1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team rebounded from its last place finish to place second in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the rival Maroons in a two-game series before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals.

Regular season

The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.

The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926, against Ottawa, lost 2–1.^[1] The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.

Final standings

Canadian Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa Senators	44	30	10	4	86	69	64
Montreal Canadiens	44	28	14	2	99	67	58
Montreal Maroons	44	20	20	4	71	68	44
New York Americans	44	17	25	2	82	91	36
Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs	44	15	24	5	79	94	35

^[2]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 16, 1926	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)	0–1–0
2	L	November 18, 1926	1–2	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	0–2–0
3	L	November 20, 1926	1–2 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	0–3–0
4	W	November 23, 1926	2–0	New York Americans (1926–27)	1–3–0
5	L	November 27, 1926	0–2	New York Rangers (1926–27)	1–4–0
6	W	December 2, 1926	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	2–4–0
7	L	December 4, 1926	1–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	2–5–0
8	W	December 7, 1926	3–2 OT	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	3–5–0
9	W	December 9, 1926	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	4–5–0
10	L	December 11, 1926	0–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	4–6–0
11	T	December 16, 1926	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1926–27)	4–6–1
12	W	December 18, 1926	2–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	5–6–1
13	W	December 22, 1926	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	6–6–1
14	W	December 23, 1926	3–2	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	7–6–1
15	W	December 30, 1926	1–0	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	8–6–1
16	L	January 1, 1927	1–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	8–7–1
17	L	January 4, 1927	3–6	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	8–8–1
18	L	January 6, 1927	0–1	@ New York Rangers (1926–27)	8–9–1
19	L	January 8, 1927	0–2	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	8–10–1
20	W	January 13, 1927	3–1	New York Americans (1926–27)	9–10–1
21	W	January 15, 1927	1–0	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	10–10–1
22	W	January 18, 1927	5–3	Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	11–10–1
23	W	January 22, 1927	4–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	12–10–1
24	L	January 27, 1927	2–3	New York Rangers (1926–27)	12–11–1
25	W	January 30, 1927	2–1 OT	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	13–11–1
26	W	February 1, 1927	1–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (1926–27)	14–11–1
27	W	February 5, 1927	1–0	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	15–11–1
28	L	February 11, 1927	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	15–12–1
29	W	February 12, 1927	4–1	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	16–12–1
30	T	February 15, 1927	1–1 OT	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	16–12–2
31	W	February 19, 1927	3–0	New York Americans (1926–27)	17–12–2
32	L	February 22, 1927	1–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	17–13–2
33	W	February 24, 1927	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	18–13–2
34	W	February 26, 1927	2–0	Boston Bruins (1926–27)	19–13–2
35	W	March 1, 1927	3–0	Detroit Cougars (1926–27)	20–13–2
36	W	March 3, 1927	7–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	21–13–2
37	W	March 5, 1927	2–1	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)	22–13–2
38	W	March 8, 1927	1–0	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	23–13–2
39	W	March 10, 1927	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	24–13–2
40	W	March 15, 1927	4–1	Ottawa Senators (1926–27)	25–13–2
41	W	March 19, 1927	5–0	Montreal Maroons (1926–27)	26–13–2
42	W	March 22, 1927	1–0	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)	27–13–2
43	W	March 24, 1927	6–3	@ New York Americans (1926–27)	28–13–2
44	L	March 26, 1927	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	28–14–2

Playoffs

In a "Battle of Montreal" quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1	Montreal Maroons	1
March 31	Montreal Maroons	0	Montreal Canadiens	1	(OT)

Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 2	Ottawa Senators	4	Montreal Canadiens	0
April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1	Ottawa Senators	1

Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	44	25	7	32	49
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	43	14	4	18	79
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	44	16	1	17	20
Gagne, ArtArt Gagne	RW	44	14	3	17	42
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	43	10	5	15	77
Cooper, CarsonCarson Cooper	RW	14	9	3	12	16
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner	D	44	6	6	12	26
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	43	5	2	7	62
Hart, GizzyGizzy Hart	LW	40	3	3	6	8
Boucher, BillyBilly Boucher	RW	21	4	0	4	14
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	41	0	1	1	6
Gauthier, ArtArt Gauthier	C	13	0	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	44	0	0	0	0
Lafrance, LeoLeo Lafrance	LW	4	0	0	0	0
Moran, AmbyAmby Moran	D	12	0	0	0	10
Palangio, PetePete Palangio	LW	6	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14
Team:	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	Pts	PIM
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat	LW	4	1	1	10
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha	D	4	1	1	0
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz	C	4	1	1	4
Cooper, CarsonCarson Cooper	RW	3	0	0	0
Gagne, ArtArt Gagne	RW	4	0	0	0
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner	D	4	0	0	10
Gauthier, ArtArt Gauthier	C	1	0	0	0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	G	4	0	0	0
Hart, GizzyGizzy Hart	LW	4	0	0	0
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle	RW	4	0	0	0
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc	D	4	0	0	2
Lepine, PitPit Lepine	C	4	0	0	4
Palangio, PetePete Palangio	LW	4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth	252	4	1	1	6	1.43	1
Team:	252	4	1	1	6	1.43	1

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards

Vezina Memorial Trophy – awarded to George Hainsworth

Transactions

January 17, 1927 – Billy Boucher traded to Boston Bruins for Carson Cooper with both teams holding right of recall.
December 12, 1926 – Gizzy Hart traded to Montreal by Detroit for cash.

Roster

Goaltenders

12/14 – George Hainsworth
14 – Alphonse Lacroix

Defense

1 – Herb Gardiner
2 – Sylvio Mantha
3/5 – Amby Moran
8 – Albert Leduc

Forwards

3 – Art Gauthier
4 – Aurel Joliat
5 – Billy Boucher
5 – Carson Cooper
6 – Art Gagne
7 – Howie Morenz
9 – Alfred Lepine
10 – Wildor Larochelle
11 – Gizzy Hart
11 – Leo Lafrance
11 – Lachance,
14 – Pete Palangio

Source:

Mouton, p. 156
"Players". NHL. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

References

Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 7–24.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.

↑ Mouton, p. 72
↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
↑ "1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

Montreal Canadiens

Founded in 1909
Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman)
General manager: Marc Bergevin
Head coach: Michel Therrien
Team captain: Max Pacioretty
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: St. John's IceCaps; Laval Rocket (beginning in 2017–18)

ECHL: Brampton Beast

General managers

Head coaches

Media

TV	City (English) Sportsnet East (English) Réseau des sports (French) TVA Sports (French)

Radio	English TSN Radio 690 French 98,5 FM

Culture and lore

Montreal Canadiens seasons

1900s	1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1926–27 NHL season

Canadian Division	Mtl Canadiens Mtl Maroons NY Americans Ottawa Toronto

American Division	Boston Chicago Detroit NY Rangers Pittsburgh

See also	The S Line Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

Transactions

Roster

See also

References