1925–26 Montreal Maroons season
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. His accomplishments also won him the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
Final standings
[1] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
| Number |
Result |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
| 1 |
L |
November 28, 1925 |
2–3 |
@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
0–1–0 |
| 2 |
W |
December 1, 1925 |
4–2 |
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
1–1–0 |
| 3 |
W |
December 3, 1925 |
3–2 |
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
2–1–0 |
| 4 |
W |
December 5, 1925 |
4–0 |
Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
3–1–0 |
| 5 |
L |
December 8, 1925 |
2–3 |
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
3–2–0 |
| 6 |
W |
December 12, 1925 |
5–2 |
Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
4–2–0 |
| 7 |
W |
December 16, 1925 |
4–2 |
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
5–2–0 |
| 8 |
W |
December 19, 1925 |
4–1 |
@ New York Americans (1925–26) |
6–2–0 |
| 9 |
W |
December 23, 1925 |
1–0 OT |
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
7–2–0 |
| 10 |
W |
December 26, 1925 |
2–0 |
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
8–2–0 |
| 11 |
L |
December 30, 1925 |
4–7 |
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
8–3–0 |
| 12 |
W |
January 2, 1926 |
3–2 OT |
New York Americans (1925–26) |
9–3–0 |
| 13 |
L |
January 5, 1926 |
0–4 |
@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
9–4–0 |
| 14 |
T |
January 7, 1926 |
1–1 OT |
Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
9–4–1 |
| 15 |
W |
January 12, 1926 |
5–2 |
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
10–4–1 |
| 16 |
W |
January 16, 1926 |
1–0 |
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
11–4–1 |
| 17 |
T |
January 19, 1926 |
3–3 OT |
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
11–4–2 |
| 18 |
W |
January 23, 1926 |
4–1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
12–4–2 |
| 19 |
T |
January 25, 1926 |
1–1 OT |
@ New York Americans (1925–26) |
12–4–3 |
| 20 |
L |
January 27, 1926 |
1–2 OT |
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
12–5–3 |
| 21 |
L |
January 30, 1926 |
0–5 |
Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
12–6–3 |
| 22 |
W |
February 2, 1926 |
2–0 |
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
13–6–3 |
| 23 |
W |
February 9, 1926 |
5–3 |
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
14–6–3 |
| 24 |
W |
February 13, 1926 |
2–1 |
New York Americans (1925–26) |
15–6–3 |
| 25 |
W |
February 18, 1926 |
5–2 |
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
16–6–3 |
| 26 |
T |
February 20, 1926 |
0–0 OT |
@ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
16–6–4 |
| 27 |
T |
February 23, 1926 |
1–1 OT |
Ottawa Senators (1925–26) |
16–6–5 |
| 28 |
L |
February 26, 1926 |
0–1 |
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
16–7–5 |
| 29 |
W |
February 27, 1926 |
4–3 |
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) |
17–7–5 |
| 30 |
L |
March 2, 1926 |
0–4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) |
17–8–5 |
| 31 |
L |
March 4, 1926 |
2–3 |
Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
17–9–5 |
| 32 |
W |
March 6, 1926 |
4–3 OT |
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
18–9–5 |
| 33 |
W |
March 11, 1926 |
5–1 |
New York Americans (1925–26) |
19–9–5 |
| 34 |
W |
March 13, 1926 |
4–2 |
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) |
20–9–5 |
| 35 |
L |
March 16, 1926 |
0–1 |
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) |
20–10–5 |
| 36 |
L |
March 17, 1926 |
3–5 |
@ New York Americans (1925–26) |
20–11–5 |
Playoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Montreal Maroons
| Date |
Team |
Score |
Team |
Score |
Notes |
| March 8 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1 |
Montreal Maroons |
3 |
|
| March 11 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
3 |
Montreal Maroons |
3 |
|
Montreal wins total goals series 6 goals to 4
Montreal Maroons vs. Ottawa Senators
| Date |
Team |
Score |
Team |
Score |
Notes |
| March 25 |
Montreal Maroons |
1 |
Ottawa Senators |
1 |
|
| March 27 |
Montreal Maroons |
1 |
Ottawa Senators |
0 |
|
Montreal wins total goals series 2 goals to 1
Stanley Cup Final
Nels Stewart was "Old Poison" to the Victoria Cougars, as he scored 6 goals in the 4 games and goaltender Clint Benedict shut out the westerners three times. All games were played at the Forum in Montreal.
Victoria Cougars vs. Montreal Maroons
| Date |
Away |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Notes |
| March 30 |
Victoria Cougars |
0 |
Montreal Maroons |
3 |
|
| April 1 |
Victoria Cougars |
0 |
Montreal Maroons |
3 |
|
| April 3 |
Victoria Cougars |
3 |
Montreal Maroons |
2 |
|
| April 6 |
Victoria Cougars |
0 |
Montreal Maroons |
2 |
|
Montreal Maroons win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup
Player stats
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Goaltenders
GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
Awards and records
Transactions
Montreal Maroons 1926 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- Non-players
- James Strachan (President), Eddie Gerard (Manager-Coach)
- Gordon Cushing, Thomas Arnold (Vice Presidents),
- Bill O'Brien (Trainer)
- Donat Raymond (Director), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer).
Stanley Cup engraving
Eddie Gerard's name was misspelled when the ring was engraved as F. GERAD (MGR) instead of E. GERARD (MGR)on the 2nd verision of the ring created in 1969. The mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.
- After the series win, a new ring was added directly underneath the original bowl of the Cup with the words "Won/By Montreal 'Maroons' 1925–26". In addition players and Non-players names were added to the trophy.
- † 3 players who qualified were left off the Stanley Cup, because they did not play in the playoffs.
See also
References
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.