1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 NHL 1921–22 1921 Montreal Canadiens 3rd 12–11–1 8–3–1 4–8–0 112 99 Leo Dandurand Leo Dandurand Sprague Cleghorn Mount Royal Arena Odie Cleghorn (21) Sprague Cleghorn (9) Sprague Cleghorn (26) Sprague Cleghorn (80) Georges Vezina (12) Georges Vezina (3.84) The 1921–22 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 13th season and fifth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the third season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1910–11 season and the 1912–13 season, finishing third. 2 Billy Coutu returned to the Canadiens. Other additions included Odie Cleghorn's brother Sprague Cleghorn, Bill Boucher, Edmond Bouchard and Phil Stevens. Dave Ritchie retired and Cully Wilson joined the Hamilton Tigers. Prior to the start of this season, the NHL's first multiple-player trade in its history was made when Billy Coutu and Sprague Cleghorn of the Hamilton Tigers were traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour and Cully Wilson. Canadiens owner George Kennedy never recovered from the influenza he contracted in 1919, and died on October 19, 1921, at age 39. His widow sold the Canadiens to a unit that would be known affectionately as the Three Musketeers of owners, Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joseph Cattarinich. Dandurand became manager and coach, and immediately there were problems between him and Newsy Lalonde. At one point, Dandurand accused Lalonde of not trying, and also the fans started to boo their old hero. Finally, Lalonde walked out on the team. NHL president Frank Calder mediated the dispute and Lalonde returned to the team. But his days in Montreal were numbered. Regular season Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 3.9 per game. Odie Cleghorn led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 21 goals and 3 assists. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1921–22 regular season1921-22 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1922_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||December 17, 1921||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||December 21, 1921||3–1 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||December 24, 1921||0–10 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||December 28, 1921||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||December 31, 1921||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||2–3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||L||January 4, 1922||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||January 7, 1922||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||2–5–0 |- |8||W||January 11, 1922||3–2 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||3–5–0 |- |9||W||January 14, 1922||10–6 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||4–5–0 |- |10||L||January 18, 1922||6–10 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||4–6–0 |- |11||L||January 21, 1922||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||4–7–0 |- |12||L||January 25, 1922||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||4–8–0 |- |13||W||January 28, 1922||3–2 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||5–8–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||L||February 1, 1922||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||5–9–0 |- |15||L||February 4, 1922||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||5–10–0 |- |16||W||February 8, 1922||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||6–10–0 |- |17||W||February 11, 1922||3–1 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||7–10–0 |- |18||T||February 15, 1922||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||7–10–1 |- |19||W||February 18, 1922||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||8–10–1 |- |20||L||February 22, 1922||3–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||8–11–1 |- |21||W||February 25, 1922||6–1 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||9–11–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||March 1, 1922||3–2 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1921–22) ||10–11–1 |- |23||W||March 4, 1922||2–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1921–22) ||11–11–1 |- |24||W||March 8, 1922||8–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1921–22) ||12–11–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Sprague Cleghorn D 24 17 9 26 80 Odie Cleghorn RW/C 24 21 3 24 26 Billy Boucher RW 24 17 5 22 18 Louis Berlinquette LW 24 13 5 18 10 Newsy Lalonde C 20 9 5 14 20 Bert Corbeau D 22 3 7 10 26 Billy Coutu D 24 4 3 7 8 Didier Pitre RW/D 23 2 4 6 12 Edmond Bouchard LW/D 18 1 5 6 4 Billy Bell Billy Bell (ice hockey) C/RW 6 1 0 1 0 Jack McDonald Jack Patrick McDonald LW 3 0 0 0 0 Phil Stevens Phil Stevens (ice hockey) C/D 4 0 0 0 0 Clement Piché ? 0 0 0 0 0 Georges Vezina G 24 0 0 0 2Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Georges Vezina 1469 24 12 11 1 94 3.84 0 Sprague Cleghorn 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 1471 24 12 11 1 94 3.83 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-19 1921-22 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1922.html Clement Piché had signed a contract with the Canadiens on December 6, 1921. Later that month, on December 21, he was slated to play versus the Hamilton Tigers. He did noy play due to the flu, yet he had been erroneously been credited with playing one shift in that game.van Steendelaar Kevin August 15, 2009 Their lone NHL game was with the Bleu-Blanc et Rouge : M to Z https://bleacherreport.com/articles/238056-their-lone-nhl-game-was-with-the-bleu-blanc-et-rouge-m-to-z 2023-07-17 Bleacher Report enhttps://books.google.com/books?id=5BwMfrkN1SQC&pg=PA33 The National Hockey League, 1917-1967: A Year-by-Year Statistical History - Marshall D. Wright - Google Books 9780786457670 Google Books 2014-02-10 Wright Marshall D. 10 January 2014 Montreal Canadiens 2013-14 Media Guide "A daily newspaper from yesterday announced that Piché had been sent on the ice in the game of two nights ago. That was an error, as Piché suffers from the flu and will not even be able to play Saturday night in Ottawa [the article was published on Friday]. The doctor recommended that he not go out this week and he will not be able to resume training before Sunday.", January 2021 - "The curious case of Clément Piché" by Jean-Patrice Martel. Transactions Trades DateFrom CanadiensTo Canadiens November 15, 1921To Hamilton TigersBilly Coutu(return from loan) November 26, 1921To Hamilton TigersAmos Arbour,Harry MummerySprague Cleghorn January 6, 1922To Ottawa SenatorsBilly Bell(loan for season as compensation ordered by NHL for Cleghorn) Source: http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=canadiens&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&BeginYear=1921&BeginMonth=04&BeginDay=01&EndYear=1922&EndMonth=04&EndDay=01&submit=Search Hockey Transactions Search Results prosportstransactions.com 2009-05-19 See also 1921–22 NHL season References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1966 National Hockey League The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal