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

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

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.

Final standings

First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal Canadiens10730145750
Ottawa Senators10550103939
Toronto Arenas1037064249
Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators8710143214
Montreal Canadiens835063128
Toronto Arenas826042243

[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

1918–19 NHL Records [3]
Team MTL OTT TOR
Montreal —4–56–3
Ottawa 5–4—7–2
Toronto 3–62–7—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LDecember 21, 19182–5Ottawa Senators (1918–19)0–1–0
2WDecember 23, 19184–3@ Toronto Arenas (1918–19)1–1–0
3WDecember 28, 19186–3Toronto Arenas (1918–19)2–1–0
4LJanuary 2, 19192–7@ Ottawa Senators (1918–19)2–2–0
5WJanuary 4, 19195–2Ottawa Senators (1918–19)3–2–0
6WJanuary 7, 19197–6@ Toronto Arenas (1918–19)4–2–0
7WJanuary 11, 191913–4Toronto Arenas (1918–19)5–2–0
8WJanuary 16, 191910–6@ Ottawa Senators (1918–19)6–2–0
9WJanuary 18, 19195–3Ottawa Senators (1918–19)7–2–0
10LJanuary 21, 19193–11@ Toronto Arenas (1918–19)7–3–0
Second half
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
11LJanuary 25, 19190–1Ottawa Senators (1918–19)0–1–0
12LJanuary 30, 19192–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1918–19)0–2–0
13WFebruary 1, 191910–0Toronto Arenas (1918–19)1–2–0
14LFebruary 4, 19193–6@ Toronto Arenas (1918–19)1–3–0
15WFebruary 8, 19194–3Ottawa Senators (1918–19)2–3–0
16LFebruary 11, 19194–6@ Toronto Arenas (1918–19)2–4–0
17LFebruary 13, 19190–7@ Ottawa Senators (1918–19)2–5–0
18WFebruary 15, 19198–2Toronto Arenas (1918–19)3–5–0

[4]

Playoffs

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

Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 19Montreal Canadiens 0Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 22Seattle Metropolitans 2Montreal Canadiens 4
March 24Montreal Canadiens 2Seattle Metropolitans 7
March 26Seattle Metropolitans 0Montreal Canadiens 020:00 OT
March 30Montreal Canadiens 4Seattle Metropolitans 315:57 OT

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

Player statistics

Skaters

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 Lalonde41723103342101711818
Odie Cleghorn6182162733108199
Didier Pitre5171441815102686
Jack McDonald10 1784129101456
Joe Malone78729355163
Joe Hall3167291351000026
Louis Berlinguette81854912101349
Bert Corbeau216235541011220
Billy Coutu91712321100228
Amos Arbour1210000-----
Billy Bell1110000-----
Fred Doherty1120000-----

Goaltenders

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 Vezina118111710807814.19106366313713.49

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  • 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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