Morenz's return to Montreal lasted less than a season: in January 1937, while being checked by Chicago's Earl Seibert, his skate caught on the ice and Morenz broke his leg in four places.
O regreso de Morenz a Montreal durou menos dunha tempada: en xaneiro de 1937, mentres era revisado por Earl Seibert de Chicago, o seu patín enganchouse no xeo e rompeu a perna por catro sitios.