- 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season
NHLTeamSeason
Season=1972–73
Team=Montreal Canadiens
Conference=Eastern
ConferenceRank=1st
Division=1st
DivisionRank=East
Record=52–10–13
HomeRecord=
RoadRecord=
GoalsFor=329
GoalsAgainst=184
GeneralManager=Sam Pollock
Coach=Scotty Bowman
Captain=Henri Richard
AltCaptain=
Arena=Montreal Forum
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Jacques Lemaire (44)
AssistsLeader=Frank Mahovlich (55)
PointsLeader=Jacques Lemaire (95)
PIMLeader=Guy Lapointe (117)
WinsLeader=
GAALeader=
PoWTrophy=Yes
StanleyCup=yesThe 1972–73
Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their 18th Stanley Cup in franchise history.Offseason
NHL Draft
Regular season
Rookie goalie Wayne Thomas left his mark in Canadiens history by becoming only the second goaltender in over 50 seasons to record a shutout (3-0) in his NHL debut against Vancouver on January 14, 1973. [http://habsgoalies.blogspot.com/2007/06/wayne-thomas-1972-74.html]
eason standings
Goaltending
"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"
Awards and records
*
Prince of Wales Trophy
*Guy Lapointe, Runner up, Norris Trophy, [National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5]References
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451973.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]
* [http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1972&lg= Canadiens on NHL Reference]
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