1936–37 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1936–37 1936 Canadian 1st 24–18–6 115 111 16–8–0 8–10–6 Cecil Hart Cecil Hart Babe Siebert Montreal Forum Johnny Gagnon (20) Babe Siebert (20) Johnny Gagnon (36) Johnny GagnonBabe Siebert (38) Wilf Cude (22) Wilf Cude (2.18) yes The 1936–37 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 28th season of play. After coach Cecil Hart and Howie Morenz returned to the club, the Canadiens placed first in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. Montreal met and lost to eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the semi-finals. 2 Regular season thumb|right|250px|alt=two men, one in suit, one in hockey uniform, look at the hockey equipment of a player in the dressing room. |Manager Hart and team-mate Aurele Joliat in the Canadiens' dressing room after learning of Morenz' death. The Montreal Canadiens had hit the bottom in 1935–36, and Babe Siebert was obtained to shore up the defence. Cecil Hart was rehired as coach. Hart placed a condition on his returning to the club, that former star Howie Morenz would return to the club. After being traded to Chicago and from there to New York, Morenz had struggled and the Rangers were willing trade partners for Morenz. Goalie George Hainsworth also returned to the Canadiens, signed as a free agent. The Canadiens went from last to first in the Canadian Division. Morenz was just hitting his stride in January 1937, when tragedy struck. On one of his hurtling rushes, he was being checked by Earl Seibert of Chicago when his left skate got caught in the dasher of the end boards, and Morenz suffered a badly fractured leg. After suffering a nervous breakdown worrying about if he would be able to come back, more bad luck occurred. On March 8, 1937, X-rays revealed that Morenz had blood clots in his healing leg. An operation was scheduled for the next day, but when Morenz ate a light supper and told the nurse he wanted to rest, in falling asleep his pallor suddenly changed and the nurse knew something was wrong. A blood clot had stopped his heart, and attempts to revive Morenz failed. News of Morenz's death shocked the hockey world, and thousands filed past his bier, many in tears, to pay their last respects. Final standings MON Record vs. opponents MTL Playoffs As champions of the Canadian division, the Canadiens proceeded directly to the semi-final against the Detroit Red Wings. Montreal lost the best-of-five series 3–2. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1936–37 regular season1936-37 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1937_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||W||November 7, 1936||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||November 12, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||November 15, 1936||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||November 17, 1936||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||November 19, 1936||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||November 21, 1936||3–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||4–2–0 |- |7||T||November 24, 1936||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||4–2–1 |- |8||L||November 26, 1936||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||4–3–1 |- |9||L||November 28, 1936||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||November 29, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||5–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||December 5, 1936||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||6–4–1 |- |12||L||December 10, 1936||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||6–5–1 |- |13||T||December 12, 1936||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||6–5–2 |- |14||W||December 15, 1936||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||7–5–2 |- |15||W||December 19, 1936||4–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||8–5–2 |- |16||L||December 20, 1936||3–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||8–6–2 |- |17||W||December 22, 1936||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||9–6–2 |- |18||W||December 27, 1936||5–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||10–6–2 |- |19||L||December 29, 1936||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||10–7–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||W||January 2, 1937||5–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||11–7–2 |- |21||W||January 3, 1937||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||12–7–2 |- |22||L||January 5, 1937||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||12–8–2 |- |23||W||January 7, 1937||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||13–8–2 |- |24||L||January 9, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||13–9–2 |- |25||W||January 12, 1937||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||14–9–2 |- |26||W||January 16, 1937||5–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||15–9–2 |- |27||T||January 19, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||15–9–3 |- |28||W||January 24, 1937||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||16–9–3 |- |29||W||January 26, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||17–9–3 |- |30||W||January 28, 1937||6–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||18–9–3 |- |31||L||January 30, 1937||0–4 || align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||18–10–3 |- |32||W||January 31, 1937||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||19–10–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |33||W||February 2, 1937||1–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||20–10–3 |- |34||L||February 4, 1937||2–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||20–11–3 |- |35||W||February 11, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||21–11–3 |- |36||L||February 13, 1937||1–5 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||21–12–3 |- |37||W||February 16, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1936–37) ||22–12–3 |- |38||T||February 21, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1936–37) ||22–12–4 |- |39||L||February 25, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||22–13–4 |- |40||W||February 27, 1937||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1936–37) ||23–13–4 |- |41||T||February 28, 1937||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) ||23–13–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |42||L||March 4, 1937||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) ||23–14–5 |- |43||L||March 6, 1937||1–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||23–15–5 |- |44||L||March 9, 1937||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||23–16–5 |- |45||W||March 13, 1937||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1936–37) ||24–16–5 |- |46||T||March 16, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) ||24–16–6 |- |47||L||March 18, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) ||24–17–6 |- |48||L||March 21, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1936–37) ||24–18–6 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Johnny Gagnon RW 48 20 16 36 38 Aurel Joliat LW 47 17 15 32 30 Babe Siebert LW/D 44 8 20 28 38 Georges Mantha D/LW 47 13 14 27 17 Paul Haynes Paul Haynes (ice hockey) C 47 8 18 26 24 Toe Blake LW 43 10 12 22 12 Howie Morenz C 30 4 16 20 12 Joffre Desilets RW 48 7 12 19 17 Pit Lepine C 34 7 8 15 15 George Brown George Brown (ice hockey) C 27 4 6 10 10 Rod Lorrain RW 47 3 6 9 8 Jack McGill Jack McGill (ice hockey b. 1910) LW 44 5 2 7 9 Bill MacKenzie D 39 4 3 7 22 Bill Miller Bill Miller (ice hockey) C/D 48 3 1 4 12 Walt Buswell D 44 0 4 4 30 Armand Mondou LW 7 1 1 2 0 Paul Runge Paul Runge (ice hockey) C/LW 4 1 0 1 2 Wilf Cude G 44 0 0 0 0 Polly Drouin LW 4 0 0 0 0 Red Goupille D 4 0 0 0 0 George Hainsworth G 4 0 0 0 0 Roger Jenkins Roger Jenkins (ice hockey) RW/D 10 0 0 0 8 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Wilf Cude 2730 44 22 17 5 99 2.18 5 George Hainsworth 270 4 2 1 1 12 2.67 0 Team: 3000 48 24 18 6 111 2.22 5 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Paul Haynes Paul Haynes (ice hockey) C 5 2 3 5 0 Johnny Gagnon RW 5 2 1 3 9 Babe Siebert LW/D 5 1 2 3 2 Aurel Joliat LW 5 0 3 3 2 Toe Blake LW 5 1 0 1 0 Joffre Desilets RW 5 1 0 1 0 Bill MacKenzie D 5 1 0 1 0 Pit Lepine C 5 0 1 1 0 George Brown George Brown (ice hockey) C 4 0 0 0 0 Walt Buswell D 5 0 0 0 2 Wilf Cude G 5 0 0 0 0 Rod Lorrain RW 5 0 0 0 0 Georges Mantha D/LW 5 0 0 0 0 Jack McGill Jack McGill (ice hockey b. 1910) LW 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Miller Bill Miller (ice hockey) C/D 5 0 0 0 0 Armand Mondou LW 5 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Wilf Cude 352 5 2 3 13 2.22 0 Team: 352 5 2 3 13 2.22 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1936-37 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1937.html Awards and records Wilf Cude – NHL Second All-Star team Babe Siebert – NHL First All-Star team, Hart Memorial Trophy O'Brien Cup – First place in Canadian division. Transactions September 1, 1936 – Howie Morenz traded to Montreal by NY Rangers for cash. September 10, 1936 – Traded Leroy Goldsworthy, Sammy McManus and $10,000 to Boston for Babe Siebert and Roger Jenkins. November 24, 1936 – George Hainsworth signed as a free agent. See also 1936–37 NHL season Citations References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1969 National Hockey League 263–265 The Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory Jenish D'Arcy 2008 Doubleday Canada 978-0-385-66324-3 The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 1-55013-051-X Toronto, Ontario Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Category:1930s in Montreal