1920–21 Montreal Canadiens
League3rd (1st half), 2nd (2nd half) NHL
1920–21 record4–6–0 (1st half), 9–5–0 (2nd half)
Goals for112
Goals against99
Team information
General managerGeorge Kennedy
CoachNewsy Lalonde
CaptainNewsy Lalonde
ArenaMount Royal Arena
Team leaders
GoalsNewsy Lalonde (33)
AssistsLouis Berlinquette (9)
PointsNewsy Lalonde (41)
Penalty minutesBert Corbeau (86)
WinsGeorges Vezina (13)
Goals against averageGeorges Vezina (4.1)

The 1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 12th season and fourth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the second season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third in the first half and second in the second half of the season.

The team saw some turnover from the previous season's team. Harry Cameron, Billy Coutu, Jack Coughlin, Howard McNamara and Don Smith were gone. In their place was Billy Bell, Dave Campbell, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Dave Ritchie and Cully Wilson. Coutu was traded to the new Hamilton Tigers for Mummery. Cameron returned to Toronto and picked up Wilson. McDonald and Ritchie were picked up as free agents while Campbell was a new professional from the Laval University ranks and would only play in three games.

Regular season

Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.1 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 32 goals and 10 assists to win the league scoring championship.

Final standings

First half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators10820164923
Toronto St. Patricks10550103947
Montreal Canadiens1046083751
Hamilton Tigers1037063438
Second half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto St. Patricks141040206653
Montreal Canadiens14950187548
Ottawa Senators14680124852
Hamilton Tigers14311065894

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

Record vs. opponents

1920–21 NHL Records [2]
Team HAM MTL OTT TOR
Hamilton —3–51–72–6
Montreal 5–3—5–33–5
Ottawa 7–13–5—4–4
Toronto 6–25–34–4—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LDecember 22, 19200–5@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)0–1–0
2LDecember 25, 19204–5@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)0–2–0
3LDecember 29, 19202–6Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)0–3–0
4LJanuary 3, 19212–8@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)0–4–0
5WJanuary 8, 19215–4Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–4–0
6LJanuary 12, 19210–2@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–5–0
7WJanuary 15, 19216–4Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)2–5–0
8WJanuary 17, 19219–5Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)3–5–0
9LJanuary 19, 19212–7@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)3–6–0
10WJanuary 22, 19217–5@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)4–6–0
Second half
11WJanuary 26, 19215–3Ottawa Senators (1920–21)1–0–0
12WJanuary 29, 19214–2Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)2–0–0
13LFebruary 2, 19215–6@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)2–1–0
14LFebruary 5, 19216–10@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)2–2–0
15LFebruary 9, 19213–5Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)2–3–0
16WFebruary 12, 19213–1@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)3–3–0
17WFebruary 16, 192110–5Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)4–3–0
18WFebruary 19, 19218–1Ottawa Senators (1920–21)5–3–0
19WFebruary 23, 19213–1@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21)6–3–0
20WFebruary 26, 192113–6Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)7–3–0
21WFebruary 28, 19214–0Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)8–3–0
22WMarch 2, 19217–1@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21)9–3–0
23LMarch 5, 19210–1Ottawa Senators (1920–21)9–4–0
24LMarch 7, 19214–6@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)9–5–0

Player statistics

Regular season stats
Scoring
Player # Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Newsy Lalonde4C2433104336
Didier Pitre5RW/D231652125
Harry Mummery2D241552069
Louis Berlinguette6LW241192028
Amos Arbour7LW231531840
Bert Corbeau3D241121386
Odie Cleghorn8RW/C2166128
Cully Wilson†11RW1161729
Jack McDonald‡10LW60110
Billy Bell9C/RW40002
Dave Campbell10D20000
Dave Ritchie9D60002
Georges Vezina1G240000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Georges Vezina14412413110994.121
Team:14412413110994.121

[3]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
         MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
         † = spent time with another team before joining Canadiens, stats reflect time with the Canadiens only;
         ‡ = loaned to another team, stats reflect time with the Canadiens only;

Playoffs

The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs

Transactions

See also

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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1920-21 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
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