The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's
ice hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the
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(NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to
1938-European tour:After the Stanley Cup final finished, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game exhibition series in Europe, becoming the first NHL teams to play outside North America. Six games were played in England, three in France...
, winning the
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in 1926 and 1935. They were the last non-
Original SixThe Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the...
team to win the Stanley Cup until the
expansionThe National Hockey League undertook a major expansion for the 1967–68 season, adding six new franchises to double the size of the league. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded. Thus, the expansion ended the era of the Original...
Philadelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
won in 1974, and the last NHL franchise to fold after having previously won a Stanley Cup championship. A highly competitive team, some of the greatest players of the era played for the Maroons, including Hall of Fame players
Nels StewartRobert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
,
Lionel ConacherLionel Pretoria Conacher, MP , nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto...
,
Clint BenedictClinton Stevenson "Praying Bennie" Benedict was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Maroons. He played on four Stanley Cup-winning squads. He was the first goaltender in the National Hockey League to wear a face mask...
,
Babe SiebertAlbert Charles "Babe" Siebert was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens...
, George Boucher,
Hooley SmithReginald "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal...
,
Punch BroadbentHarold Lawton "Punch" Broadbent was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans, and generally regarded as one of the first true power forwards in National Hockey League history.-Personal life:Born in Ottawa, Ontario...
,
Reg NobleEdward Reginald Noble of Collingwood, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman who played 17 professional seasons in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League for the Toronto Blueshirts, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Pats, Montreal Maroons,...
and
Toe BlakeHector "Toe" Blake, CM was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League .-Nickname:His nickname came out of his childhood for his younger sister was unable to pronounce his name...
.
Formation
The Montreal Maroons hockey team was created to appeal to the anglophone neighbourhoods of Montreal. In 1918, the arena shared by the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers burnt down. The Canadiens, who drew primarily Montreal’s francophones, moved to the Mount Royal arena, which had natural ice and seating for only 3,250. The Wanderers, who were the team of Montreal’s anglophone community, folded. By 1922, work was begun to build a team to appeal to the anglophones and return to the NHL. In January 1924, construction began on a new arena, on the site of a roller-skating rink called The Forum, and by the fall, at a cost of $1.5 million, the Montreal Forum was complete. The Montreal Forum was the first large arena in the NHL. The Maroons joined the league in 1924 along with the
Boston BruinsThe 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 Canadiens objected to a second team in Montreal, but relented when they were compensated by expansion fees. The expansion fees for both teams were $15,000, with $11,000 of the Maroons' fee going to their cross-town rivals, the Canadiens. It would not be until the 1970s that the NHL would admit another Canadian team into the league.
At the time of their founding, the Maroons had no nickname. The Maroons' president James Strachan had been the owner of the Wanderers in the 1900s and he attempted to secure the Wanderers name but negotiations failed. The nickname of Maroons was eventually picked up by the media after the colour of their jerseys. The club never officially changed the organizational name to incorporate the Maroons name. The
Vancouver MillionairesThe Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926...
of the
Pacific Coast Hockey AssociationThe Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional men's ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from 1911 to 1924 when it then merged with the Western Canada Hockey League...
had changed their name to the Vancouver Maroons, but the club had folded before Montreal started.
Success at the gate and on the ice
In the Maroons first season of operation they finished second last in the league. However, the new Forum was selling out and with the addition of players Nelson Stewart, Babe Siebert and Bill Phillips success came quickly. In a single year, the Maroons went from having the worst record in franchise history to their best. In only their second season of operation, Montreal won their first
Stanley CupThe 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...
. The win was especially sweet for Maroons' goaltender
Clint BenedictClinton Stevenson "Praying Bennie" Benedict was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Maroons. He played on four Stanley Cup-winning squads. He was the first goaltender in the National Hockey League to wear a face mask...
and forward
Punch BroadbentHarold Lawton "Punch" Broadbent was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans, and generally regarded as one of the first true power forwards in National Hockey League history.-Personal life:Born in Ottawa, Ontario...
. The pair had been traded from the
Ottawa SenatorsThe 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...
in 1924, Benedict after a dispute with the Senators management. The NHL playoffs that year were a two-game total goals format and Montreal won the opening series over the Pittsbugh Pirates 6-4, then upset the favored Ottawa Senators 2-1. In the NHL playoff final, Montreal defeated Ottawa to advance to the Stanley Cup final against the
Victoria CougarsThe 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...
of the
Western Hockey LeagueThe Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...
. Montreal won the best-of-five series three games to one. In the last Stanley Cup final involving two different leagues, Montreal defeated Victoria three games to one. Contributing to the victory was rookie, and future Hall of Fame member
Nels StewartRobert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
, who scored six of the Maroons' ten goals in the series. Stewart won the Hart Trophy for most valuable player. Not a smooth skater, Stewart compensate with size, at six foot one and 195 pounds he was a giant compared to other players of that era; toughness, amassing 119 penalty minutes; and shooting, scoring 34 of Montreal's 91 goals during the season. Stewart's 34 goals remained an NHL record for rookies until the 1970–71 season. During this era, a team's best players often played the entire game with substitutions only made for injuries.
For the 1926–1927 season the NHL expanded to ten teams and was divided into an American and Canadian divisions. The Maroons finished 3rd in the Canadian division behind their rivals the Canadiens, with whom they now shared the Forum. The two teams met in the playoffs for a two-game total goals series. The forum was packed with 11,000 fans, in a building whose capacity was listed at 10,000, to watch the Canadiens defeat the defending Stanley Cup champions. . The Maroons also participated in another moment of hockey history, when on November 26, 1926 they were the competition for the New York Rangers in the Rangers' NHL debut game.
The Maroons got revenge on the Canadiens in the 1927–28 season by eliminating them in the first round of the playoffs. The Maroons then met the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup, but lost the series three games to two. Because of the circus at Madison Square Gardens all five games were played at the Forum.
The 1928–1929 season was a rare bad one for the Maroons as they finished last in the Canadian division, but they rebounded for the 1929–1930 season by finishing first. During these years, the Maroons were led by one of the most feared forward lines in the early NHL years, the "$ Line", consisting of
Hooley SmithReginald "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal...
,
Babe SiebertAlbert Charles "Babe" Siebert was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens...
and Nels Stewart, which was also one of the most penalized.
In the 1929–1930 season,
Dunc MunroDuncan Brown Munro was a Canadian Olympic ice hockey player who played with and coached the Montreal Maroons. He was born in Moray, Scotland. When he was still a child his family moved to Toronto, where he learned to play hockey. In his youth Munro also excelled in track events as a runner...
was signed as player/coach of the team. It was this season that Clint Benedict of the Maroons became the first goaltender in NHL history to wear a mask when he donned one to protect a broken nose. Although the Maroons finished first in the Canadian Division, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins.
For the 1930-31 season, Stewart again led his team in goals and points, but the Maroons only finished third in the Canadian division and were eliminated easily in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Rangers.
The Maroons made it into the playoffs of the 1931-32 season by finishing five points ahead of the New York Americans. Montreal defeated Detroit in the opening round, but lost the semi-final match against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Maroons finished the 1932-33 season in second place in the Canadian division and had even placed three of the top six players in league points. However, Montreal was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Detroit.
In the playoffs of the 1933-34 season, the Chicago Black Hawks eliminated both Montreal teams. First defeating the Canadiens then upsetting the Maroons in the semi-finals.
In 1935, Leo Dandurand, owner of the Montreal Canadiens sells the team to Canadian Arena Company, (Ernest Savard, Louis Gelinas and Maurice Forget) who also owned the Montreal Maroons for $165,000.
Great Depression
Financial strains from the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
in Montreal hurt the attendances of both the Canadiens and Maroons. However, there were far more francophone supporters for the Canadiens than there were anglophone supporters for the Maroons. As a result, the Maroons finished with the worst attendance in the league for three seasons in a row. This, along with the fact that both teams were owned by the
Canadian Arena CompanyBrookfield Office Properties Inc. is a North American commercial real estate company. Brookfield Asset Management owns fifty percent of its outstanding common shares. The company has its headquarters operations in New York City and Toronto...
by 1935 (
Ernest SavardJ. Ernest Savard was a Canadian stock broker and a partner in the brokerage firm of Savard & Hart in Montreal, Quebec.A sports fan, in 1928 Savard partnered with fellow Montreal businessman and politician Athanase David and American baseball executive George Stallings to revive the Montreal Royals...
and Maurice Forget, who owned the Canadiens, were part of the Canadian Arena Company, as were Maroons owners James Strachan and
Donat RaymondDonat Raymond was a Canadian Senator and builder in the National Hockey League.Born in St. Stanislas de Kostka, Quebec, Donat was a member of the Canadian Senate as a Liberal Party from 1926 to 1963. Donat was also head of the Canadian Arena Company that helped designed arenas throughout Canada...
) made it obvious that only one team could represent Montreal. The Maroons' dire financial straits caused them to sell off several players, including star winger
Hooley SmithReginald "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal...
. Despite the Maroons' financial troubles, they continued to play competitive hockey well into the 1930s.
For the 1934-1935 season, the Maroons hired
Tommy GormanThomas Patrick "T. P." Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League , a winner of seven Stanley Cups as a general manager with four teams, and an Olympic gold medal-winning lacrosse player for Canada....
as coach, who had coached the Chicago Black Hawks to the Championship the previous year. The Maroons finished the season in second place behind Ottawa. In the playoffs, the Montreal Maroons defeated Chicago with defensive hockey, defeated the New York Rangers at wide-open (offensive) hockey, and then defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, who Gorman considered as one of the best hockey teams of all time, in three straight games. The Maroons won their second Stanley Cup and Gorman became the first, and as of 2011 the only, coach in history to win back-to-back Cups with two different teams. The Maroons team were the last team to win the cup without a loss in the playoffs for 17 years. Gorman called this Maroon team, "the greatest team that ever stepped on the ice."
The playoffs of the 1935-36 season are famous for the longest NHL
playoffThe playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
game of all time, when on March 24-25, the Maroons lost 1–0 to the
Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in 176:30 of play (16:30 of the sixth
overtimeOvertime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...
period). The game was especially significant for Detroit goaltender Normie Smith who began his career with the Maroons, but they had lost belief in him. He then shut out the Maroons again in the second game, and allowed Detroit to complete a three-game sweep by allowing only one goal. Detroit continued on to win the first Stanley Cup in their history.
In December 1936, the Maroons captain Hooley Smith was traded to the Boston Bruins, a move which would mark the beginning of the end for the franchise. The 1936-37 season saw a milestone moment when Nels Stewart broke Howie Morenz's record for career goals with 271. Stewart would hold the all-time career record for goals until it was broken by Maurice Richard in 1952.
By the start of the 1937-38 season, rumours were rampant that the Maroon franchise would be moved to another city. In September of 1937, president of the Maroons Donat Raymond said the team would be staying in Montreal. The team's bleak financial situation finally caught up with them as they finished 12–30–6, the club's worst season since winning only nine games in 1924–25.
The league allowed the Maroons to suspend operations for the 1938–39 season. The Maroons' owners tried to sell to interests in
St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Earlier in the decade, St. Louis proved that it could support NHL hockey when the
Ottawa SenatorsThe 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...
moved there to become the
EaglesThe St. Louis Eagles were a professional ice hockey team and a former member of the National Hockey League based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Eagles existed for only one year, playing in the 1934–35 NHL season....
. However, while the Eagles had drawn very well, they survived only one season, due to the high costs of traveling to
BostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
,
MontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and
TorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
(the Eagles had assumed the Senators' place in the Canadian Division in defiance of all geographic reality). The league was not about to give St. Louis another chance given the economic situation of the time.
Len PetoLeonard "Len" Peto was a National Hockey League executive and a director of both the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Maroons. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1944 with the Montreal Canadiens....
, a director of the Montreal Canadiens, took control of the dormant Maroons and
succeeded in getting the franchise transferred to Philadelphia. However, despite being larger than all but two NHL cities (
New YorkThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and
ChicagoThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
), Philadelphia did not have an arena that could accommodate an NHL team. The largest arena in the city, the
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, did not have an ice plant. The second largest,
Philadelphia ArenaThe Philadelphia Arena was an arena used mainly for sporting events located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The building, originally named the Philadelphia Ice Palace and Auditorium, was located at 4530 Market Street, next to what would become the WFIL TV Studio which broadcast American Bandstand. ...
, was ruled out because its sight lines were deemed inadequate even for temporary use. The league gave Peto until the end of the 1946–47 season to find a suitable arena. Unfortunately, Peto failed to do so, and the Maroons were gone for good in 1947.
The last active Maroons player was
Herb CainHerbert James Cain was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens, and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:Herbert Cain grew up in Newmarket and played junior hockey for the Newmarket Redmen and the...
, who remained in the NHL until 1946.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 1924–25 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:...
|
30 |
9 |
19 |
2 |
20 |
45 |
65 |
264 |
fifth, NHL |
Out of playoffs |
| 1925–26 The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer...
|
40 |
20 |
11 |
5 |
45 |
91 |
73 |
554 |
second, NHL |
Won Semifinals (PittsburghThe Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city...
)
Won Finals (OttawaThe 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...
)
Won Stanley Cup (VictoriaThe 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...
) |
| 1926–27 The 1926–27 Montreal Maroons season was the Maroons' third year of operation. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1925–26, the club was not able to defend the championship, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens.-Game log:...
|
40 |
20 |
20 |
4 |
44 |
71 |
68 |
716 |
third, Canadian |
Lost Quarterfinals (MontrealThe 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 ...
) |
| 1927–28 -Game log:-Player stats:Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; -External links:...
|
40 |
24 |
14 |
6 |
54 |
96 |
77 |
549 |
second, Canadian |
Won Quarterfinals (OttawaThe 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...
)
Won Semifinals (MontrealThe 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 ...
)
Lost Finals (NY RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
) |
| 1928–29 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
44 |
15 |
20 |
9 |
39 |
67 |
65 |
638 |
fifth, Canadian |
Out of playoffs |
| 1929–30 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
44 |
23 |
16 |
5 |
51 |
141 |
114 |
651 |
first, Canadian |
Lost Semifinals (BostonThe 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...
) |
| 1930–31 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
44 |
20 |
18 |
6 |
46 |
105 |
106 |
568 |
third, Canadian |
Lost Quarterfinals (NY RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
) |
| 1931–32 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
48 |
19 |
22 |
7 |
45 |
142 |
139 |
593 |
third, Canadian |
Won Quarterfinals (DetroitThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
)
Lost Semifinals (TorontoThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
) |
| 1932–33 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
48 |
22 |
20 |
6 |
50 |
135 |
119 |
442 |
second, Canadian |
Lost Quarterfinals (DetroitThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
) |
| 1933–34 -Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltendingNote: 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...
|
48 |
19 |
18 |
11 |
49 |
117 |
122 |
414 |
third, Canadian |
Won Quarterfinals (NY RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
)
Lost Semifinals (Chicago) |
| 1934–35 The 1934–35 Montreal Maroons season involved winning the Stanley Cup.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...
|
48 |
24 |
19 |
5 |
53 |
123 |
92 |
380 |
second, Canadian |
Won Quarterfinals (Chicago)
Won Semifinals (NY RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
)
Won Stanley Cup (TorontoThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
) |
| 1935–36 The 1935–36 Montreal Maroons season involved participating in the longest playoff game in NHL history.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending-Playoffs:ScoringGoaltending...
|
48 |
22 |
16 |
10 |
54 |
114 |
106 |
504 |
first, Canadian |
Lost Semifinals (DetroitThe Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
) |
| 1936–37 -Regular season:On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1-0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.-Game log:-Regular season:ScoringGoaltending...
|
48 |
22 |
17 |
9 |
53 |
126 |
110 |
379 |
second, Canadian |
Lost Quarterfinals (BostonThe 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...
) |
| 1937–38 The 1937–38 Montreal Maroons season was the fourteenth and last season of the Montreal Maroons. The team finished in last place in the Canadian Division. The team and franchise was dissolved after the season.-Offseason:...
|
48 |
12 |
30 |
6 |
30 |
101 |
149 |
470 |
fourth, Canadian |
Out of playoffs |
| Totals |
622 |
271 |
260 |
91 |
633 |
1474 |
1405 |
7122 |
Team Captains
- Punch Broadbent
Harold Lawton "Punch" Broadbent was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans, and generally regarded as one of the first true power forwards in National Hockey League history.-Personal life:Born in Ottawa, Ontario...
1924–25
- Dunc Munro
Duncan Brown Munro was a Canadian Olympic ice hockey player who played with and coached the Montreal Maroons. He was born in Moray, Scotland. When he was still a child his family moved to Toronto, where he learned to play hockey. In his youth Munro also excelled in track events as a runner...
1925–28
- Nels Stewart
Robert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
1928–32
- Hooley Smith
Reginald "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal...
1932–36
- Lionel Conacher
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP , nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto...
1936–37
- Stewart Evans
Stewart "Stew" Evans was a professional ice hockey player who played 367 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons, and Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup in 1935 with the Montreal Maroons. He served as the final Captain of the Montreal...
1937–38
Hockey Hall of Famers
- Clint Benedict
Clinton Stevenson "Praying Bennie" Benedict was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Maroons. He played on four Stanley Cup-winning squads. He was the first goaltender in the National Hockey League to wear a face mask...
- Toe Blake
Hector "Toe" Blake, CM was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League .-Nickname:His nickname came out of his childhood for his younger sister was unable to pronounce his name...
- Buck Boucher
Georges "Buck" Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Buck was one of six brothers. His brothers Frank, Bobby and Billy all played in the NHL...
- Punch Broadbent
Harold Lawton "Punch" Broadbent was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans, and generally regarded as one of the first true power forwards in National Hockey League history.-Personal life:Born in Ottawa, Ontario...
- King Clancy
Francis Michael "King" Clancy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of three Stanley Cup championship teams and won All-Star honours...
- Lionel Conacher
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP , nicknamed "The Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first passion was football; he was a member of the 1921 Grey Cup champion Toronto...
- Alex Connell
Alec Connell was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans and Montreal Maroons teams in the National Hockey League...
- Red Dutton
Norman Alexander "Mervyn" "Red" Dutton was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and executive. He played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League and the Montreal Maroons and New York Americans of the National Hockey League...
- Reg Noble
Edward Reginald Noble of Collingwood, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman who played 17 professional seasons in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League for the Toronto Blueshirts, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto St. Pats, Montreal Maroons,...
- Babe Siebert
Albert Charles "Babe" Siebert was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens...
- Hooley Smith
Reginald "Hooley" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal...
- Nels Stewart
Robert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
Awards
- Russ Blinco
Russ Blinco was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons and Chicago Black Hawks. Blinco's name was inscribed on the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Maroons in 1935.-Playing career:Blinco began his hockey career with the...
— Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) 1934
- Nels Stewart
Robert Nelson "Old Poison" Stewart was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
— Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) 1926, 1930
Arenas
- Montreal Forum
The Montreal Forum was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by Sporting News, it was home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons from 1924 to 1938 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1996...
— built specifically for the Maroons, the Forum, in an ironic twist, would become the most famous arena in hockey largely because of the Canadiens, who shared the arena with the Maroons from 1926 to 1938.
See also
- List of Montreal Maroons players
- List of Montreal Maroons head coaches
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...
- 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 ...
- List of defunct NHL teams
- List of NHL seasons
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