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
15–8–2
26 L February 25, 1925 1–3 Toronto St. Patricks
Toronto St. Patricks
The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season
The 1924–25 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's eighth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats qualified for the playoffs, finishing second. The St. Pats lost to the Montreal Canadiens in what turned out to be the NHL championship when Hamilton was suspended..-Game log:-Playoffs:The...

)
15–9–2
27 L February 28, 1925 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Ottawa Senators season
The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and 8th season in the National Hockey League . The NHL would expand to 6 teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going...

)
15–10–2
28 L March 3, 1925 2–3 @ Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Boston Bruins season
The 1924–25 Boston Bruins season was the team's first in the NHL. Along with the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first expansion franchise in the NHL and the league’s first American-based club...

)
15–11–2
29 W March 7, 1925 3–1 Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...

 (1924–25
1924–25 Montreal Maroons season
The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League . The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season:...

)
16–11–2
30 W March 9, 1925 4–1 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25
1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season
The 1924–25 Hamilton Tigers season was the last season of the Tigers. The club won the regular season but did not play in the playoffs as the players went on strike for increased play. NHL president Frank Calder suspended the team...

)
17–11–2

NHL Championship

The third seed Montreal Canadiens played against the second seed Toronto St. Patricks in a total goals series. The winner of that series was to go on and play the first seed team, the Hamilton Tigers. But it was not to happen that way. During the total goals series, the Hamilton players demanded $200 each for the extra six games played during the regular season and the league threatened to suspend the players and the team. Last ditch efforts to reach a compromise failed and the Tigers were suspended. It was suggested that the Ottawa Senators be included in the playoffs, but Charlie Querrie and Leo Dandurand cited a fourth place finish didn't qualify Ottawa a playoff berth and it was decided that Montreal and Toronto had played for the league title. NHL president Frank Calder
Frank Calder
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 announced that the Canadiens played home games at the Forum, but Leo Dandurand
Leo Dandurand
Joseph Viateur "Léo" Dandurand , was a sportsman and businessman. He was the owner and coach of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team in the National Hockey League...

 said that they would be played at Mount Royal Arena unless it were necessary to move to the Forum, citing home games were home games, and the Canadiens played better in front of their own fans. Calder backed down from his stand. Montreal won the series against Toronto and was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy
Prince of Wales Trophy
The Prince of Wales Trophy, also known as the Wales Trophy, is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the Eastern Conference playoff champions, prior to the final series of games for the Stanley Cup...

 and earned the right to play for the Stanley Cup.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto St. Patricks
Date Team Score Team Score Notes
March 11 Montreal Canadiens 3 Toronto St. Patricks 2
March 13 Montreal Canadiens 2 Toronto St. Patricks 0

Montreal wins total goals series 5 goals to 2

Finals

Over in the Western Canada Hockey League, the third place Victoria Cougars
Victoria Cougars
The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926...

 won their league championship and would face the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup championship. Victoria easily beat Montreal three games to one out-scoring the Canadiens 16 to 8. This marks the first, and last, time since the inception of the NHL that a non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup. On a foot-note, though, the Seattle Metropolitans
Seattle Metropolitans
The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle, Washington which played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1917, becoming the first American team to do so...

 could have claimed the Cup during the flu cancelled season of 1919, but chose not to out of good-sportsmanship. The series was played in Patrick Arena
Patrick Arena
Patrick Arena was the main sports arena located in the Greater Victoria, British Columbia area. The wood constructed arena was located in the suburb municipality of Oak Bay, on the north east corner of Cadboro Bay Road and Epworth Street...

 in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Victoria Cougars
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 21 Montreal Canadiens 2 Victoria Cougars 5
March 23 Montreal Canadiens 1 Victoria Cougars 3
March 27 Montreal Canadiens 4 Victoria Cougars 2
March 30 Montreal Canadiens 1 Victoria Cougars 6

Victoria Cougars win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...


Awards and records

  • O'Brien Cup
    O'Brien Trophy
    The O'Brien Trophy, or O'Brien Cup, as labelled on the trophy itself, is a retired trophy that was awarded in the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League ice hockey leagues of North America from 1910 to 1950. It was originally donated to the NHA by Canadian Senator M.J....

     - NHL champion
  • Prince of Wales Trophy
    Prince of Wales Trophy
    The Prince of Wales Trophy, also known as the Wales Trophy, is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the Eastern Conference playoff champions, prior to the final series of games for the Stanley Cup...

     - NHL champion (not awarded in 1925, but inscribed on the Trophy later)

See also

  • 1924–25 NHL season
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