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1935–36 Montreal Maroons season

1935–36 Montreal Maroons
Division1st Canadian
1935–36 record22–16–10
Goals for114
Goals against88
Team information
CoachTommy Gorman
CaptainHooley Smith
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHooley Smith (19)
AssistsLawrence "Baldy" Northcott (21)
PointsHooley Smith (38)
Penalty minutesAllan Shields (81)
WinsBill Beveridge (14)
Goals against averageBill Beveridge (22)

The 1935–36 Montreal Maroons season involved participating in the longest playoff game in NHL history.

1935–36 Montreal Maroons season Intro articles: 4
1 1935–36 NHL season
The 1935–36 NHL season was the 19th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The St. Louis Eagles dropped out of the league, leaving eight teams. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals.More
2 Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons were a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. They were the last non-Original Six team to win the Stanley Cup until the expansion Philadelphia Flyers won in 1974.More
3 Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries - such as Northern Europe or East Asia - the season starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter.More
4 National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.More

Regular season

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Maroons 48 22 16 10 114 106 54
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 23 19 6 126 106 52
New York Americans 48 16 25 7 109 122 39
Montreal Canadiens 48 11 26 11 82 123 33

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Record vs. opponents

1935–36 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston — 3–4–1 5–3 3–1–2 4–1–1 4–2 2–6 1–3–2
Chicago 4–3–1 — 3–4–1 2–1–3 2–3–1 2–3–1 5–2–1 3–3
Detroit 3–5 4–3–1 — 4–0–2 2–3–1 4–1–1 4–1–3 3–3
M. Canadiens 1–3–2 1–2–3 0–4–2 — 1–6–1 5–3 1–2–3 2–6
M. Maroons 1–4–1 3–2–1 3–2–1 6–1–1 — 4–1–3 0–4–2 5–2–1
N.Y. Americans 2–4 3–2–1 1–4–1 3–5 1–4–3 — 2–3–1 4–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 6–2 2–5–1 1–4–3 2–1–3 4–0–2 3–2–1 — 1–3–2
Toronto 3–1–2 3–3 3–3 6–2 2–5–1 3–4–1 3–1–2 —

1935–36 Montreal Maroons season Regular season articles: 7
1 1935–36 Boston Bruins season
The 1935–36 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 12th season in the NHL.More
2 1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1935–36 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's tenth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a disappointing playoff run in 1935, as the Hawks lost to the Montreal Maroons in the 1st round, scoring no goals in the 2 game series. Chicago would name Johnny Gottselig as team captain, and would bring back Clem Loughlin as head coach after a successful regular season in 1934–35. The Hawks would fall to 3rd place in the American Division this season, finishing with a 21–19–8 record for 50 points. Chicago would actually tie the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in points, however, would finish behind the Bruins, who had 22 wins in the season, and ahead of the Rangers, who had 19 victories.More
3 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season was the tenth season for the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the fourth operating as the Red Wings. Under head coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 24–16–8 record, finished first in the American Division, and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 124 goals, second most in the NHL, and gave up 103 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.More
4 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 27th season of play. The Canadiens slipped to last place in the Canadian division and did not qualify for the playoffs.More
5 1935–36 New York Americans season
The 1935–36 New York Americans season was the Americans' 11th season of play. Under coach Rosie Helmer, the team improved to third place in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs, for only the second time in the team's history. The club won its quarter-final series against the Chicago Black Hawks, before losing in the semi-final to the Toronto Maple Leafs.More
6 1935–36 New York Rangers season
The 1935–36 New York Rangers season was the tenth season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the American Division with a record of 19–17–12. It was the first season that the Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.More
7 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1935–36 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made it to the Stanley Cup Final, losing 3–1 to the Detroit Red Wings.More

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Number Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 16, 1935 1–0 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 1–0–0
2 L November 21, 1935 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 1–1–0
3 W November 23, 1935 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 2–1–0
4 L November 24, 1935 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 2–2–0
5 W November 26, 1935 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 3–2–0
6 W November 30, 1935 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 4–2–0
7 W December 3, 1935 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 5–2–0
8 L December 5, 1935 1–2 New York Americans (1935–36) 5–3–0
9 T December 8, 1935 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 5–3–1
10 L December 10, 1935 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 5–4–1
11 L December 14, 1935 2–6 New York Rangers (1935–36) 5–5–1
12 L December 17, 1935 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 5–6–1
13 W December 21, 1935 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 6–6–1
14 T December 22, 1935 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 6–6–2
15 W December 26, 1935 2–1 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 7–6–2
16 L December 28, 1935 3–6 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 7–7–2
17 L December 31, 1935 0–1 @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 7–8–2
18 W January 2, 1936 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 8–8–2
19 T January 4, 1936 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 8–8–3
20 W January 5, 1936 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 9–8–3
21 T January 9, 1936 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 9–8–4
22 W January 11, 1936 3–2 New York Americans (1935–36) 10–8–4
23 L January 12, 1936 0–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 10–9–4
24 L January 14, 1936 1–2 New York Rangers (1935–36) 10–10–4
25 W January 19, 1936 2–1 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 11–10–4
26 L January 21, 1936 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 11–11–4
27 W January 25, 1936 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 12–11–4
28 W January 30, 1936 3–2 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 13–11–4
29 L February 2, 1936 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 13–12–4
30 T February 4, 1936 1–1 OT New York Americans (1935–36) 13–12–5
31 W February 8, 1936 7–2 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 14–12–5
32 L February 11, 1936 3–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 14–13–5
33 W February 13, 1936 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 15–13–5
34 T February 15, 1936 4–4 OT New York Americans (1935–36) 15–13–6
35 T February 19, 1936 8–8 OT @ New York Americans (1935–36) 15–13–7
36 W February 20, 1936 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 16–13–7
37 L February 22, 1936 0–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 16–14–7
38 L February 25, 1936 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 16–15–7
39 L February 27, 1936 1–2 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 16–16–7
40 W February 29, 1936 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 17–16–7
41 T March 3, 1936 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 17–16–8
42 W March 7, 1936 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) 18–16–8
43 T March 10, 1936 0–0 OT New York Rangers (1935–36) 18–16–9
44 T March 12, 1936 3–3 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 18–16–10
45 W March 14, 1936 1–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 19–16–10
46 W March 15, 1936 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 20–16–10
47 W March 17, 1936 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 21–16–10
48 W March 21, 1936 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 22–16–10

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hooley Smith C/RW 47 19 19 38 75
Baldy Northcott D/LW 48 15 21 36 41
Jimmy Ward RW 48 12 19 31 30
Bob Gracie C/LW 48 11 14 25 31
Russ Blinco C 46 13 10 23 10
Dave Trottier LW 46 10 10 20 25
Earl Robinson RW/C 39 6 14 20 27
Gus Marker RW 48 7 12 19 10
Herb Cain LW 48 5 13 18 16
Lionel Conacher D 46 7 7 14 65
Cy Wentworth D 48 4 5 9 24
Al Shields D 45 2 7 9 81
Stewart Evans D 48 3 5 8 57
Joe Lamb RW 35 0 3 3 12
Bill Beveridge G 32 0 0 0 0
Lorne Chabot G 16 0 0 0 0
Bill Miller C/D 8 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Beveridge 1970 32 14 13 5 71 2.16 1
Lorne Chabot 1010 16 8 3 5 35 2.08 2
Team: 2980 48 22 16 10 106 2.13 3

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gus Marker RW 3 1 0 1 2
Herb Cain LW 3 0 1 1 0
Bob Gracie C/LW 3 0 1 1 0
Russ Blinco C 3 0 0 0 0
Lorne Chabot G 3 0 0 0 0
Lionel Conacher D 3 0 0 0 0
Stewart Evans D 3 0 0 0 0
Joe Lamb RW 3 0 0 0 2
Baldy Northcott D/LW 3 0 0 0 0
Earl Robinson RW/C 3 0 0 0 0
Al Shields D 3 0 0 0 6
Hooley Smith C/RW 3 0 0 0 2
Dave Trottier LW 3 0 0 0 4
Jimmy Ward RW 3 0 0 0 6
Cy Wentworth D 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Lorne Chabot 297 3 0 3 6 1.21 0
Team: 297 3 0 3 6 1.21 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

Playoffs

In one of the most evenly matched series, the first game of the Maroons-Red Wings series set a record for the longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. The game was scoreless until in the sixth overtime, when Mud Bruneteau scored on Maroon goaltender Lorne Chabot to win the game. Normie Smith shut out the Maroons in the next game, and the Red Wings then beat the Maroons to win the series.

Overview of "Mud Bruneteau" article
Mud Bruneteau
Modere Fernand "Mud" Bruneteau was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He played in many NHL games with his brother, Ed Bruneteau and later coached him on the Omaha Knights.More

References

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "1935-36 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

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