1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season

1918–19 Montreal Canadiens
League1st (1st half), 2nd (2nd half) NHL
1918–19 record7–3–0 (1st half), 3–5–0 (2nd half)
Goals for88
Goals against78
Team information
General managerGeorge Kennedy
CoachNewsy Lalonde
CaptainNewsy Lalonde
ArenaJubilee Rink
Team leaders
GoalsOdie Cleghorn (23)
Newsy Lalonde (23)
AssistsNewsy Lalonde (9)
PointsNewsy Lalonde (32)
Penalty minutesJoe Hall (85)
Goals against averageGeorges Vezina (4.3)

The 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's tenth season and second as a member of the new National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall would die from the flu.

Team business

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Prior to the season, another attempt was made by Eddie Livingstone to revive the National Hockey Association. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.[1]

Regular season

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Georges Vezina came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.

The Toronto Arenas folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.

Finals

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First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal Canadiens 10 7 3 0 14 57 50
Ottawa Senators 10 5 5 0 10 39 39
Toronto Arenas 10 3 7 0 6 42 49
Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 8 7 1 0 14 32 14
Montreal Canadiens 8 3 5 0 6 31 28
Toronto Arenas 8 2 6 0 4 22 43

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

Record vs. opponents

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1918–19 NHL Records [3]
Team MTL OTT TOR
Montreal — 4–5 6–3
Ottawa 5–4 — 7–2
Toronto 3–6 2–7 —


Schedule and results

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Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L December 21, 1918 2–5 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–1–0
2 W December 23, 1918 4–3 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–1–0
3 W December 28, 1918 6–3 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 2–1–0
4 L January 2, 1919 2–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–2–0
5 W January 4, 1919 5–2 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 3–2–0
6 W January 7, 1919 7–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 4–2–0
7 W January 11, 1919 13–4 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 5–2–0
8 W January 16, 1919 10–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 6–2–0
9 W January 18, 1919 5–3 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 7–2–0
10 L January 21, 1919 3–11 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 7–3–0
Second half
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
11 L January 25, 1919 0–1 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–1–0
12 L January 30, 1919 2–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 0–2–0
13 W February 1, 1919 10–0 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–2–0
14 L February 4, 1919 3–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 1–3–0
15 W February 8, 1919 4–3 Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–3–0
16 L February 11, 1919 4–6 @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 2–4–0
17 L February 13, 1919 0–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) 2–5–0
18 W February 15, 1919 8–2 Toronto Arenas (1918–19) 3–5–0

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Playoffs

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They went against Ottawa for the championship and won it 13 goals to 7, or 13–7.

Finals

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Main article: 1919 Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 19 Montreal Canadiens 0 Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 22 Seattle Metropolitans 2 Montreal Canadiens 4
March 24 Montreal Canadiens 2 Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 26 Seattle Metropolitans 0 Montreal Canadiens 0 20:00 OT
March 30 Montreal Canadiens 4 Seattle Metropolitans 3 15:57 OT

Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza epidemic

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Newsy Lalonde 4 17 23 10 33 42 10 17 1 18 18
Odie Cleghorn 6 18 21 6 27 33 10 8 1 9 9
Didier Pitre 5 17 14 4 18 15 10 2 6 8 6
Jack McDonald 10 17 8 4 12 9 10 1 4 5 6
Joe Malone 7 8 7 2 9 3 5 5 1 6 3
Joe Hall 3 16 7 2 9 135 10 0 0 0 26
Louis Berlinguette 8 18 5 4 9 12 10 1 3 4 9
Bert Corbeau 2 16 2 3 5 54 10 1 1 2 20
Billy Coutu 9 17 1 2 3 21 10 0 2 2 8
Amos Arbour 12 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Billy Bell 11 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Fred Doherty 11 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Georges Vezina 1 18 1117 10 8 0 78 1 4.19 10 636 6 3 1 37 1 3.49

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League.
  • McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books.
  • O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.
  1. ^ Coleman (1966), pp. 348–350.
  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. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1918–19 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

See also

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