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1952–53 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1952–53 |
| year | 1952 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 28–23–19 |
| HomeRecord | 18–12–5 |
| RoadRecord | 10–11–14 |
| GoalsFor | 155 |
| GoalsAgainst | 148 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Maurice Richard (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Maurice Richard (33) |
| PointsLeader | Maurice Richard (61) |
| PIMLeader | Maurice Richard (112) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry McNeil (25) |
| GAALeader | Gerry McNeil (2.12) |
| StanleyCup | yes |
The 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 44th season of play. The Canadiens placed second in the regular season, defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in the semi-final and the Boston Bruins in the final to win the club's seventh Stanley Cup championship. As of 2025, the last surviving member of the team is Reg Abbott, following the death of Paul Masnick on March 23, 2024.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 9, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1952–53) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 12, 1952||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 16, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1952–53) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 18, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1952–53) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 19, 1952||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53) ||3–2–1 |- |7||T||October 23, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) ||3–2–2 |- |8||W||October 25, 1952||9–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1952–53) ||4–2–2 |- |9||L||October 29, 1952||5–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) ||4–3–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9 | Boston | 2 | **Montreal** | **4** | |
| April 11 | **Boston** | **4** | Montreal | 1 | |
| April 12 | **Montreal** | **3** | Boston | 0 | |
| April 14 | **Montreal** | **7** | Boston | 3 | |
| April 16 | Boston | 0 | **Montreal** | 1 | OT |
Montreal won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 112 | |
| LW | 69 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 83 | |
| C | 53 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 56 | |
| RW | 65 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 37 | |
| D | 69 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 67 | |
| LW | 69 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 38 | |
| LW | 69 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 | |
| RW | 68 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 10 | |
| C | 63 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 27 | |
| C | 56 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | |
| C | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 44 | |
| D | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 63 | |
| D | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | |
| C | 59 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| LW | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| D | 54 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | |
| C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| D | 59 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3960 | 66 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 140 | 2.12 | 10 | |
| 180 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 148 | 2.11 | 10 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |
| RW | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| C | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| LW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| D/LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1.98 | 2 | |
| 240 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 726 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 1.90 | 3 |
Awards
| Stanley Cup (NHL Playoff Champions) |
|---|
All-Star teams
| First team | Position | Second team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Harvey | D | ||
| Gerry McNeil | G | ||
| Maurice Richard | RW | ||
| Bert Olmstead | LW |
Transactions
The following is a list of all transactions that have occurred for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.
Citations
References
References
- "The oldest living Canadiens Stanley Cup champion has passed away {{!}} Offside".
- "1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- (2003). "Total NHL". Triumph Books.
- (2003). "Total NHL". Triumph Books.
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