1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season

1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season
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1947–48 Montreal Canadiens
League	5th NHL
1947–48 record	20-29-11
Goals for	147
Goals against	169
Team information
General Manager	Frank J. Selke
Coach	Dick Irvin
Captain	Bill Durnan
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Elmer Lach (30)
Assists	Elmer Lach (31)
Points	Elmer Lach (61)
Penalties in minutes	Ken Reardon (129)
Wins	Bill Durnan (20
Goals against average	Bill Durnan (2.77)

<1946–47	1948–49>

The 1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season was the 39th in club history. Bill Durnan was the last goaltender in the 20th Century to serve as Captain of an NHL team. suffered his only losing season during the 1947-48 season. For the only time in his career, he did not lead the league in goals against average as Montreal missed the playoffs. ¹

Contents:	Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records Transactions — Roster — See also — References

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs	60	32	15	13	77	182	143	758
Detroit Red Wings	60	30	18	12	72	187	148	593
Boston Bruins	60	23	24	13	59	167	168	515
New York Rangers	60	21	26	13	55	176	201	480
Montreal Canadiens	60	20	29	11	51	147	169	724
Chicago Black Hawks	60	20	34	6	46	195	225	572

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Elmer Lach	60	30	31	61	72
Maurice Richard	53	28	25	53	89

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Ken Reardon	58	7	15	22	129

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	T	SO	GA	GAA
Bill Durnan	59	3505	20	28	10	5	162	2.77

Awards and records

Elmer Lach, Art Ross Memorial Trophy
Elmer Lach, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
Ken Reardon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star

References

^ http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196402&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo
^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.160, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1948.html

Montreal Canadiens seasons (100)

1900s	1909–10

1910s	1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10

Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens

History • Centennial • 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

Retired numbers	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 12, 16, 18, 19, 23, 29, 33

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

v • d • e 1947–48 NHL season by team

Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto

See also	All-Star Game • 1948 Stanley Cup Finals

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