1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 23rd season. After winning two consecutive Stanley Cup championships, the Canadiens were favoured to repeat, winning the Canadian division, but lost to the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.
1931–32 Montreal Canadiens | |
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O'Brien Trophy winners | |
Division | 1st Canadian |
1931–32 record | 25–16–7 |
Goals for | 128 |
Goals against | 111 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Leo Dandurand |
Coach | Cecil Hart |
Captain | Sylvio Mantha |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Howie Morenz (24) |
Assists | Howie Morenz (25) |
Points | Howie Morenz (49) |
Wins | George Hainsworth (25) |
Goals against average | George Hainsworth (2.32) |
Regular season
Howie Morenz won the Hart Trophy for his outstanding play during the regular season..
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 128 | 111 | 57 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 155 | 127 | 53 |
Montreal Maroons | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 142 | 139 | 45 |
New York Americans | 48 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 95 | 142 | 40 |
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
1931-32 NHL Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | MTM | NYA | NYR | TOR |
Boston | — | 2–4–2 | 3–1–4 | 3–2–1 | 1–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 2–4–2 | 2–3–1 |
Chicago | 4–2–2 | — | 3–4–1 | 1–4–1 | 2–1–3 | 4–1–1 | 1–5–2 | 3–2–1 |
Detroit | 1–3–4 | 4–3–1 | — | 2–3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2–2 | 3–3–2 | 3–3 |
M. Canadiens | 2–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3–2–1 | — | 5–2–1 | 4–4 | 3–2–1 | 4–2–2 |
M. Maroons | 4–1–1 | 1–2–3 | 3–3 | 2–5–1 | — | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 3–5 |
N.Y. Americans | 3–2–1 | 1–4–1 | 2–2–2 | 4–4 | 3–4–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–4–3 |
N.Y. Rangers | 4–2–2 | 5–1–2 | 3–3–2 | 2–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Toronto | 3–2–1 | 2–3–1 | 3–3 | 2–4–2 | 5–3 | 4–1–3 | 4–2 | — |
Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | November 12, 1931 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 0–1–0 |
2 | T | November 14, 1931 | 1–1 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | November 17, 1931 | 5–2 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | November 21, 1931 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | November 24, 1931 | 1–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | November 26, 1931 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 3–2–1 |
7 | L | November 29, 1931 | 2–3 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 3–3–1 |
8 | L | December 2, 1931 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | December 5, 1931 | 4–0 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 4–4–1 |
10 | T | December 8, 1931 | 1–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 4–4–2 |
11 | W | December 10, 1931 | 3–0 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 5–4–2 |
12 | L | December 12, 1931 | 1–7 | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 5–5–2 |
13 | W | December 17, 1931 | 1–0 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 6–5–2 |
14 | T | December 19, 1931 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 6–5–3 |
15 | L | December 22, 1931 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 6–6–3 |
16 | L | December 24, 1931 | 1–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 6–7–3 |
17 | W | December 26, 1931 | 2–0 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 7–7–3 |
18 | L | December 31, 1931 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 7–8–3 |
19 | W | January 2, 1932 | 5–1 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 8–8–3 |
20 | L | January 5, 1932 | 1–2 OT | New York Americans (1931–32) | 8–9–3 |
21 | L | January 7, 1932 | 0–1 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 8–10–3 |
22 | L | January 10, 1932 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 8–11–3 |
23 | W | January 13, 1932 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 9–11–3 |
24 | T | January 16, 1932 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 9–11–4 |
25 | W | January 19, 1932 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 10–11–4 |
26 | W | January 21, 1932 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 11–11–4 |
27 | L | January 23, 1932 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 11–12–4 |
28 | L | January 26, 1932 | 2–3 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 11–13–4 |
29 | T | January 28, 1932 | 3–3 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 11–13–5 |
30 | W | January 30, 1932 | 4–3 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 12–13–5 |
31 | W | February 2, 1932 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 13–13–5 |
32 | W | February 4, 1932 | 6–5 OT | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 14–13–5 |
33 | L | February 9, 1932 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 14–14–5 |
34 | W | February 11, 1932 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 15–14–5 |
35 | W | February 13, 1932 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 16–14–5 |
36 | W | February 17, 1932 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 17–14–5 |
37 | T | February 21, 1932 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 17–14–6 |
38 | W | February 23, 1932 | 2–1 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 18–14–6 |
39 | W | February 27, 1932 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 19–14–6 |
40 | L | March 1, 1932 | 6–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) | 19–15–6 |
41 | W | March 3, 1932 | 2–1 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 20–15–6 |
42 | T | March 5, 1932 | 1–1 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 20–15–7 |
43 | W | March 8, 1932 | 6–1 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 21–15–7 |
44 | W | March 12, 1932 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 22–15–7 |
45 | L | March 15, 1932 | 2–5 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 22–16–7 |
46 | W | March 17, 1932 | 10–4 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 23–16–7 |
47 | W | March 19, 1932 | 6–4 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 24–16–7 |
48 | W | March 22, 1932 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 25–16–7 |
Playoffs
The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the New York Rangers, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens, missing some regulars due to injury, lost the best-of-five series three games to one.
- New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Visitor | Home | Score | Record |
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March 24 | New York Rangers | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | 1–0 |
March 26 | New York Rangers | Montreal Canadiens | 3–4 | 1–1 |
March 27 | Montreal Canadiens | New York Rangers | 0–1 | 1–2 |
March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | New York Rangers | 2–5 | 1–3 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Howie Morenz | C | 48 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 46 |
Aurel Joliat | LW | 48 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 46 |
Johnny Gagnon | RW | 48 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 40 |
Pit Lepine | C | 48 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 42 |
Wildor Larochelle | RW | 48 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 16 |
Armand Mondou | LW | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
Nick Wasnie | RW | 48 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
Sylvio Mantha | D | 47 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 62 |
Marty Burke | D | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 |
Albert Leduc | D | 41 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 60 |
Georges Mantha | D/LW | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Art Lesieur | D | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Dunc Munro | D | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Art Alexandre | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Gus Rivers | RW | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
George Hainsworth | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jean Pusie | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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George Hainsworth | 2998 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 110 | 2.20 | 6 |
Albert Leduc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 | 0 |
Team: | 3000 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 111 | 2.22 | 6 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Wildor Larochelle | RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Armand Mondou | LW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Aurel Joliat | LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Johnny Gagnon | RW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Albert Leduc | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Pit Lepine | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Howie Morenz | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Georges Mantha | D/LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Sylvio Mantha | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Art Alexandre | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marty Burke | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
George Hainsworth | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Art Lesieur | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dunc Munro | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nick Wasnie | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Hainsworth | 300 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 |
Team: | 300 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 |
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;
Awards and records
- O'Brien Cup – winners of Canadian Division
- Hart Trophy – Howie Morenz, most valuable player
Transactions
Roster
- Goaltenders
- Defence
- 2 Sylvio Mantha (Captain)
- 3 Marty Burke
- 8 Albert Leduc
- 11 Dunc Munro
- 12 Georges Mantha
- 15 Art Lesieur
- Forwards
- 4 Aurel Joliat
- 5 Armand Mondou
- 6 Nick Wasnie
- 7 Howie Morenz
- 9 Alfred Pit Lepine
- 10 Wildor Larochelle
- 14 Johnny Gagnon
- 15 Gus Rivers
- 16 Art Alexandre
Sources:
- Mouton, p. 158
- "Players". NHL. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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See also
References
- Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 109–134.
- Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.
- Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- "1931–32 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- "1931-32 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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