1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 13th season and fifth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the third season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third.
==Off-season==
Billy Coutu returned to the Canadiens. Other additions included Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn, Bill Boucher, Edmond Bouchard and Phil Stevens. Dave Ritchie retired and Cully Wilson joined the Hamilton Tigers.
Prior to the start of this season, the NHL's first multiple-player trade in its history was made when Billy Coutu and Sprague Cleghorn of the Hamilton Tigers were traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour and Cully Wilson.
Canadiens owner George Kennedy never recovered from the influenza he contracted in 1919, and died on October 19, 1921, at age 39. His widow sold the Canadiens to a unit that would be known affectionately as the Three Musketeers of owners, Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joseph Cattarinich. Dandurand became manager and coach, and immediately there were problems between him and Newsy Lalonde. At one point, Dandurand accused Lalonde of not trying, and also the fans started to boo their old hero. Finally, Lalonde walked out on the team. NHL president Frank Calder mediated the dispute and Lalonde returned to the team. But his days in Montreal were numbered.
==Regular Season==
Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 3.9 per game. Odie Cleghorn led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 21 goals and 3 assists.
===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 	December 17, 1921 	2–5 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	0–1–0
2 	W 	December 21, 1921 	3–1 	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	December 24, 1921 	0–10 	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	1–2–0
4 	L 	December 28, 1921 	1–2 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	1–3–0
5 	W 	December 31, 1921 	5–3 	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) 	2–3–0
6 	L 	January 4, 1922 	3–4 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	2–4–0
7 	L 	January 7, 1922 	2–4 	Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	2–5–0
8 	W 	January 11, 1922 	3–2 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	3–5–0
9 	W 	January 14, 1922 	10–6 	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	4–5–0
10 	L 	January 18, 1922 	6–10 	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	4–6–0
11 	L 	January 21, 1922 	3–5 	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) 	4–7–0
12 	L 	January 25, 1922 	1–3 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	4–8–0
13 	W 	January 28, 1922 	3–2 	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	5–8–0
14 	L 	February 1, 1922 	2–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	5–9–0
15 	L 	February 4, 1922 	1–3 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	5–10–0
16 	W 	February 8, 1922 	6–4 	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) 	6–10–0
17 	W 	February 11, 1922 	3–1 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	7–10–0
18 	T 	February 15, 1922 	6–6 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	7–10–1
19 	W 	February 18, 1922 	6–4 	Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) 	8–10–1
20 	L 	February 22, 1922 	3–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	8–11–1
21 	W 	February 25, 1922 	6–1 	Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	9–11–1
22 	W 	March 1, 1922 	3–2 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) 	10–11–1
23 	W 	March 4, 1922 	2–1 	Ottawa Senators (1921–22) 	11–11–1
24 	W 	March 8, 1922 	8–7 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22)	12–11–1
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
 	D 	24	17	9	26 	80
 	RW/C	24	21	3	24 	26
 	RW 	24	17	5	22 	18
 	LW 	24	13	5	18 	10
 	C 	20	9 	5	14 	20
 	D 	22	3 	7	10 	26
 	D 	24	4 	3	7 	8
 	RW/D	23	2 	4	6 	12
 	LW/D	18	1 	5	6 	4
 	C/RW	6 	1 	0	1 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0	0 	0
 	C/D 	4 	0 	0	0 	0
 	G 	24	0 	0	0 	2
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Canadiens did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
Date 	From Canadiens 	To Canadiens
November 15, 1921	To Hamilton Tigers 	Billy Coutu (return from loan)
November 26, 1921	To Hamilton TigersAmos Arbour,Harry Mummery	Sprague Cleghorn
January 6, 1922 	To Ottawa SenatorsBilly Bell 	(loan for season as compensation ordered by NHL for Cleghorn)
Source: 
==Roster==
*Georges Vezina
* Billy Bell, Louis Berlinquette, Edmond Bouchard, Bill Boucher, Odie Cleghorn, Sprague Cleghorn, Bert Corbeau, Billy Coutu, Newsy Lalonde, Jack McDonald, Didier Pitre, Phil Stevens
Source: Mouton, p. 154
==Game Ads==
21-22NHLMontrealGameAd.jpg
==See Also==
* 1921–22 NHL season
==References==
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