1910–11 Montreal Canadiens season
Encyclopedia
The 1910–1911 Montreal Canadiens
season was the team's second
season
and also the second season of the National Hockey Association
(NHA). The club would improve to a 8–8 record, second in the league. It was the first season for Georges Vezina
and he would lead the league in Goals Against Average (GAA) with a record of 3.9 goals per game. Newsy Lalonde
would return from this time with Renfrew and led the team with 19 goals.
. After the 1910 NHA season, Kennedy who was an owner of the Club Athlétique-Canadien claimed the name 'Canadiens'. It was his intention that he would be granted admission to the NHA and if refused would insist that the Canadiens name be dropped.Kennedy and partner Joseph-Pierre Gadbois had previously shown interest in the Montreal Wanderers
but a purchase was not completed. The Club Athletique de Canadien (CAC) joined the NHA at the NHA meeting of November 12, 1910 for $7,500. At the same meeting, both Haileybury and Cobalt teams dropped out and Quebec joined the league. The new Canadiens organization would operate the Haileybury franchise and Quebec operate Cobalt's franchise. Ambrose O'Brien owner of the Haileybury, Cobalt and Les Canadiens franchise, kept the Canadiens franchise and let it lie dormant. It is not clear why the transfer of the Canadiens from O'Brien to the CAC was done this way. Later news reports brought up the disposition of the players as an issue. The players of the Haileybury and Cobalt teams were not transferred. Both the Haileybury and Cobalt teams resumed play in the Temiscaming League. At the same time, the league was fighting with the players over a salary cap and it was not clear if the players were property of the teams or free agents.
After securing a franchise, Kennedy demanded Newsy Lalonde
's return from Renfrew or the team would not operate. At first, Renfrew claimed that Lalonde was their property, but Kennedy signed Lalonde on December 12. Terms of the contract were kept secret, as the league had imposed a $5,000 salary cap and the newspapers had rumoured an offer or $2,500. Offers of $500 per season were being turned down by the players, who instead tried to form a rival league. Kennedy signed Jack Laviolette
to manage the team. The club moved out of the Jubilee Rink, instead signing a lease with the Montreal Arena
along with the Montreal Wanderers
. The two teams effectively crowded out any rival league from playing at the Arena. The Jubilee Rink was owned by the Wanderers owners and could keep any rival league out. The players eventually capitulated to the NHA owners.
against a team with Georges Vezina
in goal, Joseph Cattarinich
the then-goaltender of the Canadiens was so impressed by Vezina's play that he suggested to team management that they sign Vezina and he would step aside. It was Cattarinch's final game playing with the club. He would later become part-owner of the club.
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Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
season was the team's second
Montreal Canadiens seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...
season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
and also the second season of the National Hockey Association
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor organization to today's National Hockey League...
(NHA). The club would improve to a 8–8 record, second in the league. It was the first season for Georges Vezina
Georges Vézina
Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...
and he would lead the league in Goals Against Average (GAA) with a record of 3.9 goals per game. Newsy Lalonde
Newsy Lalonde
Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
would return from this time with Renfrew and led the team with 19 goals.
Team business
This was the first season under new owner George KennedyGeorge Kennedy (sports promoter)
George Washington Kendall , known professionally as George Kennedy, was a Canadian sports promoter best known as the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team from 1910 to 1921. Kennedy was a wrestler himself and after the end of his wrestling career turned to wrestling promotion...
. After the 1910 NHA season, Kennedy who was an owner of the Club Athlétique-Canadien claimed the name 'Canadiens'. It was his intention that he would be granted admission to the NHA and if refused would insist that the Canadiens name be dropped.Kennedy and partner Joseph-Pierre Gadbois had previously shown interest in the Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...
but a purchase was not completed. The Club Athletique de Canadien (CAC) joined the NHA at the NHA meeting of November 12, 1910 for $7,500. At the same meeting, both Haileybury and Cobalt teams dropped out and Quebec joined the league. The new Canadiens organization would operate the Haileybury franchise and Quebec operate Cobalt's franchise. Ambrose O'Brien owner of the Haileybury, Cobalt and Les Canadiens franchise, kept the Canadiens franchise and let it lie dormant. It is not clear why the transfer of the Canadiens from O'Brien to the CAC was done this way. Later news reports brought up the disposition of the players as an issue. The players of the Haileybury and Cobalt teams were not transferred. Both the Haileybury and Cobalt teams resumed play in the Temiscaming League. At the same time, the league was fighting with the players over a salary cap and it was not clear if the players were property of the teams or free agents.
After securing a franchise, Kennedy demanded Newsy Lalonde
Newsy Lalonde
Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
's return from Renfrew or the team would not operate. At first, Renfrew claimed that Lalonde was their property, but Kennedy signed Lalonde on December 12. Terms of the contract were kept secret, as the league had imposed a $5,000 salary cap and the newspapers had rumoured an offer or $2,500. Offers of $500 per season were being turned down by the players, who instead tried to form a rival league. Kennedy signed Jack Laviolette
Jack Laviolette
Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first Captain, Coach, and General Manager....
to manage the team. The club moved out of the Jubilee Rink, instead signing a lease with the Montreal Arena
Montreal Arena
The Montreal Arena, also known as Westmount Arena, was an indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the corner of St. Catherine Street and Wood Avenue. It was likely one of the first arenas designed expressly for hockey, opening in 1898...
along with the Montreal Wanderers
Montreal Wanderers
The Montreal Wanderers were a Canadian amateur, and later becoming a professional men's ice hockey team. The team played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League , the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , the National Hockey Association and briefly the National Hockey League . The Wanderers are...
. The two teams effectively crowded out any rival league from playing at the Arena. The Jubilee Rink was owned by the Wanderers owners and could keep any rival league out. The players eventually capitulated to the NHA owners.
Regular season
After an exhibition match by the Canadiens in Chicoutimi, QuebecChicoutimi, Quebec
Chicoutimi is one of the three boroughs of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, and was a separate city in its own right until 2002. Chicoutimi had a population of 59,764 in the Canada 2001 Census, the last census in which Chicoutimi was counted as a separate city....
against a team with Georges Vezina
Georges Vézina
Joseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...
in goal, Joseph Cattarinich
Joseph Cattarinich
Joseph "Joe" Cattarinich , was a professional hockey player, and co-owner of horse racing tracks in Canada and the United States as well as a co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League....
the then-goaltender of the Canadiens was so impressed by Vezina's play that he suggested to team management that they sign Vezina and he would step aside. It was Cattarinch's final game playing with the club. He would later become part-owner of the club.
Game log
| No. | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec. 31 | Ottawa | 5 | Canadiens | 3 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Jan. 7 | Canadiens | 4 | Quebec | 1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Jan. 14 | Renfrew | 1 | Canadiens | 4 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Jan. 18 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 5 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Jan. 21 | Canadiens | 4 | Ottawa | 5 (overtime) | 2–3 |
| 6 | Jan. 24 | Quebec | 5 | Canadiens | 9 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Jan. 27 | Canadiens | 6 | Renfrew | 5 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Feb. 1 | Wanderers | 8 | Canadiens | 3 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Feb. 7 | Canadiens | 6 | Wanderers | 2 | 5–4 |
| 10 | Feb. 11 | Quebec | 2 | Canadiens | 3 | 6–4 |
| 11 | Feb. 15 | Canadiens | 4 | Quebec | 7 | 6–5 |
| 12 | Feb. 21 | Renfrew | 2 | Canadiens | 4 | 7–5 |
| 13 | Feb. 28 | Wanderers | 2 | Canadiens | 3 | 8–5 |
| 14 | Mar. 2 | Canadiens | 3 | Renfrew | 5 | 8–6 |
| 15 | Mar. 8 | Ottawa | 4 | Canadiens | 3 | 8–7 |
| 16 | Mar. 10 | Canadiens | 0 | Ottawa | 5 | 8–8 |
Roster
- Adolphe LecoursAdolphe LecoursAdolphe Lecours was a Canadian sports executive.Lecours was the president of the L'Association athletique d'amateurs le National in 1910 when the Club Athletique-Canadien, owned George Kennedy purchased the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey team. Lecours became the second head coach of the...
(coach) - Georges VezinaGeorges VézinaJoseph-Georges-Gonzague Vézina was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League , all with the Montreal Canadiens...
(goaltender) - Arthur BernierArthur BernierArt George Bernier was a professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers and Galt Professionals. He played for the Canadiens in their inaugural season of 1909–10. He was born in Kingston, Ontario.-Playing career:Art played intermediate hockey for Belleville in the...
, Lorenzo Bertrand, Hector DallaireHector DallaireHector Dallaire was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Association...
, Newsy LalondeNewsy LalondeÉdouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of sport's most colourful characters...
, Jack LavioletteJack LavioletteJean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first Captain, Coach, and General Manager....
, Edgar LeducEdgar LeducEdgar R. Leduc was a professional ice hockey left wing who played from 1907 to 1915, including three seasons with the Montreal Canadiens from 1909 to 1912. He is one of the original Montreal Canadiens players.-Playing career:...
, Eugene Payan, Evariste PayerEvariste PayerEvariste Payer was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played two seasons with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey Association and one game for the Canadiens in the National Hockey League ....
, Didier PitreDidier PitreJoseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He was nicked named "Cannonball". One of the first players to join the Montreal Canadiens, Pitre's French-Canadian heritage helped give his line-mates the nickname the Flying Frenchmen, brought upon by his...
, Skinner PoulinSkinner PoulinGeorge "Skinner" Poulin is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. Poulin would win a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916...
, 'Rocket' PowerJames Power (ice hockey)James "Rocket" Power was an amateur, later a professional ice hockey athlete playing the defence position from 1900 to 1913. Born in Sillery, Quebec, Canada, he had two brothers Joe Power and Charles "Chubby" Power who also played ice hockey. The Rockett was his middle name, from his mother's...
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See also
- 1910–11 NHA season