1912–13_Montreal_Canadiens_season
1912–13 Montreal Canadiens season
NHA hockey team season
The 1912–13 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's fourth season and fourth of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club would post a 9–11 record and tie for third place.
| 1912–13 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
| League | 3rd NHA |
| 1912–13 record | 9–11–0 |
| Home record | 4–6–0 |
| Road record | 5–5–0 |
| Goals for | 83 |
| Goals against | 81 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | George Kennedy |
| Coach | Napoleon Dorval |
| Captain | Newsy Lalonde |
| Arena | Montreal Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Newsy Lalonde (25) |
| Goals against average | Georges Vezina (4.1) |
Newsy Lalonde returned to Montreal after being acquired from Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League (PCHA). Don Smith was acquired from Victoria of the PCHA. Didier Pitre signed with Quebec but the league intervened and he returned to the Canadiens.
An exhibition game was played with the Wanderers in Toronto at the new Arena Gardens on December 22. Newsy Lalonde would trip Odie Cleghorn and his brother Sprague Cleghorn then skated over and hit Lalonde on the face, opening a 12 stitch cut. Cleghorn would be charged in Toronto court and fined $50 and suspended by the league.[1]
The Canadiens would open the season with a three-game winning streak. At the halfway point, the club's record was 7–3 to lead the league, but Quebec came on strong with an eleven-game win streak to win the league championship and Montreal finished third behind Quebec and the Wanderers.
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Bulldogs | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 75 |
| Montreal Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 90 |
| Toronto Hockey Club | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 81 |
| Ottawa Senators | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 81 |
| Toronto Tecumsehs | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 98 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Game | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | ||||||
| 1 | 25 | Canadiens | 9 | Toronto | 5 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 28 | Toronto | 5 | Canadiens | 8 | 2–0 |
| January | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | Canadiens | 4 | Tecumsehs | 3 | 3–0 |
| 4 | 4 | Ottawa | 7 | Canadiens | 3 | 3–1 |
| 5 | 8 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 3 | 4–1 |
| 6 | 11 | Canadiens | 3 | Quebec | 4 | 4–2 |
| 7 | 15 | Quebec | 4 | Canadiens | 5 | 5–2 |
| 8 | 18 | Canadiens | 6 | Ottawa | 0 | 6–2 |
| 9 | 22 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 3 | 6–3 |
| 10 | 25 | Tecumsehs | 4 | Canadiens | 5 (17' ot) | 7–3 |
| February | ||||||
| 11 | 1‡ | Canadiens | 1 | Ottawa | 2 | 7–4 |
| 12 | 5‡ | Tecumsehs | 5 | Canadiens | 4 | 7–5 |
| 13 | 8‡ | Canadiens | 3 | Toronto | 5 | 7–6 |
| 14 | 12 | Wanderers | 4 | Canadiens | 6 | 8–6 |
| 15 | 15 | Ottawa | 3 | Canadiens | 2 | 8–7 |
| 16 | 19 | Canadiens | 2 | Quebec | 4 | 8–8 |
| 17 | 22 | Quebec | 7 | Canadiens | 6 | 8–9 |
| 18 | 26 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 5 | 8–10 |
| March | ||||||
| 19 | 1 | Canadiens | 3 | Tecumsehs | 1 | 8–11 |
| 20 | 5 | Toronto | 6 | Canadiens | 2 | 9–11 |
‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey)
The team did not qualify for the playoffs.
Milestones
- January 18, 1913 – Georges Vezina posted the club's first shutout.[3]
- Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League.
- McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
- O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.
- Notes
- Coleman(1966), pp. 236–237
- Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 239.
- The Hockey News (A Century of Montreal Canadiens): 20. 2009.
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