1934–35 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1934–35 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 26th season of play. The Canadiens finished 3rd in the Canadian Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the New York Rangers 6 goals to 5.
==Pre-season==
The Canadiens had their training camp in Saint John, New Brunswick.
They played a four game series vs. the Boston Bruins in eastern Canada:
*Monday, October 29 Bruins 2 Canadiens 1 @ Saint John
*Wednesday, October 31 Canadiens 7 Bruins 6 @ Moncton
*Friday, November 2 Bruins 2 Canadiens 1 @ Halifax
*Sunday, November 4 Bruins 5 Canadiens 3 @ Quebec City
==Regular Season==
A bombshell trade was made with Howie Morenz, Lorne Chabot, and Marty Burke going to Chicago for Leroy Goldsworthy, Roger Jenkins, and Lionel Conacher. The Canadiens then traded Lionel Conacher and Herb Cain to the Maroons for Nels Crutchfield.
Numerous Canadiens players wore high numbers for the first time in NHL history. Joe Lamb was the first to wear #99 and Roger Jenkins wore #88.
===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 10, 1934 	1–2 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35)	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 17, 1934 	0–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	0–2–0
3 	L 	November 22, 1934 	3–4 	New York Americans (1934–35) 	0–3–0
4 	L 	November 24, 1934 	1–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	0–4–0
5 	W 	November 27, 1934 	3–2 	@ New York Rangers (1934–35) 	1–4–0
6 	L 	December 1, 1934 	0–2 	Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	1–5–0
7 	W 	December 4, 1934 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1934–35) 	2–5–0
8 	L 	December 8, 1934 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	2–6–0
9 	T 	December 9, 1934 	2–2 OT 	@ New York Americans (1934–35) 	2–6–1
10 	W 	December 11, 1934 	4–1 	Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	3–6–1
11 	T 	December 15, 1934 	1–1 OT 	St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	3–6–2
12 	T 	December 18, 1934 	1–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 	3–6–3
13 	W 	December 22, 1934 	2–1 	@ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	4–6–3
14 	W 	December 23, 1934 	4–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35)	5–6–3
15 	L 	December 25, 1934 	2–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35) 	5–7–3
16 	L 	December 29, 1934 	1–3 	New York Americans (1934–35) 	5–8–3
17 	L 	January 1, 1935 	3–5 	@ New York Americans (1934–35) 	5–9–3
18 	L 	January 3, 1935 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	5–10–3
19 	L 	January 5, 1935 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35)	5–11–3
20 	L 	January 6, 1935 	2–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	5–12–3
21 	W 	January 12, 1935 	3–2 	Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	6–12–3
22 	W 	January 17, 1935 	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35) 	7–12–3
23 	W 	January 19, 1935 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	8–12–3
24 	L 	January 20, 1935 	1–7 	@ New York Rangers (1934–35) 	8–13–3
25 	L 	January 22, 1935 	0–7 	New York Rangers (1934–35) 	8–14–3
26 	W 	January 24, 1935 	2–1 	@ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	9–14–3
27 	W 	January 26, 1935 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	10–14–3
28 	T 	January 31, 1935 	4–4 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	10–14–4
29 	T 	February 2, 1935 	1–1 OT 	@ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	10–14–5
30 	L 	February 5, 1935 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35)	10–15–5
31 	W 	February 7, 1935 	4–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	11–15–5
32 	W 	February 9, 1935 	4–2 	St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	12–15–5
33 	W 	February 14, 1935 	2–0 	Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	13–15–5
34 	W 	February 17, 1935 	3–1 	@ New York Americans (1934–35) 	14–15–5
35 	L 	February 19, 1935 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1934–35) 	14–16–5
36 	L 	February 21, 1935 	1–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 	14–17–5
37 	W 	February 23, 1935 	4–2 	New York Americans (1934–35) 	15–17–5
38 	W 	February 28, 1935 	4–2 	St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	16–17–5
39 	W 	March 2, 1935 	3–2 OT 	@ St. Louis Eagles (1934–35) 	17–17–5
40 	L 	March 3, 1935 	0–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35)	17–18–5
41 	L 	March 5, 1935 	3–10 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35) 	17–19–5
42 	T 	March 7, 1935 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1934–35) 	17–19–6
43 	L 	March 9, 1935 	3–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	17–20–6
44 	W 	March 12, 1935 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1934–35) 	18–20–6
45 	W 	March 14, 1935 	5–4 	New York Rangers (1934–35) 	19–20–6
46 	L 	March 16, 1935 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1934–35)	19–21–6
47 	L 	March 17, 1935 	2–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1934–35) 	19–22–6
48 	L 	March 19, 1935 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1934–35) 	19–23–6
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 6 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 5 Goals===
In the first round the Canadiens met the New York Rangers, who had placed third in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two-games total-goals series 5–6 (1–2, 4–4).
Game 1 of the Quarter-finals at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 1935, is remembered for its high level of physicality. In one sequence, an injured Earl Seibert of the Rangers was carried off the ice. Later, the Canadiens' Nels Crutchfield swung his stick into the head of Rangers captain Bill Cook. As a result, Cook collapsed to the ice and a bench-clearing brawl ensued which police had to end. Crutchfield was given a match penalty with no substitution. The Canadiens played for thirteen minutes one man short and two minutes with two men short. Bill Cook returned wearing a helmet over his bandages to score the second Rangers goal.
In Game 2, the Canadiens were down 4–1 in the game and tied it with three straight goals in the third. The Canadiens could not get another goal to tie the series.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 24	Montreal Canadiens	1-2 	New York Rangers 	1-2
2	March 26	New York Rangers 	4-4 	Montreal Canadiens	6-5
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	48	12	19	31 	16
 	RW 	33	20	9 	29 	13
 	LW 	48	17	12	29 	18
 	RW 	48	9 	19	28 	12
 	LW 	46	9 	15	24 	6
 	D/LW	42	12	10	22 	14
 	C 	47	4 	11	15 	4
 	D 	47	3 	11	14 	36
 	LW 	44	9 	1 	10 	34
 	C 	41	5 	5 	10 	20
 	RW/D	45	4 	6 	10 	63
 	RW 	23	1 	5 	6 	2
 	D 	41	1 	5 	6 	4
 	RW 	7 	3 	2 	5 	4
 	D 	48	0 	5 	5 	56
 	RW 	20	1 	1 	2 	0
 	F 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW/D	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	48	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2960	48	19	23	6	145	2.94	1
Team: 	2960	48	19	23	6	145	2.94	1
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	2 	2	0	2 	0
 	C 	2 	0	2	2 	0
 	RW 	2 	1	0	1 	0
 	RW/D	2 	1	0	1 	2
 	LW 	2 	1	0	1 	0
 	C 	2 	0	1	1 	22
 	RW 	2 	0	1	1 	2
 	LW 	2 	0	1	1 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	D/LW	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	120	2 	0	1	6 	3.00	0
Team: 	120	2 	0	1	6 	3.00	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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==
* Aurel Joliat, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
* October 3, 1934 - Traded Howie Morenz, Marty Burke and Lorne Chabot to Chicago Blackhawks for Roger Jenkins, Lionel Conacher and Leroy Goldsworthy.
* October 3, 1934 - Traded Lionel Conacher to Montreal Maroons with the rights to Herb Cain for the rights to Nels Crutchfield.
* October 17, 1934 - Traded Leroy Goldsworthy to Chicago for cash.
* December 18, 1934 - Received Leroy Goldsworthy from Chicago for cash.
==Roster==
;Goaltenders
*1 Wilf Cude
;Defence
*2 Sylvio Mantha (Captain)
*3 Gerry Carson
*5 Albert Leduc
*6 Georges Mantha
*12, 99 Leo Bourgeault
*12 Gordon 'Tony' Savage
*75 Jack Portland
;Forwards
*4 Aurel Joliat
*5 Paul Runge
*8 Wildor Larochelle
*9 Alfred Pit Lepine
*12 Bob McCully
*22 Nels Crutchfield
*33 Jack Riley
*48 Johnny Gagnon
*48 Paul Raymond
*48 Norman Collings
*55 Jack McGill
*64 Armand Mondou
*75 Leroy Goldsworthy
*75,99 Desse Roche
*88 Roger Jenkins
*99 Joe Lamb
Sources:
* Mouton, p. 160
* 
==Game Ads==
34-35NHLMonCanGameAd.jpg|Regular Season
34-35NHLQFMonCanGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final
==See Also==
*1934–35 NHL season
==References==
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