1928–29 Montreal Maroons season

The 1928–29 Montreal Maroons season was the 5th season of the Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maroons finished last in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
Dave Trottier was signed after winning gold at the 1928 Olympics.
==Regular Season==
One game into the season, superlative defenseman Dunc Munro suffered a heart attack and missed the rest of the season.
===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 15, 1928 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 17, 1928 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	November 20, 1928 	1–0 	@ New York Rangers (1928–29) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	November 22, 1928 	0–1 	Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	2–2–0
5 	L 	November 24, 1928 	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	2–3–0
6 	W 	November 27, 1928 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	3–3–0
7 	T 	November 29, 1928 	1–1 OT 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	3–3–1
8 	W 	December 1, 1928 	3–0 	New York Rangers (1928–29) 	4–3–1
9 	W 	December 6, 1928 	4–1 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	5–3–1
10 	L 	December 8, 1928 	1–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	5–4–1
11 	W 	December 11, 1928 	2–1 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	6–4–1
12 	L 	December 13, 1928 	1–2 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	6–5–1
13 	T 	December 15, 1928 	0–0 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	6–5–2
14 	W 	December 18, 1928 	2–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	7–5–2
15 	W 	December 20, 1928 	6–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	8–5–2
16 	L 	December 25, 1928 	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	8–6–2
17 	L 	December 29, 1928 	2–3 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	8–7–2
18 	W 	January 1, 1929 	4–2 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	9–7–2
19 	L 	January 3, 1929 	0–1 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	9–8–2
20 	T 	January 5, 1929 	0–0 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	9–8–3
21 	T 	January 8, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	9–8–4
22 	T 	January 10, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	9–8–5
23 	L 	January 12, 1929 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	9–9–5
24 	T 	January 17, 1929 	0–0 OT 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	9–9–6
25 	T 	January 19, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	9–9–7
26 	L 	January 22, 1929 	0–1 OT 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	9–10–7
27 	L 	January 24, 1929 	0–2 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	9–11–7
28 	W 	January 26, 1929 	2–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	10–11–7
29 	W 	January 31, 1929 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	11–11–7
30 	T 	February 2, 1929 	0–0 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	11–11–8
31 	T 	February 5, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1928–29) 	11–11–9
32 	W 	February 9, 1929 	1–0 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	12–11–9
33 	L 	February 12, 1929 	1–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	12–12–9
34 	W 	February 14, 1929 	4–0 	Ottawa Senators (1928–29) 	13–12–9
35 	L 	February 16, 1929 	0–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	13–13–9
36 	W 	February 19, 1929 	1–0 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	14–13–9
37 	L 	February 21, 1929 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	14–14–9
38 	W 	February 23, 1929 	9–1 	New York Rangers (1928–29) 	15–14–9
39 	L 	February 26, 1929 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	15–15–9
40 	L 	February 28, 1929 	0–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	15–16–9
41 	L 	March 2, 1929 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	15–17–9
42 	L 	March 5, 1929 	1–3 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	15–18–9
43 	L 	March 9, 1929 	2–3 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	15–19–9
44 	L 	March 14, 1929 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	15–20–9
==Playoffs==
*The Maroons did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
5 	 	C 	44	21	8	29 	74
4 	 	RW 	43	14	8	22 	46
7 	 	C/RW	41	10	9	19 	120
12	 	C 	42	6 	5	11 	41
6 	 	LW/D	40	3 	5	8 	52
14	 	LW 	37	2 	4	6 	69
8 	 	RW 	30	4 	1	5 	44
3 	 	D 	44	1 	3	4 	139
11	 	RW/C	38	2 	1	3 	2
10	 	D 	44	2 	0	2 	27
8 	 	D 	12	1 	1	2 	10
9 	 	LW 	11	1 	0	1 	12
 	 	RW/D	1 	0 	0	0 	0
2 	 	D 	1 	0 	0	0 	0
9 	 	D/LW	5 	0 	0	0 	0
15	 	G 	7 	0 	0	0 	0
1 	 	G 	37	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2300	37	14	16	7	57	1.49	11
 	450 	7 	1 	4 	2	8 	1.07	1
Team: 	2750	44	15	20	9	65	1.42	12
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.
==Transactions==
*Sell Bernie Brophy to the Detroit Cougars on October 23, 1928.
*Obtain loan of Fred Elliott from the Ottawa Senators on November 13, 1928.
*Sell Russell Oatman to the New York Rangers on December 12, 1928.
*Trade Joe Lamb to Ottawa for George Boucher on February 14, 1929.
==Trivia==
*Maroons who had a hat trick this season include:
**Nels Stewart during the 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 1, 1929.
==Game Ads==
28-29NHLMonMarGameAd.jpg|Home opener
==See Also==
*1928–29 NHL season
==References==
Category:Montreal Maroons seasons
Category:1928 in hockey
Category:1929 in hockey