1929–30 NHL season

The 1929–30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens upset the heavily favoured Boston Bruins two games to none for the Stanley Cup.

Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
 Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Montreal Maroons  44 23 16 5  51 141 114 651 Montreal Canadiens 44 21 14 9  51 142 114 600 Ottawa Senators  44 21 15 8  50 138 118 536 Toronto Maple Leafs  44 17 21 6  40 116 124 613 New York Americans  44 14 25 5  33 113 161 372

 American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins  44 38 5 1  77 179 98 449 Chicago Black Hawks  44 21 18 5  47 117 111 573 New York Rangers  44 17 17 10  44 136 143 445 Detroit Cougars  44 14 24 6  34 117 133 474 Pittsburgh Pirates  44  5 36 3  13 102 185 384

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM Cooney Weiland  Boston Bruins  44 43 30 73 27 Frank Boucher  New York Rangers  42 26 36 62 16 Dit Clapper  Boston Bruins  44 41 20 61 48 Bill Cook  New York Rangers  44 29 30 59 56 Hec Kilrea  Ottawa Senators  44 36 22 58 23

Stanley Cup playoffs
After defeating the Montreal Maroons and after losing more than one game in a row games all season, the Boston Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens two games to none in a best-of-three series. The Canadiens then won the Cup with a 4–3 victory in game two. The Canadiens went 5–0–1 in the playoffs, making them one of the few Cup winning teams in history to not lose a game in the playoffs.

Playoff bracket

NHL awards
 1929–30 NHL awardsO'Brien Trophy:  Montreal MaroonsPrince of Wales Trophy:  Boston BruinsHart Memorial Trophy:  Nels Stewart, Montreal MaroonsLady Byng Trophy:  Frank Boucher, New York RangersVezina Trophy:  Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1929–30 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
Tom Cook, Chicago Black Hawks
Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Cougars
Syd Howe, Ottawa Senators
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs

Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1929–30 (listed with their last team):
Mickey MacKay, Boston Bruins
Jimmy Herberts, Detroit Cougars
Clint Benedict, Montreal Maroons
Frank Nighbor, Toronto Maple Leafs

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1929 in North America
Category:1930s in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons