# 1936–37 Montreal Maroons season

The 1936–37 Montreal Maroons season was the 13th season of the NHL team. The team qualified for the playoffs and defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round, before losing to the New York Rangers in the second round.

## Offseason

The Maroons and the Boston Bruins played a pre-season series of six games in eastern Canada. Each team won three games.
* Tuesday, October 27 Bruins 2 Maroons 1 @ Saint John
* Wednesday, October 28 Maroons 3 Bruins 1 @ Saint John
* Thursday, October 29 Bruins 1 Maroons 0 @ Moncton
* Saturday, October 31 Maroons 4 Bruins 0 @ Halifax
* Monday, November 2 Bruins 3 Maroons 2 @ Halifax
* Wednesday, November 4 Maroons 3 Bruins 1 @ Moncton

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 115 | 111 | 54 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 126 | 110 | 53 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 119 | 115 | 49 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 122 | 161 | 34 |
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
## Playoffs

The Maroons faced off against Boston in the first round in a best-of-three series and won it in three games, or 2–1. They went against the Rangers in a best-of-three series and were swept in two games, or 0–2.

## Schedule and results

| Number | Result | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | November 10, 1936 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1936–37) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | November 12, 1936 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | T | November 14, 1936 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 0–2–1 |
| 4 | T | November 15, 1936 | 2–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 0–2–2 |
| 5 | W | November 19, 1936 | 4–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 1–2–2 |
| 6 | L | November 22, 1936 | 2–3 | @ New York Americans (1936–37) | 1–3–2 |
| 7 | T | November 24, 1936 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 1–3–3 |
| 8 | L | November 26, 1936 | 2–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 1–4–3 |
| 9 | W | November 28, 1936 | 3–2 | New York Americans (1936–37) | 2–4–3 |
| 10 | L | December 1, 1936 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 2–5–3 |
| 11 | W | December 5, 1936 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 3–5–3 |
| 12 | W | December 10, 1936 | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 4–5–3 |
| 13 | T | December 12, 1936 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 4–5–4 |
| 14 | T | December 15, 1936 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (1936–37) | 4–5–5 |
| 15 | L | December 17, 1936 | 0–5 | Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 4–6–5 |
| 16 | L | December 22, 1936 | 1–3 | @ New York Americans (1936–37) | 4–7–5 |
| 17 | W | December 26, 1936 | 4–3 OT | New York Americans (1936–37) | 5–7–5 |
| 18 | L | December 29, 1936 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 5–8–5 |
| 19 | W | December 31, 1936 | 3–1 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 6–8–5 |
| 20 | T | January 2, 1937 | 0–0 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 6–8–6 |
| 21 | W | January 3, 1937 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 7–8–6 |
| 22 | W | January 5, 1937 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 8–8–6 |
| 23 | L | January 9, 1937 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1936–37) | 8–9–6 |
| 24 | W | January 10, 1937 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1936–37) | 9–9–6 |
| 25 | L | January 12, 1937 | 0–4 | @ New York Americans (1936–37) | 9–10–6 |
| 26 | W | January 14, 1937 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 10–10–6 |
| 27 | L | January 16, 1937 | 0–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 10–11–6 |
| 28 | L | January 21, 1937 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 10–12–6 |
| 29 | T | January 23, 1937 | 1–1 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 10–12–7 |
| 30 | L | January 24, 1937 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 10–13–7 |
| 31 | L | January 30, 1937 | 4–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 10–14–7 |
| 32 | W | January 31, 1937 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 11–14–7 |
| 33 | W | February 2, 1937 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 12–14–7 |
| 34 | T | February 6, 1937 | 1–1 OT | New York Rangers (1936–37) | 12–14–8 |
| 35 | W | February 7, 1937 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1936–37) | 13–14–8 |
| 36 | W | February 9, 1937 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 14–14–8 |
| 37 | W | February 13, 1937 | 5–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 15–14–8 |
| 38 | L | February 18, 1937 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1936–37) | 15–15–8 |
| 39 | W | February 20, 1937 | 6–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) | 16–15–8 |
| 40 | L | February 27, 1937 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 16–16–8 |
| 41 | L | March 2, 1937 | 4–7 | Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 16–17–8 |
| 42 | W | March 6, 1937 | 4–3 | New York Americans (1936–37) | 17–17–8 |
| 43 | W | March 9, 1937 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 18–17–8 |
| 44 | W | March 11, 1937 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) | 19–17–8 |
| 45 | W | March 14, 1937 | 6–4 | @ New York Americans (1936–37) | 20–17–8 |
| 46 | T | March 16, 1937 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) | 20–17–9 |
| 47 | W | March 20, 1937 | 8–4 | New York Americans (1936–37) | 21–17–9 |
| 48 | W | March 21, 1937 | 5–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) | 22–17–9 |

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bob Gracie | C/LW | 47 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 18 |
| Earl Robinson | RW/C | 47 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 19 |
| Herb Cain | LW | 42 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 18 |
| Baldy Northcott | D/LW | 46 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 18 |
| Jimmy Ward | RW | 40 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 34 |
| Lionel Conacher | D | 47 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 64 |
| Dave Trottier | LW | 43 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 |
| Russ Blinco | C | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 |
| Gerry Shannon | LW | 31 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
| Paul Runge | C/LW | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
| Cy Wentworth | D | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| Gerry Carson | D | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| Carl Voss | C | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill MacKenzie | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Yip Radley | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Beveridge | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Connell | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Jenkins | RW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Kaminsky | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Bill Beveridge | 1290 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 2.19 | 1 |
| Alec Connell | 1710 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 2.21 | 2 |
| Team: | 3000 | 48 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 110 | 2.20 | 3 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bob Gracie | C/LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Earl Robinson | RW/C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Herb Cain | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Baldy Northcott | D/LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Russ Blinco | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Trottier | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Carl Voss | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cy Wentworth | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lionel Conacher | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gus Marker | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Shannon | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Beveridge | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Carson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Runge | C/LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Bill Beveridge | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 |
| Team: | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2.20 | 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;

## Awards and records

Detroit Red Wings 1:0 Montreal Maroons 6 OT