1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1922â23 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's sixth season in the NHL and 14th overall. The Canadiens finished second in the league and reached the NHL finals, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators. It also marked the debut of Aurèle Joliat, who would spend the next sixteen years with the club.
| 1922â23 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
| League | 2nd NHL |
| 1922â23 record | 13â9â2 (28 points) |
| Home record | 10â2â0 |
| Road record | 3â7â2 |
| Goals for | 73 |
| Goals against | 61 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Leo Dandurand |
| Coach | Leo Dandurand |
| Captain | Sprague Cleghorn |
| Arena | Mount Royal Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Billy Boucher (23) |
| Assists | Aurel Joliat (10) |
| Points | Billy Boucher (29) |
| Penalty minutes | Billy Boucher (55) |
| Wins | Georges Vezina (13) |
| Goals against average | Georges Vezina (2.46) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 77 | 54 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 73 | 61 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 82 | 88 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 81 | 110 |
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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
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December: 2â2â1 (home: 2â1â0; road: 0â1â1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 5â3â1 (home: 3â1â0; road: 2â2â1)
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February: 4â4â0 (home: 4â0â0; road: 0â4â0)
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March: 2â0â0 (home: 1â0â0; road: 1â0â0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Billy Boucher | 24 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Odie Cleghorn | 24 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Aurel Joliat | 24 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Sprague Cleghorn | 24 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Billy Coutu | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Louis Berlinquette | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Didier Pitre | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Malone | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edmond Bouchard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | â | â | â | â | â | ||
| Billy Bell | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| Georges Vezina | 24 | 1488 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 2.46 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||
Playoffs
They went against Ottawa for the championship and lost 3 goals to 2, or 2â3.