1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season
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The 1914–15
Montreal Canadiens
season was the team's sixth
season
and sixth of the National Hockey Association
(NHA). After finishing first in 1913–14, the club posted a 6–14 record and fell to last place in the league.
, Nick Bawlf, Ed Lowrey and Marcel Beliveau. Didier Pitre
returns to the Canadiens from Vancouver after a cash deal with the Millionaires. Newsy Lalonde
holds out in a contract dispute, prompting the team to penalize him $100 per week. After Lalonde returns in January, he plays poorly and is suspended by the team again. He only plays seven games of the season.
On January 13 in a game versus Quebec, Georges Vezina
is penalized and tossed from the game for hitting Joe Hall. With the Bulldogs behind 2-1, Jack Laviolette
takes over in goal, and Quebec ties the game. As was then permitted, Vezina returns in extra play, only to surrender the third Quebec goal in a game that went on record as the longest overtime to that point, taking fifty minutes and 28 seconds to settle the contest.
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1914–15 NHA season
The 1914–15 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association and played from December 26, 1914 until March 3, 1915. Each team played 20 games. The Ottawa Senators won the NHA championship in a two game, total goal playoff against the Montreal Wanderers...
Montreal Canadiens
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 sixth
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 sixth 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). After finishing first in 1913–14, the club posted a 6–14 record and fell to last place in the league.
Regular season
Five new players joined the Canadiens in 1914-15: Albert Corbeau, Jack FournierJack Fournier (ice hockey)
Jacques "Jack" Fournier is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. Fournier won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916....
, Nick Bawlf, Ed Lowrey and Marcel Beliveau. Didier Pitre
Didier Pitre
Joseph 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...
returns to the Canadiens from Vancouver after a cash deal with the Millionaires. 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...
holds out in a contract dispute, prompting the team to penalize him $100 per week. After Lalonde returns in January, he plays poorly and is suspended by the team again. He only plays seven games of the season.
On January 13 in a game versus Quebec, 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...
is penalized and tossed from the game for hitting Joe Hall. With the Bulldogs behind 2-1, 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....
takes over in goal, and Quebec ties the game. As was then permitted, Vezina returns in extra play, only to surrender the third Quebec goal in a game that went on record as the longest overtime to that point, taking fifty minutes and 28 seconds to settle the contest.
Results
| Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | 26 | Toronto | 4 | Canadiens | 3 |
| 30 | Quebec | 8 | Canadiens | 7 | |
| Jan. | 2 | Canadiens | 1 | Ontarios | 4 |
| 6 | Ottawa | 4 | Canadiens | 2 | |
| 9 | Canadiens | 4 | Wanderers | 5 (6'45" OT) | |
| 13 | Canadiens | 2 | Quebec | 3 (50'20" OT) | |
| 16 | Ontarios | 7 | Canadiens | 1 | |
| 20 | Canadiens | 1 | Ottawa | 3 | |
| 23 | Canadiens | 7 | Wanderers | 2 | |
| 27 | Canadiens | 1 | Toronto | 2 | |
| 30 | Ontarios | 3 | Canadiens | 4 | |
| Feb. | 3 | Quebec | 2 | Canadiens | 5 |
| 6 | Canadiens | 4 | Toronto | 3 | |
| 10 | Canadiens | 3 | Wanderers | 6 | |
| 13 | Canadiens | 3 | Ottawa | 5 | |
| 17 | Canadiens | 2 | Quebec | 6 | |
| 20 | Toronto | 2 | Canadiens | 7 | |
| 24 | Ottawa | 2 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| 27 | Wanderers | 7 | Canadiens | 3 | |
| Mar. | 3 | Canadiens | 2 | Ontarios | 3 |
Transactions
- In November, Didier Pitre returned to Montreal from the Vancouver MillionairesVancouver MillionairesThe Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926...
for cash. - In February, Donald Smith is traded to the Wanderers for cash.
Roster
- 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) - Marcel Beliveau, Nick BawlfNick BawlfNicholas "Nick" Bawlf was a Canadian ice hockey player, ice hockey coach, and lacrosse coach. He played in the National Hockey Association for the Haileybury Comets, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers and Toronto Shamrocks.-Playing career:Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bawlf first played senior...
, Louis Berlinguette, Bert CorbeauBert CorbeauBertram Orian "Pig Iron" Corbeau was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers, Toronto St. Pats, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of the Montreal Canadiens first Stanley Cup championship...
, Ernie DubeauErnie DubeauErnest Dubeau was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played from 1906 until 1915 for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Le National, Montreal Shamrocks, Berlin Dutchmen and Portage La Prairie. Born in Brockville, Ontario....
, Jack FournierJack Fournier (ice hockey)Jacques "Jack" Fournier is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. Fournier won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1916....
, Alphonse JetteAlphonse JetteAlphonse Jetté was a professional ice hockey player, playing the defence position for the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club from 1911 to 1915. Born in Quebec City.-Playing career:...
, Gagné, Jimmy Gardner, Bert Hunt, 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....
, Ed Lowrey, 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...
, Harry ScottHarry Scott (ice hockey)Harry Scott was a professional ice hockey player who played 110 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association...
, Donald Smith
Source:
- Coleman (1966), pp. 274–275.