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1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season

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Division
  
1st Canadian

Goals for
  
71

General Manager
  
Leo Dandurand

1928–29 record
  
22–7–15

Goals against
  
43

Coach
  
Cecil Hart

The 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 20th season, and 12th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team repeated its first-place finish in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins.

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Regular season

The New York Americans, last place finishers in 1927–28, surprised everyone by occupying first place for much of the season in the Canadian Division. However, the Montreal Canadiens dislodged the Americans and finished first. George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an unprecedented record of 22 shutouts and a 0.98 goals against average.

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. In a best-of-five series, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens in three straight. The games were very defensive, Boston scoring five goals in the three games, Montreal only two.

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring
Goaltending

Awards and records

  • O'Brien Cup – First place in Canadian division.
  • Roster

    Goaltenders
  • 12 – George Hainsworth 
  • Defense
  • 1 – Marty Burke 
  • 2 – Sylvio Mantha 
  • 3/14 – Gerry Carson 
  • 3 – Herb Gardiner 
  • 8 – Albert Leduc 
  • 10 – Art Lesieur 
  • 10/11 – Georges Mantha 
  • Forwards
  • 4 – Aurel Joliat 
  • 5 – Leo Gaudreault 
  • 5 – Armand Mondou 
  • 6 – Art Gagne 
  • 7 – Howie Morenz 
  • 9 – Alfred Lepine 
  • 10 – Wildor Larochelle 
  • 10/11 – George Patterson 
  • Source:

  • Mouton, p. 156
  • "Players". NHL. Retrieved 2008-10-22. 
  • References

    1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season Wikipedia