1926–27 Montreal Maroons season

1926–27 Montreal Maroons
Division3rd Canadian
1926–27 record20–20–4
Home record6–13–3
Road record14–7–1
Goals for71
Goals against68
Team information
CoachEddie Gerard
CaptainDunc Munro
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsNels Stewart (17)
AssistsPunch Broadbent
Dunc Munro (5)
PointsNels Stewart (21)
Penalty minutesNels Stewart (129)
WinsClint Benedict (20)
Goals against averageClint Benedict (1.42)

The 1926–27 Montreal Maroons season was the hockey team's third year of operation. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1925–26, the club was not able to defend the championship, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators 44 30 10 4 86 69 64
Montreal Canadiens 44 28 14 2 99 67 58
44 20 20 4 71 68 44
New York Americans 44 17 25 2 82 91 36
Toronto St. Patricks 44 15 24 5 79 94 35

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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


Schedule and results

1926–27 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 16, 1926 0–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 0–1–0
2 W November 18, 1926 2–0 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 1–1–0
3 W November 20, 1926 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 2–1–0
4 W November 23, 1926 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 3–1–0
5 L November 25, 1926 1–4 New York Americans (1926–27) 3–2–0
6 L November 27, 1926 0–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 3–3–0
7 L November 30, 1926 0–4 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 3–4–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
8 L December 4, 1926 3–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 3–5–0
9 L December 7, 1926 2–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 3–6–0
10 T December 11, 1926 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 3–6–1
11 W December 14, 1926 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 4–6–1
12 T December 18, 1926 0–0 OT Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 4–6–2
13 L December 23, 1926 1–2 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 4–7–2
14 L December 29, 1926 4–5 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 4–8–2
15 W December 30, 1926 2–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 5–8–2
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
16 W January 1, 1927 3–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 6–8–2
17 L January 6, 1927 3–4 OT New York Americans (1926–27) 6–9–2
18 W January 8, 1927 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 7–9–2
19 L January 11, 1927 2–3 New York Rangers (1926–27) 7–10–2
20 L January 15, 1927 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 7–11–2
21 W January 18, 1927 2–1 OT @ New York Americans (1926–27) 8–11–2
22 L January 20, 1927 1–3 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 8–12–2
23 L January 22, 1927 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–13–2
24 W January 25, 1927 2–1 OT Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 9–13–2
25 W January 27, 1927 5–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 10–13–2
26 T January 29, 1927 0–0 OT Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 10–13–3
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
27 W February 3, 1927 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 11–13–3
28 L February 5, 1927 0–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 11–14–3
29 W February 8, 1927 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 12–14–3
30 W February 10, 1927 1–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 13–14–3
31 L February 12, 1927 2–3 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 13–15–3
32 W February 15, 1927 2–1 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 14–15–3
33 W February 17, 1927 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 15–15–3
34 W February 19, 1927 2–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 16–15–3
35 L February 22, 1927 0–3 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 16–16–3
36 W February 24, 1927 2–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 17–16–3
37 W February 26, 1927 2–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 18–16–3
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
38 T March 5, 1927 0–0 OT New York Rangers (1926–27) 18–16–4
39 L March 8, 1927 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 18–17–4
40 W March 10, 1927 1–0 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 19–17–4
41 L March 12, 1927 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 19–18–4
42 W March 17, 1927 2–1 New York Americans (1926–27) 20–18–4
43 L March 19, 1927 0–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 20–19–4
44 L March 26, 1927 2–3 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 20–20–4

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

The Maroons faced off in a two-game total goals series, a 'Battle of Montreal', against the Montreal Canadiens. The first game finished in a 1–1 tie. The second game went to overtime in a scoreless tie, before the Canadiens scored to win the series, 2–1 on goals.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Nels Stewart C 43 17 4 21 133
Merlyn Phillips C 43 15 1 16 45
Punch Broadbent RW 42 9 5 14 88
Russell Oatman LW 25 8 4 12 30
Dunc Munro D 43 6 5 11 42
Babe Siebert LW/D 42 5 3 8 116
Red Dutton D 44 4 4 8 108
Reg Noble C/D 43 3 3 6 112
Frank Carson RW 44 2 3 5 12
Sam Rothschild LW 22 1 1 2 8
Chuck Dinsmore C 28 1 0 1 6
Babe Donnelly D 34 0 1 1 14
Clint Benedict G 43 0 0 0 0
Hap Emms LW/D 8 0 0 0 0
Albert Holway D 13 0 0 0 2
George Horne RW 2 0 0 0 0
Flat Walsh G 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Clint Benedict 2748 43 20 19 4 65 1.42 13
Flat Walsh 60 1 0 1 0 3 3.00 0
Team: 2808 44 20 20 4 68 1.45 13

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Babe Siebert LW/D 2 1 0 1 2
Clint Benedict G 2 0 0 0 0
Punch Broadbent RW 2 0 0 0 0
Frank Carson RW 2 0 0 0 2
Babe Donnelly D 2 0 0 0 0
Red Dutton D 2 0 0 0 4
Dunc Munro D 2 0 0 0 4
Reg Noble C/D 2 0 0 0 2
Russell Oatman LW 2 0 0 0 0
Merlyn Phillips C 2 0 0 0 0
Sam Rothschild LW 2 0 0 0 0
Nels Stewart C 2 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Clint Benedict 132 2 0 1 1 2 0.91 0
Team: 132 2 0 1 1 2 0.91 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;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1926-27 Montreal Maroons Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "1926-27 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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