1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season

1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season
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1918–19 Montreal Canadiens
League	1st (1st half), 2nd (2nd half) NHL
1918–19 record	7-3-0 (1st half), 3-5-0 (2nd half)
Goals for	88
Goals against	78
Coach	George Kennedy
Captain	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Jubilee Rink
Team leaders
Goals	Odie Cleghorn (24)
Goals against average	Georges 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 of the flu.

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]

Contents

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Results
2 Playoffs
- 2.1 Finals
3 Roster
4 References
5 See also

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.

Results

Playoffs

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
February 22	Ottawa Senators	4	Montreal Canadiens	8
February 27	Ottawa Senators	3	Montreal Canadiens	5
March 1	Montreal Canadiens	5	Ottawa Senators	3
March 3	Montreal Canadiens	3	Ottawa Senators	6
March 6	Ottawa Senators	2	Montreal Canadiens	4

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1 for the O'Brien Trophy

Finals

Main article: 1919 Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 19	Montreal Canadiens	0	Seattle Metropolitans	7
March 22	Seattle Metropolitans	2	Montreal Canadiens	4
March 24	Montreal Canadiens	2	Seattle Metropolitans	7
March 26	Seattle Metropolitans	0	Montreal Canadiens	0	20:00 OT
March 30	Montreal Canadiens	4	Seattle Metropolitans	3	15:57 OT

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

Roster

Source:

Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books, p. 153.

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 077372981X.
O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGrawHill-Ryerson. ISBN 0070929509.

^ Coleman (1966), pp. 348-350.

See also

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens

Club • History • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Heritage Classic • Records • Draft picks Youppi • Bell Centre • Montreal Forum

Stanley Cups	1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Affiliates	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

v • d • e

Montreal Canadiens seasons

1909–10 • 1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20 • 1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

v • d • e 1918–19 NHL season by team

NHL	Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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