1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1926–27 1926 Montreal Canadiens Canadian 2nd 28–14–2 15–5–2 13–9–0 99 67 Leo Dandurand Cecil Hart Sylvio Mantha Montreal Forum Howie Morenz (25) Howie Morenz (7) Howie Morenz (32) Aurele Joliat (79) George Hainsworth (28) George Hainsworth (1.47) The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team rebounded from its last place finish to place second in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the rival Maroons in a two-game series before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. 2 Regular season The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards. The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926, against Ottawa, lost 2–1.Mouton, p. 72 The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1926–27 regular season1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1927_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||November 16, 1926||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||November 18, 1926||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||November 20, 1926||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||November 23, 1926||2–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1926–27) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||November 27, 1926||0–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1926–27) ||1–4–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||W||December 2, 1926||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||December 4, 1926||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||December 7, 1926||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||3–5–0 |- |9||W||December 9, 1926||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) ||4–5–0 |- |10||L||December 11, 1926||0–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) ||4–6–0 |- |11||T||December 16, 1926||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1926–27) ||4–6–1 |- |12||W||December 18, 1926||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||5–6–1 |- |13||W||December 22, 1926||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) ||6–6–1 |- |14||W||December 23, 1926||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) ||7–6–1 |- |15||W||December 30, 1926||1–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) ||8–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |16||L||January 1, 1927||1–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||8–7–1 |- |17||L||January 4, 1927||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1926–27) ||8–8–1 |- |18||L||January 6, 1927||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1926–27) ||8–9–1 |- |19||L||January 8, 1927||0–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||8–10–1 |- |20||W||January 13, 1927||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1926–27) ||9–10–1 |- |21||W||January 15, 1927||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||10–10–1 |- |22||W||January 18, 1927||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1926–27) ||11–10–1 |- |23||W||January 22, 1927||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||12–10–1 |- |24||L||January 27, 1927||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1926–27) ||12–11–1 |- |25||W||January 30, 1927||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1926–27) ||13–11–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||W||February 1, 1927||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1926–27) ||14–11–1 |- |27||W||February 5, 1927||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||15–11–1 |- |28||L||February 11, 1927||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) ||15–12–1 |- |29||W||February 12, 1927||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) ||16–12–1 |- |30||T||February 15, 1927||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) ||16–12–2 |- |31||W||February 19, 1927||3–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1926–27) ||17–12–2 |- |32||L||February 22, 1927||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||17–13–2 |- |33||W||February 24, 1927||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||18–13–2 |- |34||W||February 26, 1927||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1926–27) ||19–13–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||March 1, 1927||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1926–27) ||20–13–2 |- |36||W||March 3, 1927||7–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) ||21–13–2 |- |37||W||March 5, 1927||2–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) ||22–13–2 |- |38||W||March 8, 1927||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||23–13–2 |- |39||W||March 10, 1927||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||24–13–2 |- |40||W||March 15, 1927||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1926–27) ||25–13–2 |- |41||W||March 19, 1927||5–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1926–27) ||26–13–2 |- |42||W||March 22, 1927||1–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) ||27–13–2 |- |43||W||March 24, 1927||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1926–27) ||28–13–2 |- |44||L||March 26, 1927||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) ||28–14–2 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs In a "Battle of Montreal" quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series. Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 29Montreal Canadiens1Montreal Maroons1March 31Montreal Maroons0Montreal Canadiens1 (OT) Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1 Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 2Ottawa Senators4Montreal Canadiens0April 4Montreal Canadiens1Ottawa Senators1 Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Howie Morenz C 44 25 7 32 49 Aurel Joliat LW 43 14 4 18 79 Pit Lepine C 44 16 1 17 20 Art Gagne RW 44 14 3 17 42 Sylvio Mantha D 43 10 5 15 77 Carson Cooper RW 14 9 3 12 16 Herb Gardiner D 44 6 6 12 26 Albert Leduc D 43 5 2 7 62 Gizzy Hart LW 40 3 3 6 8 Billy Boucher RW 21 4 0 4 14 Wildor Larochelle RW 41 0 1 1 6 Art Gauthier C 13 0 0 0 0 George Hainsworth G 44 0 0 0 0 Leo Lafrance LW 4 0 0 0 0 Amby Moran D 12 0 0 0 10 Pete Palangio LW 6 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14 Team: 2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Aurel Joliat LW 4 1 0 1 10 Sylvio Mantha D 4 1 0 1 0 Howie Morenz C 4 1 0 1 4 Carson Cooper RW 3 0 0 0 0 Art Gagne RW 4 0 0 0 0 Herb Gardiner D 4 0 0 0 10 Art Gauthier C 1 0 0 0 0 George Hainsworth G 4 0 0 0 0 Gizzy Hart LW 4 0 0 0 0 Wildor Larochelle RW 4 0 0 0 0 Albert Leduc D 4 0 0 0 2 Pit Lepine C 4 0 0 0 4 Pete Palangio LW 4 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1 Team: 252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1927.html Awards Vezina Memorial Trophy – awarded to George Hainsworth Transactions January 17, 1927 – Billy Boucher traded to Boston Bruins for Carson Cooper with both teams holding right of recall. December 12, 1926 – Gizzy Hart traded to Montreal by Detroit for cash. See also 1926–27 NHL season References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1969 National Hockey League 7–24 The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 1-55013-051-X Toronto, Ontario Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal