1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1925–26 1925 Montreal Canadiens 7th 11–24–1 5–12–1 6–12–0 79 108 Leo Dandurand Cecil Hart Billy Coutu Montreal ForumMount Royal Arena Howie Morenz (23) Aurel Joliat (9) Howie Morenz (26)Aurel Joliat (26) Billy Boucher (118) Herb Rheaume (10) Herb Rheaume (2.93) yes The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs for the first time since the 1921–22 season this is the first time the team finished last in the NHL since they joined in 1917. The league added teams in Pittsburgh and New York, New York taking the players of the former Hamilton Tigers franchise. 2 The team had a large turnover of personnel, partly due to Vezina's leaving. Alphonse Lacroix, Herb Rheaume and Bill Taugher all appeared in the Canadiens' net. New players included Bill Holmes, Wildor Larochelle, Albert Leduc, Alfred Lepine, Hector Lepine, Joe Matte and Roland Paulhus. Departures included the Cleghorn brothers, Odie and Sprague. Odie signed with Pittsburgh as playing-coach and Sprague was traded to the Boston Bruins for $5,000 on November 8, 1925. Cecil Hart took over as coach from Leo Dandurand, and Billy Coutu was named team captain. Regular season From 1911 Georges Vezina had been the Montreal Canadiens goaltender, and had led them to the Cup in 1924. In the first game of this season, he collapsed on the ice as the second period got underway. It was found that he had contracted tuberculosis and could no longer play. He went home to Chicoutimi, Quebec, where he died in March 1926. The team struggled with several goaltenders before Herb Rheaume won the job, but the team finished last. In the second half of the season, the team had a twelve-game losing streak, from February 13, losing 0–3 to Pittsburgh, until March 16, winning 6–1 over Toronto. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1925–26 regular season1925-26 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1926_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 28, 1925||0–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||0–1–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |2||W||December 1, 1925||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||December 3, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||December 8, 1925||2–6 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||December 12, 1925||0–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||December 15, 1925||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||December 17, 1925||0–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||December 19, 1925||6–5 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||December 26, 1925||0–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||3–6–0 |- |10||W||December 30, 1925||7–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||4–6–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||January 1, 1926||2–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||5–6–0 |- |12||W||January 5, 1926||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||6–6–0 |- |13||L||January 9, 1926||1–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||6–7–0 |- |14||W||January 12, 1926||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||7–7–0 |- |15||W||January 13, 1926||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||8–7–0 |- |16||L||January 16, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||8–8–0 |- |17||L||January 19, 1926||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||8–9–0 |- |18||L||January 23, 1926||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||8–10–0 |- |19||W||January 26, 1926||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||9–10–0 |- |20||L||January 28, 1926||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||9–11–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||L||February 2, 1926||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||9–12–0 |- |22||T||February 6, 1926||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||9–12–1 |- |23||W||February 9, 1926||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||10–12–1 |- |24||L||February 13, 1926||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||10–13–1 |- |25||L||February 16, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||10–14–1 |- |26||L||February 18, 1926||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||10–15–1 |- |27||L||February 20, 1926||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||10–16–1 |- |28||L||February 23, 1926||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||10–17–1 |- |29||L||February 24, 1926||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||10–18–1 |- |30||L||February 27, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||10–19–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |31||L||March 2, 1926||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||10–20–1 |- |32||L||March 6, 1926||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||10–21–1 |- |33||L||March 9, 1926||3–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||10–22–1 |- |34||L||March 11, 1926||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||10–23–1 |- |35||L||March 13, 1926||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) ||10–24–1 |- |36||W||March 16, 1926||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||11–24–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player GP G A PtsHowie Morenz 31 23 3 26Aurel Joliat 35 17 9 26Pit Lepine 32 10 3 13Billy Boucher 34 8 5 13Albert Leduc 32 9 1 10 Leading goaltenders GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Player GP GA SO GAA Georges Vezina 1 0 0 0.0 Bill Taugher 1 3 0 3.0 Herb Rheaume 29 89 0 3.1 Alphonse Lacroix 5 16 0 3.43 Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy – awarded for winning first game in Madison Square Garden, December 15, 1925.241 2008 Dan Diamond & Associates, Inc. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2009 McCarthy, Dave The Globe December 16, 1925 10 New York Beaten by Canadiens 3–1 References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1966 National Hockey League 465–485 See also 1925–26 NHL season Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal