1935–36 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationNovember 7, 1935 – April 11, 1936
Number of games48
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season championsDetroit Red Wings
Season MVPEddie Shore (Bruins)
Top scorerSweeney Schriner (Americans)
Canadian Division championsMontreal Maroons
American Division championsDetroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup
ChampionsDetroit Red Wings
  Runners-upToronto Maple Leafs

The 1935–36 NHL season was the 19th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The St. Louis Eagles dropped out of the league, leaving eight teams. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals.

League business

Prior to the season, the St. Louis Eagles franchise owners asked the league for permission to suspend operations for a year and then relocate back to Ottawa, however the league denied the requests. On October 15, 1935, the NHL bought back the franchise and players contracts for $40,000 and suspended operations.[1] Chicago would not participate in the dispersal draft, while St. Louis would not have another NHL team until 1967.

During the season, the New York Americans were reported in financial trouble and were up for sale. Leo Dandurand, who had sold his interest in the Montreal Canadiens, was interested as was Joseph Cattarinich. Cattarinich said he would buy the team if the price was right. Later it was announced there would be no deal.

Regular season

Howie Morenz played badly for Chicago and incurred the wrath of Chicago owner Frederic McLaughlin. He was subsequently traded to the New York Rangers.

This was the year of Detroit. They finished first in the American Division. The Montreal Maroons finished first in the Canadian Division, but fans were starting to stay away from games they played, which worried now team president, manager and coach Tommy Gorman. At one point, Lionel Conacher had to run the team when Gorman experienced health and nervous problems. At .500 at mid-season, they traded Toe Blake for Lorne Chabot, owned by the Canadiens after being suspended by Chicago and refusing demotion to the minors, and the team began to win with Chabot in the net.

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings482416812410356
Boston Bruins4822206928350
Chicago Black Hawks4821198939250
New York Rangers48191712919650
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Maroons4822161011410654
Toronto Maple Leafs482319612610652
New York Americans481625710912239
Montreal Canadiens481126118212333

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.

Record vs. opponents

American

Canadian

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

First roundSemifinalsFinal
C1Mtl Maroons0
A1Detroit3
A1Detroit3
C2Toronto8G
C2Toronto1
A2Boston6G
C2Toronto2
C3NY Americans1
C3NY Americans7G
A3Chicago5G

Quarterfinals

This was the final year that the league used a two-game total-goals series.

(C2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A2) Boston Bruins

March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:40 – pp – Jim O'Neil (1)
13:28 – pp – Eddie Shore (1)
No scoring Third period 08:58 – Lorne Duguid (1)
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Tiny Thompson
March 26 Boston Bruins 3–8 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Bill Cowley (1) – 01:36 First period No scoring
Bill Cowley (2) – 19:48 Second period 07:25 – pp – King Clancy (1)
07:55 – pp – Charlie Conacher (1)
11:35 – Red Horner (1)
16:55 – pp – Charlie Conacher (2)
17:58 – pp – Busher Jackson (1)
19:13 – Buzz Boll (1)
Cooney Weiland (1) – 12:02 Third period 10:58 – Charlie Conacher (3)
12:53 – Buzz Boll (2)
Tiny Thompson Goalie stats George Hainsworth
Toronto won series on total goals 8–6

(A3) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C3) New York Americans

March 24 Chicago Black Hawks 0–3 New York Americans Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period 01:55 – Sweeney Schriner (1)
16:40 – pp – Sweeney Schriner (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 09:52 – Lorne Carr (1)
Mike Karakas Goalie stats Roy Worters
March 26 New York Americans 4–5 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Harry Oliver (1) – 11:55
Joe Jerwa (1) – 12:26		 First period 10:30 – Mush March (1)
Eddie Wiseman (1) – 19:42 Second period 15:45 – pp – Earl Seibert (1)
18:58 – pp – Mush March (2)
Sweeney Schriner (3) – 15:30 Third period 16:18 – Doc Romnes (1)
18:22 – Earl Seibert (2)
Roy Worters Goalie stats Mike Karakas
New York won series on total goals 7–5

Semifinals

(A1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (C1) Montreal Maroons

The first game of the Maroons-Red Wings series set a record for the longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history, as well as the longest ice hockey game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. The game was scoreless until the sixth overtime, when Mud Bruneteau scored on Maroon goaltender Lorne Chabot to win the game. Normie Smith shut out the Maroons in the next game, and the Red Wings then beat the Maroons to win the series.

March 24 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 6OT Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mud Bruneteau (1) – 16:30 Sixth overtime period No scoring
Normie Smith Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
March 26 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Syd Howe (1) – pp – 09:48
Herbie Lewis (1) – sh – 16:58
Larry Aurie (1) – 19:20		 Third period No scoring
Normie Smith Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
March 29 Montreal Maroons 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Gus Marker (1) – 12:02 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:00 – John Sorrell (1)
No scoring Third period 04:08 – Ralph Bowman (1)
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats Normie Smith
Detroit won series 3–0

(C2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (C3) New York Americans

March 28 New York Americans 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Eddie Wiseman (2) – 00:30 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:22 – Buzz Boll (3)
06:56 – Busher Jackson (2)
12:17 – Buzz Boll (4)
Roy Worters Goalie stats George Hainsworth
March 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1 New York Americans Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:15 – Joe Jerwa (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Roy Worters
April 2 New York Americans 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Nels Stewart (1) – 15:24 First period 14:26 – Busher Jackson (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:51 – Bill Thoms (1)
18:33 – King Clancy (2)
Roy Worters Goalie stats George Hainsworth
Toronto won series 2–1

Stanley Cup Finals

April 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Buzz Boll (5) – 12:15 First period 04:53 – sh – Bucko McDonald (1)
05:37 – Syd Howe (2)
12:05 – Wally Kilrea (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Normie Smith
April 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–9 Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Recap  
Buzz Boll (6) – 12:35 First period 01:30 – Wally Kilrea (2)
04:25 – Marty Barry (1)
10:05 – pp – Herbie Lewis (2)
16:55 – Bucko McDonald (2)
Joe Primeau (1) – 14:00 Second period 07:15 – pp – John Sorrell (2)
09:10 – Gord Pettinger (1)
Bill Thoms (2) – 09:40
Bob Davidson (1) – 16:10		 Third period 07:30 – John Sorrell (3)
12:05 – Gord Pettinger
17:15 – Bucko McDonald (3)
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Normie Smith
April 9 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Ralph Bowman (2) – 09:23 First period No scoring
Mud Bruneteau (2) – 01:05 Second period No scoring
Syd Howe (3) – 11:15 Third period 13:09 – Joe Primeau (2)
15:20 – Pep Kelly (1)
19:19 – Pep Kelly (2)
No scoring First overtime period 00:30 – Buzz Boll (7)
Normie Smith Goalie stats George Hainsworth
April 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 15:10 – Joe Primeau (3)
Ebbie Goodfellow (1) – 09:55
Marty Barry (2) – 10:38		 Second period No scoring
Pete Kelly (1) – 09:45 Third period 10:57 – Bill Thoms (3)
Normie Smith Goalie stats George Hainsworth
Detroit won series 3–1

Awards

Eddie Shore won his second consecutive Hart trophy. Frank Boucher's run of seven Lady Byng trophy awards came to an end as Doc Romnes won the award. Tiny Thompson won the Vezina trophy for the third time in his career.

Hart Trophy:
(Most valuable player)		Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship)		Doc Romnes, Chicago Black Hawks
O'Brien Cup:
(Canadian Division champion)		Montreal Maroons
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(American Division champion)		Detroit Red Wings
Rookie of the Year:
(Best first-year player)		Mike Karakas, Chicago Black Hawks
Vezina Trophy::
(Fewest goals allowed)		Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

All-Star teams

First Team  Position  Second Team
Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins G Wilf Cude, Montreal Canadiens
Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins D Earl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks
Babe Siebert, Boston Bruins D Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Red Wings
Hooley Smith, Montreal Maroons C Bill Thoms, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs RW Cecil Dillon, New York Rangers
Sweeney Schriner, New York Americans LW Paul Thompson, Chicago Black Hawks
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Tommy Gorman, Montreal Maroons

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Sweeney SchrinerNew York Americans481926458
Marty BarryDetroit Red Wings4821194016
Paul ThompsonChicago Black Hawks4517234019
Charlie ConacherToronto Maple Leafs4423153874
Bill ThomsToronto Maple Leafs4823153829
Hooley SmithMontreal Maroons4719193875
Doc RomnesChicago Black Hawks481325386
Art ChapmanNew York Americans4710283814
Herbie LewisDetroit Red Wings4514233725
Baldy NorthcottMontreal Maroons4815213641

Source: NHL.[4]

Coaches

American Division

Canadian Division

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1935–36 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1935–36 (listed with their last team):

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa Interests Through;NHL Purchases Franchise", Toronto Star, October 16, 1935
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 147.

Works cited

Further reading

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Publications International. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
  • McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1.
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