1909–10 Montreal Canadiens season

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1909–10 Montreal Canadiens
League 7th NHA
1909–10 record 2–10–0
Home record 2–4–0
Road record 0–6–0
Goals for 59
Goals against 100
General Manager Jack Laviolette
Arena Jubilee Rink
Team leaders
Goals Newsy Lalonde (38)
Goals against average Joseph Cattarinich (7.7)

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.

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[edit] 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."[1] 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.[2]


[edit] 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.

[edit] Game log

Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 5 Cobalt 6 Canadiens 7 (5'35" over.)†
19 Canadiens 4 Renfrew 9
22 Canadiens 4 Ottawa 6
26 Ottawa 8 Canadiens 4
Feb. 2 Canadiens 3 Shamrocks 8
7 Haileybury 5 Canadiens 9
12 Wanderers 9 Canadiens 4
15 Renfrew 8 Canadiens 6
24 Canadiens 7 Cobalt 11
26 Canadiens 3 Haileybury 15
Mar. 5 Cobalt 6 Canadiens 4
9 Canadiens 6 Wanderers 11
11 Shamrocks 4 Canadiens 5 (12' over.)

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

Source: Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc.. 

[edit] Playoffs

The team did not qualify for playoffs.

[edit] Roster

Source: Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc.. 

[edit] See also

[edit] References

McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 077372981X. 

  1. ^ Coleman, pg. 179
  2. ^ McFarlane(1996), pg. 6

[edit] External links

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