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1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1918–19
year	1918
Team	Montreal Canadiens
LeagueRank	1st (1st half), 2nd (2nd half)
Record	7–3–0 (1st half), 3–5–0 (2nd half)
HomeRecord	7–2–0
RoadRecord	3–6–0
GoalsFor	88
GoalsAgainst	78
GeneralManager	George Kennedy
Coach	Newsy Lalonde
Captain	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Jubilee Rink
GoalsLeader	Odie Cleghorn (23)
Newsy Lalonde (23)
AssistsLeader	Newsy Lalonde (9)
PointsLeader	Newsy Lalonde (32)
PIMLeader	Joe Hall (130)
WinsLeader	Georges Vezina (10)
GAALeader	Georges Vezina (4.27)

Newsy Lalonde (23)

The 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's tenth season and second as a member of the new National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall would die from the flu.

Team business

Prior to the season, another attempt was made by Eddie Livingstone to revive the National Hockey Association. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.

Regular season

Georges Vezina came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.

The Toronto Arenas folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.

Finals

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||December 21, 1918||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1918–19) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||December 23, 1918||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||December 28, 1918||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Arenas (1918–19) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||January 2, 1919||2–7 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||January 4, 1919||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1918–19) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||January 7, 1919||7–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||January 11, 1919||13–4 || align="left"| Toronto Arenas (1918–19) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||January 16, 1919||10–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1918–19) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||January 18, 1919||5–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1918–19) ||7–2–0 |- |10||L||January 21, 1919||3–11 || align="left"| @ Toronto Arenas (1918–19) ||7–3–0

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Playoffs

They went against Ottawa for the championship and won it 13 goals to 7, or 13–7.

Finals

Main article: 1919 Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Seattle Metropolitans

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 19	Montreal Canadiens	0	Seattle Metropolitans	7
March 22	Seattle Metropolitans	2	Montreal Canadiens	4
March 24	Montreal Canadiens	2	Seattle Metropolitans	7
March 26	Seattle Metropolitans	0	Montreal Canadiens	0	20:00 OT
March 30	Montreal Canadiens	4	Seattle Metropolitans	3	15:57 OT

Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza epidemic

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP
Newsy Lalonde	4	17	23	10	33	42	10	17	1	18	18
Odie Cleghorn	6	18	21	6	27	33	10	8	1	9	9
Didier Pitre	5	17	14	4	18	15	10	2	6	8	6
Jack McDonald	10		17	8	4	12	9	10	1	4	5	6
Joe Malone	7	8	7	2	9	3	5	5	1	6	3
Joe Hall	3	16	7	2	9	135	10	0	0	0	26
Louis Berlinguette	8	18	5	4	9	12	10	1	3	4	9
Bert Corbeau	2	16	2	3	5	54	10	1	1	2	20
Billy Coutu	9	17	1	2	3	21	10	0	2	2	8
Amos Arbour	12	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Billy Bell	11	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Fred Doherty	11	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Georges Vezina	1	18	1117	10	8	0	78	1	4.19	10	636	6	3	1	37	1	3.49

Awards and records

NHL champions (O'Brien Cup not awarded)

Transactions

traded Tommy Smith to Ottawa for cash, November 28, 1918
signed Odie Cleghorn as a free agent, December 9, 1918
signed Fred Doherty as a free agent, December 13, 1918
signed Amos Arbour as a free agent, January 23, 1919

References

Coleman (1966), pp. 348–350.
"1918-19 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".

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