1925–26 Montreal Maroons season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1925–26 1925 1924 Montreal Maroons 2nd 20–11–5 (45 points) 12–4–2 8–7–3 91 73 Eddie Gerard Dunc Munro Montreal Forum Nels Stewart (34) Reg Noble (9) Nels Stewart (42) Nels Stewart (119) Clint Benedict (20) Clint Benedict (1.91) yes yes yes The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season. 2 Regular season Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer. His accomplishments also won him the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player. Final standings MAR Record vs. opponents MTM Playoffs The Maroons took on the first-year team Pittsburgh Pirates in a two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the first game 3–1 and tied the second to win the series six goals to four. In the second round, the Maroons took on the first-place Ottawa Senators. At home in the first game, the Maroons tied the Senators 1–1. Former Senator Punch Broadbent scored at 8 minutes of the second period to put the Maroons ahead. The lead lasted until King Clancy tied the game with ten seconds left.Ottawa Citizen Senators and Maroons Battle to Draw 1 to 1 March 26, 1926 10 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-mkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6962%2C3204900 In the second game, held at Ottawa, the Maroons took the series with a 1–0 shutout victory to win the NHL championship. Babe Siebert on an individual rush, scored off his own rebound at the six-minute mark of the second period. Cy Denneny appeared to tie the score a minute later, but the play was off-side. The Maroons held off the attack of the Senators the rest of the way in front of a record attendance of 10,525.Montreal Gazette March 29, 1926 Maroons Capture NHL Title With Win Over Ottawa 18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M7wtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7IsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6509%2C4053591 After the final game in Ottawa, an anonymous supporter gave a $1,000 cheque to team president James Strachan "to be divided up among the boys for their fighting victory."Montreal Gazette $1,000 Donated To Maroon Players By Anonymous Rooter March 29, 2015 19 Stanley Cup Finals 1926 Stanley Cup Finals Nels Stewart was "Old Poison" to the Victoria Cougars, as he scored 6 goals in the 4 games and goaltender Clint Benedict shut out the westerners three times. All games were played at the Forum in Montreal. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 5px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 5px solid; 1925–26 regular season1925-26 Montreal Maroons Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTM/1926_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 5, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||November 28, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||0–1–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |2||W||December 1, 1925||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||December 3, 1925||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||December 5, 1925||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||December 8, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||December 12, 1925||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||December 16, 1925||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||December 19, 1925||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||December 23, 1925||1–0 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||7–2–0 |- |10||W||December 26, 1925||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||8–2–0 |- |11||L||December 30, 1925||4–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||8–3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||W||January 2, 1926||3–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||9–3–0 |- |13||L||January 5, 1926||0–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||9–4–0 |- |14||T||January 7, 1926||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||9–4–1 |- |15||W||January 12, 1926||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||10–4–1 |- |16||W||January 16, 1926||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||11–4–1 |- |17||T||January 19, 1926||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||11–4–2 |- |18||W||January 23, 1926||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||12–4–2 |- |19||T||January 25, 1926||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||12–4–3 |- |20||L||January 27, 1926||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||12–5–3 |- |21||L||January 30, 1926||0–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||12–6–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||February 2, 1926||2–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||13–6–3 |- |23||W||February 9, 1926||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||14–6–3 |- |24||W||February 13, 1926||2–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||15–6–3 |- |25||W||February 18, 1926||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||16–6–3 |- |26||T||February 20, 1926||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||16–6–4 |- |27||T||February 23, 1926||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||16–6–5 |- |28||L||February 26, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||16–7–5 |- |29||W||February 27, 1926||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) ||17–7–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |30||L||March 2, 1926||0–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||17–8–5 |- |31||L||March 4, 1926||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||17–9–5 |- |32||W||March 6, 1926||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||18–9–5 |- |33||W||March 11, 1926||5–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1925–26) ||19–9–5 |- |34||W||March 13, 1926||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||20–9–5 |- |35||L||March 16, 1926||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||20–10–5 |- |36||L||March 17, 1926||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1925–26) ||20–11–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 5px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 5px solid; 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (3) Pittsburgh Pirates – Maroons win 6 goals to 4 goals Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||W||March 20, 1926||3–1|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||March 23, 1926||3–3|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) ||1–0–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; NHL championship vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Maroons win 2 goals to 1 goal Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||T||March 25, 1926||1–1|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||March 27, 1926||1–0|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1925–26) ||1–0–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#7B0324 2px solid; border-bottom:#7B0324 2px solid; Stanley Cup Finals vs. Victoria Cougars – Maroons win 3–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series |- |1||W||March 30, 1926||3–0|| align="left"| Victoria Cougars ||1–0 |- |2||W||April 1, 1926||3–0|| align="left"| Victoria Cougars ||2–0 |- |3||L||April 3, 1926||2–3|| align="left"| Victoria Cougars ||2–1 |- |4||W||April 6, 1926||2–0|| align="left"| Victoria Cougars ||3–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black #ffc Tie 1px solid black Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player GP G A PtsNels Stewart 36 34 8 42Babe Siebert 35 16 8 24 Reg Noble 33 9 9 18 Punch Broadbent 36 12 5 17 Dunc Munro 33 4 6 10 Hobie Kitchen 30 5 2 7 Chuck Dinsmore 33 3 1 4 Merlyn Phillips 12 3 1 4 Frank Carson 16 2 1 3 Sammy Rothschild 33 2 1 3 Goaltenders GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average Player GP GA SO GAA Clint Benedict 36 73 6 2.0 Awards and records Nels Stewart – Art Ross Trophy, Hart Trophy O'Brien Cup – for 1925–26 NHL champion. Prince of Wales Trophy – for 1925–26 NHL playoff champion. See also 1925–26 NHL season References Category:Montreal Maroons seasons Montreal Montreal Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons