1916–17 Montreal Canadiens season
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1916–1917 Montreal Canadiens
League 1st (1st half), 3rd (2nd half) NHA
1916–1917 record 7-3-0 (1st half), 3-7-0 (2nd half)
Goals for 104
Goals against 76
General Manager Jack Laviolette
Coach George Kennedy
Captain Newsy Lalonde
Arena Montreal Arena
Team leaders
Goals Newsy Lalonde (27)
Goals against average Georges Vezina (4.0)

The 1916–1917 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's eighth season and eighth and last season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The Canadiens entered the season as league and Stanley Cup champions. The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half of the season. The Canadiens then won the league playoff, but lost in the Stanley Cup final series to Seattle.

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Regular season

Harold McNamara, who had played for Cobalt in the Canadiens' first game in 1910, joined the Canadiens for this season. He would be released after the first two games and he would retire afterwards.

Results

First half
Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Dec. 27 Toronto 7 Canadiens 1
30 Canadiens 1 Ottawa 7
Jan. 3 Canadiens 4 Quebec 2
6 Wanderers 4 Canadiens 9
10 228th 1 Canadiens 6
13 Canadiens 6 Toronto 2
17 Ottawa 3 Canadiens 2
20 Quebec 6 Canadiens 10
24 Canadiens 10 Wanderers 2
27 Canadiens 9 228th 4
Second half
Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 31 Canadiens 2 Toronto 6
Feb. 3 Ottawa 2 Canadiens 1
7 Quebec 3 Canadiens 6
10 Canadiens 6 Wanderers 3
14 Canadiens 1 Ottawa 4
17 Wanderers 3 Canadiens 4
21 Canadiens 1 Quebec 5
24 Quebec 7 Canadiens 6
28 Ottawa 3 Canadiens 1
Mar. 3 Canadiens 3 Wanderers 6

Playoffs

Game-by-game Winning team Score Losing team Location
1 March 7 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Ottawa Senators Montreal Arena
2 March 10 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Dey's Arena
Canadiens win two-game playoff 7–6

Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1917 Stanley Cup Finals

The games of the Cup finals were played at the Seattle Ice Arena. Games 1 and 3 were played under PCHA rules; Games 2 and 4 were played under NHA rules. In game one, Didier Pitre scored 4 goals as he led the Canadiens to an 8–4 victory. But the Mets won the next three contests to clinch the Cup, allowing only one goal in each game.

Game-by-game Winning team Score Losing team Rules used Location
1 March 17 Montreal Canadiens 8–4 Seattle Metropolitans PCHA Seattle Ice Arena
2 March 20 Seattle Metropolitans 6–1 Montreal Canadiens NHA
3 March 23 Seattle Metropolitans 4–1 Montreal Canadiens PCHA
4 March 26 Seattle Metropolitans 9–1 Montreal Canadiens NHA
Metropolitans win best-of-five series 3 games to 1

Roster

Source:

  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books, p. 152. 

References

See also

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Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cups
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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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