1937–38 Montreal Maroons season

The 1937–38 Montreal Maroons season was the 14th and last season of the Montreal Maroons. The Maroons finished last in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. Several players were transferred to the Canadiens and the franchise was suspended after the season. The possibility of selling the franchise to St. Louis, Missouri interests was explored, but the National Hockey League (NHL) vetoed the idea.
==Regular Season==
The Maroons, coached at first by King Clancy, settled into last place and president so general manager Tommy Gorman decided he'd take over as coach. He did even worse and the fans stayed away. Although the team did badly, one highlight was an 11-7 win over their rivals, the Canadiens, and Baldy Northcott had a hat trick in the game. There seemed to be nothing Gorman could do to revitalize the team and at one stretch they lost 8 straight games. During the March 5, 1938 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Paul Runge was fined $50 and suspended for two days for hitting Red Horner over the head with his stick.Boston Globe, p.20, March 9, 1938.
On March 17, 1938, the Maroons played their last game ever, against their rivals, the Canadiens. Russ Blinco became the first player to wear glasses during an NHL game. The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.72.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	November 6, 1937 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 11, 1937 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	November 14, 1937 	0–2 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	1–2–0
4 	L 	November 16, 1937 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	1–3–0
5 	L 	November 20, 1937 	0–3 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	1–4–0
6 	T 	November 21, 1937 	3–3 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	1–4–1
7 	W 	November 23, 1937 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	2–4–1
8 	L 	November 27, 1937 	0–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	2–5–1
9 	W 	November 28, 1937 	3–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	3–5–1
10 	W 	November 30, 1937 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	4–5–1
11 	L 	December 4, 1937 	1–3 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	4–6–1
12 	L 	December 7, 1937 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	4–7–1
13 	W 	December 9, 1937 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	5–7–1
14 	L 	December 12, 1937 	2–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	5–8–1
15 	W 	December 14, 1937 	3–2 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	6–8–1
16 	L 	December 18, 1937 	1–3 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	6–9–1
17 	L 	December 23, 1937 	0–4 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	6–10–1
18 	L 	December 25, 1937 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	6–11–1
19 	L 	January 1, 1938 	1–3 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	6–12–1
20 	L 	January 2, 1938 	1–2 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	6–13–1
21 	W 	January 6, 1938 	6–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	7–13–1
22 	L 	January 9, 1938 	0–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	7–14–1
23 	W 	January 11, 1938 	11–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	8–14–1
24 	L 	January 13, 1938 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	8–15–1
25 	T 	January 15, 1938 	2–2 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	8–15–2
26 	T 	January 16, 1938 	1–1 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	8–15–3
27 	W 	January 20, 1938 	4–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	9–15–3
28 	L 	January 23, 1938 	2–8 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	9–16–3
29 	T 	January 29, 1938 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	9–16–4
30 	W 	February 3, 1938 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	10–16–4
31 	L 	February 8, 1938 	1–3 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	10–17–4
32 	L 	February 10, 1938 	0–3 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	10–18–4
33 	L 	February 12, 1938 	3–5 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	10–19–4
34 	L 	February 13, 1938 	1–4 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	10–20–4
35 	L 	February 15, 1938 	2–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	10–21–4
36 	L 	February 17, 1938 	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	10–22–4
37 	L 	February 19, 1938 	3–4 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	10–23–4
38 	L 	February 22, 1938 	5–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	10–24–4
39 	T 	February 24, 1938 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	10–24–5
40 	L 	February 26, 1938 	1–5 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	10–25–5
41 	W 	February 27, 1938 	4–2 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	11–25–5
42 	L 	March 1, 1938 	3–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	11–26–5
43 	L 	March 5, 1938 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	11–27–5
44 	L 	March 6, 1938 	1–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	11–28–5
45 	W 	March 10, 1938 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 	12–28–5
46 	L 	March 12, 1938 	1–3 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	12–29–5
47 	T 	March 15, 1938 	4–4 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	12–29–6
48 	L 	March 17, 1938 	3–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	12–30–6
==Playoffs==
*The Maroons did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
11	 	C/LW	48	12	19	31 	32
10	 	LW 	47	11	19	30 	10
4 	 	RW 	48	11	15	26 	34
9 	 	RW 	48	9 	15	24 	35
5 	 	D/LW	46	11	12	23 	50
14	 	C 	47	10	9 	19 	4
8 	 	LW 	47	9 	10	19 	42
6 	 	D 	48	5 	11	16 	59
18	 	C/LW	39	5 	7 	12 	21
3 	 	D 	48	5 	7 	12 	67
15	 	RW/C	39	4 	7 	11 	13
2 	 	D 	48	4 	5 	9 	32
7 	 	C 	21	2 	4 	6 	0
17	 	D 	40	3 	1 	4 	47
12	 	LW 	36	0 	3 	3 	20
16	 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
16	 	D 	16	0 	0 	0 	4
1 	 	G 	48	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2980	48	12	30	6	149	3.00	2
Team: 	2980	48	12	30	6	149	3.00	2
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==
*The Maroons did not win any awards this season.
==Gallery==
1938-Feb15-Bauer goal-Maroons.jpg|Bobby Bauer scores the Bruins second goal, February 15, 1938.
1938-Mar12-Stewart 299th.jpg|Nels Stewart scores his 299th goal, March 12, 1938.
37-38NHLMonMarGameAd.jpg|Opening Game
37-38LastMaroonsGameAd.jpg|Last game
==See Also==
*1937–38 NHL season
==References==
Category:Montreal Maroons seasons
Category:1937 in hockey
Category:1938 in hockey