1929–30 Montreal Canadiens season

1929–30 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Division 2nd Canadian
1929–30 record 21–14–9
Goals for 142
Goals against 114
Team information
General Manager Leo Dandurand
Coach Cecil Hart
Captain Sylvio Mantha
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Howie Morenz (40)
Assists Aurel Joliat (12)
Points Howie Morenz (50)
Wins George Hainsworth (20)
Goals against average George Hainsworth (2.57)

The 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 21st season. The team placed second in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The team won three series to win the Stanley Cup, for the third time in team history, and the second time in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

To combat low scoring, a major rule change was implemented. Players were now allowed forward passing in the offensive zone, instead of only in the defensive and neutral zones. This led to abuse: players sat in front of the opposing net waiting for a pass. The rule was changed again mid-season in December 1929, and players were no longer allowed to enter the offensive zone before the puck. Hence the birth of the modern-day offside rule. The Canadiens doubled their scoring output compared to the previous season.

Highlights

On December 14, 1929, Alfred Lepine scored four goals and added one assist in the second period of a game versus Ottawa, won 6–4 by Montreal. As of 2009, this feat is still the Canadiens' record for goals and points in one period.[1]

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Maroons 44 23 16 5 141 114 51
Montreal Canadiens 44 21 14 9 142 114 51
Ottawa Senators 44 21 15 8 138 118 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 17 21 6 116 124 40
New York Americans 44 14 25 5 113 161 33

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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
1TNovember 14, 19293–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 0–0–1
2TNovember 16, 19294–4 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 0–0–2
3LNovember 19, 19291–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 0–1–2
4WNovember 21, 19293–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 1–1–2
5WNovember 24, 19293–2 OT @ New York Americans (1929–30) 2–1–2
6WNovember 26, 19299–2 Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 3–1–2
7WNovember 30, 19293–1 New York Americans (1929–30) 4–1–2
8LDecember 3, 19291–3 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 4–2–2
9LDecember 5, 19294–5 Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 4–3–2
10WDecember 7, 19291–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 5–3–2
11WDecember 10, 19295–3 OT Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 6–3–2
12LDecember 12, 19293–8 @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 6–4–2
13WDecember 14, 19296–4 Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 7–4–2
14TDecember 17, 19293–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 7–4–3
15WDecember 19, 19297–2 New York Rangers (1929–30) 8–4–3
16TDecember 21, 19291–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 8–4–4
17LDecember 28, 19292–3 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 8–5–4
18WJanuary 1, 19303–2 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 9–5–4
19LJanuary 2, 19300–4 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 9–6–4
20LJanuary 4, 19303–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 9–7–4
21LJanuary 7, 19301–2 Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 9–8–4
22LJanuary 11, 19301–2 OT Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 9–9–4
23WJanuary 16, 19306–1 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 10–9–4
24WJanuary 21, 19305–2 @ New York Americans (1929–30) 11–9–4
25LJanuary 25, 19301–2 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 11–10–4
26WJanuary 28, 19303–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 12–10–4
27WJanuary 30, 19301–0 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 13–10–4
28LFebruary 1, 19301–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 13–11–4
29WFebruary 4, 19303–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 14–11–4
30TFebruary 6, 19303–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 14–11–5
31TFebruary 8, 19302–2 OT Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 14–11–6
32TFebruary 13, 19304–4 OT Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 14–11–7
33WFebruary 16, 19302–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 15–11–7
34WFebruary 18, 19302–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 16–11–7
35WFebruary 22, 19309–2 New York Americans (1929–30) 17–11–7
36LFebruary 25, 19302–4 @ New York Americans (1929–30) 17–12–7
37WFebruary 27, 19306–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 18–12–7
38WMarch 1, 19304–2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 19–12–7
39LMarch 4, 19302–5 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 19–13–7
40LMarch 6, 19300–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 19–14–7
41WMarch 8, 19306–0 New York Rangers (1929–30) 20–14–7
42TMarch 11, 19303–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 20–14–8
43TMarch 13, 19302–2 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 20–14–9
44WMarch 18, 19308–3 New York Americans (1929–30) 21–14–9

Playoffs

The Canadiens, by placing second had to play in the first round series versus the Chicago Black Hawks. The Canadiens won the two-game total-goals series 3–2. Next, were the New York Rangers who had defeated the Ottawa Senators in their first round series. The Canadiens swept the Rangers two games to none in a best-of-three series. The teams played 68 minutes and 52 seconds of overtime in the first game before Gus Rivers scored to win the game for the Canadiens.

Finals

The Canadiens advanced to the final against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins were heavily favoured, after winning all meetings with the Canadiens during the regular season. However, it meant little as the Canadiens swept the Bruins in two straight (3–0, 4–3) to win the Stanley Cup.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 44 40 10 50 72
Lepine, PitPit Lepine C 44 24 9 33 47
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat LW 42 19 12 31 40
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle RW 44 14 11 25 28
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D 44 13 11 24 108
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie RW 44 12 11 23 64
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc D 44 6 8 14 90
Burke, MartyMarty Burke D 44 2 11 13 71
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou LW 44 3 5 8 24
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha D/LW 44 5 2 7 16
McCaffrey, BertBert McCaffrey RW/D 28 1 3 4 26
Carson, GerryGerry Carson D 35 1 0 1 8
Rivers, GusGus Rivers RW 19 1 0 1 2
Fraser, GordGord Fraser D 10 0 0 0 4
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G 42 0 0 0 0
Murray, MickeyMickey Murray G 1 0 0 0 0
Worters, RoyRoy Worters G 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth 2680 42 20 13 9 108 2.42 4
Worters, RoyRoy Worters60 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0
Murray, MickeyMickey Murray 60 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0
Team: 2800 44 21 14 9 114 2.44 4

† Worters was loaned from the New York Americans for one game on February 27, 1930, vs. Toronto.

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Lepine, PitPit Lepine C 6 2 2 4 6
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie RW 6 2 2 4 12
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc D 6 1 3 4 8
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 6 3 0 3 10
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D 6 2 1 3 18
McCaffrey, BertBert McCaffrey RW/D 6 1 1 2 6
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou LW 6 1 1 2 6
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat LW 6 0 2 2 6
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle RW 6 1 0 1 12
Rivers, GusGus Rivers RW 6 1 0 1 2
Burke, MartyMarty Burke D 6 0 1 1 6
Carson, GerryGerry Carson D 6 0 0 0 0
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G 6 0 0 0 0
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha D/LW 6 0 0 0 8
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth 481 6 5 0 6 0.75 3
Team: 481 6 5 0 6 0.75 3

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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;

Montreal Canadiens 1930 Stanley Cup champions

Players

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff:

  • Louis Athanase David (President), Joseph Cattarinich (Vice President/Owner)
  • Leo Dandurand (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner), Cecil Hart (Manager-Coach)
  • Louis Letourneau (Director/Owner), Edouard St. Pere (Vice President)
  • Henry Gray, Anerdee Monet Juce, Georges Richer, Fernand Rinfeet (Directors)
  • Dr. J.A. Corrigan (Team Physician), Ed Dulfour (Trainer)
  • Jim McKenna (Ass't Trainer), J.P. Lepetite( Ass't Trainer/left off cup-on team picture).

Stanley Cup engraving

Sources:

See also

References

  1. "Season records – Individual records". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1929-30 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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