1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 27th season of play. The Canadiens slipped to last place in the Canadian division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
| 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Canadian |
| 1935–36 record | 11–26–11 |
| Home record | 5–11–8 |
| Road record | 6–15–3 |
| Goals for | 82 |
| Goals against | 123 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Ernest Savard |
| Coach | Sylvio Mantha |
| Captain | Sylvio Mantha |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Leroy Goldsworthy Aurele Joliat (15) |
| Assists | Paul Haynes (19) |
| Points | Leroy Goldsworthy (26) |
| Penalty minutes | Johnny Gagnon (42) |
| Wins | Wilf Cude (11) |
| Goals against average | Wilf Cude (2.49) |
Regular season
This was a season of numerous changes. Leo Dandurand sold his share of the team and gave up the general manager and coach positions. Ernest Savard became general manager and Sylvio Mantha was made playing coach for the season. Johnny Gagnon returned to the club from Boston. Hector Blake made his debut for the Canadiens. Nels Crutchfield had to retire after an auto accident, and a benefit game was held for him in January 1936. Wildor Larochelle was traded to Chicago.[1]
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 114 | 106 | 54 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 126 | 106 | 52 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 109 | 122 | 39 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 82 | 123 | 33 |
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) |
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Leroy Goldsworthy | RW | 47 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8 |
| Paul Haynes | C | 48 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 24 |
| Aurel Joliat | LW | 48 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 16 |
| Jack McGill | LW | 46 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 28 |
| Armand Mondou | LW | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Johnny Gagnon | RW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 42 |
| Pit Lepine | C | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Joffre Desilets | RW | 38 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Georges Mantha | D/LW | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Polly Drouin | LW | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| Sylvio Mantha | D | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| Toe Blake | LW | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| Bill Miller | C/D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Walt Buswell | D | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| Irv Frew | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Wildor Larochelle | RW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Jean Pusie | D | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Paul Runge | C/LW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Art Lesieur | D | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Jean Bourcier | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosie Couture | RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Bennett | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Bourcier | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbie Cox | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Cude | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Goupille | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Leroux | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Lorrain | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
- Wilf Cude – NHL First All-Star team