1909–10 Montreal Canadiens season

IcehockeyTeamSeason
Season=1909–10
League=NHA
LeagueRank=7th
Record=2–10–0
HomeRecord=2–4–0
RoadRecord=0–6–0
GeneralManager=Jack Laviolette
Captain=Newsy Lalonde
Arena=Jubilee Rink
GAALeader=Joseph Cattarinich (7.7)
GoalsLeader=Newsy Lalonde (38)
GoalsFor=59
GoalsAgainst=100
Team=Montreal Canadiens|'Les Canadiens'The 1909–1910 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's inaugural season and also the first season of the National Hockey Association(NHA). The 1910 Montreal Canadiens operated as 'Les Canadiens' and were owned by Ambrose O'Brien of Renfrew, Ontario as one of four franchises he owned in the NHA. After the season, the franchise was suspended and a NHA franchise was sold to George Kennedy. All of the players of 'Les Canadiens' went to Kennedy's organization.

Founding

The club was founded on December 4, 1909 on the same day as Ambrose O'Brien formed the National Hockey Association after his Renfrew Millionaires team was turned down for membership in the Canadian Hockey Association(CHA). The Montreal Wanderers desired a competitor team based in Montreal and suggested a team of francophone players to O'Brien to play on the rivalry between francophones and anglophones in Montreal. The Cobalt owners put up security for Les Canadiens' franchise on the "condition that it would be transferred to Montreal French sportsmen as soon as practicable." [Coleman, pg. 179] When the CHA folded in January 1910, the franchise was offered by O'Brien to the Montreal Nationals ice hockey club but they declined to purchase the franchise. [McFarlane(1996), pg. 6]

Regular season

The team had a record of 2–10–0 to finish last in the league. The team's first game was a win against Cobalt at home 7–6 in overtime, on January 5, 1910. The result was nullified when the NHA absorbed the CHA teams and created a new schedule. Cobalt later defeated Les Canadiens at Montreal 6–4. The team's first official win took place on February 7, 1910 against the Haileybury Hockey Club. The team did not win a game away from its home rink.

Final standings

"Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against"

Game log

† Games played before January 15, which were played before the CHA teams joinedwere not counted against the final standings.

Source: cite book |title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |year=1966

Playoffs

The team did not qualify for playoffs.

Roster

* Joseph Cattarinich, Teddy Groulx (goaltenders)
* Arthur Bernier, Jean Bougie, Ed Chapleau, Lorenzo Chartrand, Didier Pitre, Ed Decarie, Richard Duckett, Newsy Lalonde, Pat Larochelle, Jack Laviolette, Edgar Leduc, Ed Millaire, Evariste Payer, Skinner Poulin, 'Rocket' Power, Patrick Seguin, Henri Trudel

Source:
*cite book |title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |year=1966
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ee also

*1910 NHA season

References

*cite book |title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |year=1966
*cite book |title=The Habs |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |year=1996 |publisher=Stoddart Publishing |location=Toronto |isbn=077372981X
*cite book|title=Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens |last=O'Brien |first=Andy |year=1971 |publisher=McGrawHill-Ryerson |isbn=0070929509 |location=Toronto, New York

External links

* [http://slam.canoe.ca/HockeyMontrealArchive/jan5_hab.html Slam report on first game]