1926–27 Montreal Maroons season
Montreal Maroons hockey season
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The 1926â27 Montreal Maroons season was the hockey team's third year of operation. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1925â26, the club was not able to defend the championship, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens.
| 1926â27 Montreal Maroons | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Canadian |
| 1926â27 record | 20â20â4 |
| Home record | 6â13â3 |
| Road record | 14â7â1 |
| Goals for | 71 |
| Goals against | 68 |
| Team information | |
| Coach | Eddie Gerard |
| Captain | Dunc Munro |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Nels Stewart (17) |
| Assists | Punch Broadbent Dunc Munro (5) |
| Points | Nels Stewart (21) |
| Penalty minutes | Nels Stewart (129) |
| Wins | Clint Benedict (20) |
| Goals against average | Clint Benedict (1.42) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 69 | 64 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 67 | 58 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 71 | 68 | 44 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 82 | 91 | 36 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 79 | 94 | 35 |
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
Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Maroons faced off in a two-game total goals series, a 'Battle of Montreal', against the Montreal Canadiens. The first game finished in a 1â1 tie. The second game went to overtime in a scoreless tie, before the Canadiens scored to win the series, 2â1 on goals.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Stewart | C | 43 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 133 |
| Merlyn Phillips | C | 43 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 45 |
| Punch Broadbent | RW | 42 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 88 |
| Russell Oatman | LW | 25 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| Dunc Munro | D | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| Babe Siebert | LW/D | 42 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 116 |
| Red Dutton | D | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 108 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 112 |
| Frank Carson | RW | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Sam Rothschild | LW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Chuck Dinsmore | C | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Babe Donnelly | D | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Clint Benedict | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hap Emms | LW/D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Holway | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Horne | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flat Walsh | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Clint Benedict | 2748 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 65 | 1.42 | 13 |
| Flat Walsh | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 2808 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 68 | 1.45 | 13 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Babe Siebert | LW/D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clint Benedict | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punch Broadbent | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Carson | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Babe Donnelly | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Dutton | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dunc Munro | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Oatman | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlyn Phillips | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rothschild | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nels Stewart | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Clint Benedict | 132 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.91 | 0 |
| Team: | 132 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.91 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;