1937–38 Montreal Maroons season

The 1937–38 Montreal Maroons season was the 14th and last season of the Montreal Maroons. The team finished in last place in the Canadian Division. The team and franchise were dissolved after the season.

1937–38 Montreal Maroons
Division4th Canadian
1937–38 record12–30–6
Goals for101
Goals against149
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachKing Clancy(Sep–Dec)
Tommy Gorman (Jan- )
CaptainStewart Evans
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsBob Gracie (12)
AssistsBob Gracie (19)
Herb Cain (19)
PointsBob Gracie (31)
Penalty minutesAl Shields (67)
Goals against averageBill Beveridge (3.00)

Offseason

On September 24, 1937, Tommy Gorman hired King Clancy from the Toronto Maple Leafs to take over as coach of the Maroons. Clancy had retired as a player partway through the previous season, and had been acting as a 'goodwill ambassador' for the Maple Leafs organization. The Leafs did not ask for any compensation.[1]

Regular season

King Clancy's time as coach ended with his resignation on December 30, 1937. The Maroons were holding a 6–11–1 record. Gorman took over on an interim basis.[2] The team would be taken over by Tommy Gorman, who would lead them to a 6–19–5 record. The Maroons scored 101 goals (only good for 6th in the 8 team league), but allowed 149 goals (dead last) to finish dead last in their final season. The team would soon be dormant, as the backers tried to move the team to St. Louis. When that failed, the team tried to sell to a Philadelphia group, but failed due to the lack of a suitable arena. Len Peto failed to find a suitable arena by the end of the 1946–47 NHL season, as the team dissolved for good.

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Toronto Maple Leafs482415915112757
New York Americans4819181111011149
Montreal Canadiens4818171312312849
Montreal Maroons481230610114930

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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.

Record vs. opponents
1937–38 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–25–2–12–2–24–0–23–1–25–35–1–2
Chicago 2–6—3–4–11–3–24–20–4–23–4–11–2–3
Detroit 2–5–14–3–1—3–2–10–3–32–2–21–6–10–4–2
M. Canadiens 2–2–23–1–22–3–1—4–43–2–33–1–21–4–3
M. Maroons 0–4–22–43–0–34–4—1–70–5–12–6
N.Y. Americans 1–3–24–0–22–2–22–3–37–1—1–4–12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–1–11–3–25–0–14–1–1—4–2
Toronto 1–5–22–1–34–0–24–1–36–25–2–12–4—

Game log
Number Result Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 6, 19372–4Boston Bruins (1937–38)0–1–0
2WNovember 11, 19373–0Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)1–1–0
3LNovember 14, 19370–2@ New York Americans (1937–38)1–2–0
4LNovember 16, 19370–1@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)1–3–0
5LNovember 20, 19370–3New York Rangers (1937–38)1–4–0
6TNovember 21, 19373–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1937–38)1–4–1
7WNovember 23, 19372–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)2–4–1
8LNovember 27, 19370–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)2–5–1
9WNovember 28, 19373–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)3–5–1
10WNovember 30, 19371–0Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)4–5–1
11LDecember 4, 19371–3New York Americans (1937–38)4–6–1
12LDecember 7, 19371–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)4–7–1
13WDecember 9, 19375–2Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)5–7–1
14LDecember 12, 19372–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)5–8–1
15WDecember 14, 19373–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1937–38)6–8–1
16LDecember 18, 19371–3Boston Bruins (1937–38)6–9–1
17LDecember 23, 19370–4New York Rangers (1937–38)6–10–1
18LDecember 25, 19370–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)6–11–1
19LJanuary 1, 19381–3New York Americans (1937–38)6–12–1
20LJanuary 2, 19381–2@ New York Americans (1937–38)6–13–1
21WJanuary 6, 19386–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)7–13–1
22LJanuary 9, 19380–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)7–14–1
23WJanuary 11, 193811–7Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)8–14–1
24LJanuary 13, 19382–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)8–15–1
25TJanuary 15, 19382–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1937–38)8–15–2
26TJanuary 16, 19381–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)8–15–3
27WJanuary 20, 19384–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)9–15–3
28LJanuary 23, 19382–8@ New York Rangers (1937–38)9–16–3
29TJanuary 29, 19382–2 OTBoston Bruins (1937–38)9–16–4
30WFebruary 3, 19384–2Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)10–16–4
31LFebruary 8, 19381–3@ New York Americans (1937–38)10–17–4
32LFebruary 10, 19380–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)10–18–4
33LFebruary 12, 19383–5New York Rangers (1937–38)10–19–4
34LFebruary 13, 19381–4@ New York Rangers (1937–38)10–20–4
35LFebruary 15, 19382–5@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)10–21–4
36LFebruary 17, 19381–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)10–22–4
37LFebruary 19, 19383–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)10–23–4
38LFebruary 22, 19385–6Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)10–24–4
39TFebruary 24, 19382–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)10–24–5
40LFebruary 26, 19381–5New York Americans (1937–38)10–25–5
41WFebruary 27, 19384–2@ New York Americans (1937–38)11–25–5
42LMarch 1, 19383–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)11–26–5
43LMarch 5, 19380–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)11–27–5
44LMarch 6, 19381–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)11–28–5
45WMarch 10, 19383–2Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)12–28–5
46LMarch 12, 19381–3New York Americans (1937–38)12–29–5
47TMarch 15, 19384–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)12–29–6
48LMarch 17, 19383–6Montreal Canadiens (1937–38)12–30–6

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bob GracieC/LW4812193132
Herb CainLW4711193010
Jimmy WardRW4811152634
Gus MarkerRW489152435
Baldy NorthcottD/LW4611122350
Russ BlincoC47109194
Dave TrottierLW479101942
Stewart EvansD485111659
Paul RungeC/LW39571221
Al ShieldsD48571267
Earl RobinsonRW/C39471113
Cy WentworthD4845932
Tom CookC212460
Des SmithD4031447
Gerry ShannonLW3603320
Bill BeveridgeG480000
Maurice CroghanD160004
Carl VossC30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Beveridge298048123061493.002
Team:298048123061493.002

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

See also

References
  1. "King Clancy, Former Defence Ace, Comes To Maroons as Coach". Montreal Gazette. September 25, 1937. p. 16.
  2. "King Clancy Resigns as Maroons' Coach". Ottawa Citizen. December 31, 1937. p. 12.
  3. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. "1937-38 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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