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1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's sixth season in the NHL and 14th overall. The Canadiens finished second in the league and reached the NHL finals, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators. It also marked the debut of Aurèle Joliat, who would spend the next sixteen years with the club.

Preseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators 24 14 9 1 29 77 54
Montreal Canadiens 24 13 9 2 28 73 61
Toronto St. Patricks 24 13 10 1 27 82 88
Hamilton Tigers 24 6 18 0 12 81 110

[1][2] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
         Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1922–23 NHL Records [3]
Team HAM MTL OTT TOR
Hamilton — 2–6 2–6 2–6
Montreal 6–2 — 3–4–1 4–3–1
Ottawa 6–2 4–3–1 — 4–4
Toronto 6–2 3–4–1 4–4 —


Schedule and results

1922–23 regular season[4]
December: 2–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 December 16 Montreal 2–7 Toronto 0–1–0 0
2 December 20 Hamilton 3–7 Montreal 1–1–0 2
3 December 23 Ottawa 3–0 Montreal 1–2–0 2
4 December 27 Montreal 2–2 Ottawa 1–2–1 3
5 December 30 Toronto 2–8 Montreal 2–2–1 5
January: 5–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
6 January 3 Montreal 4–1 Hamilton 3–2–1 7
7 January 6 Hamilton 3–2 Montreal 3–3–1 7
8 January 10 Montreal 2–6 Ottawa 3–4–1 7
9 January 13 Montreal 2–2 Toronto 3–4–2 8
10 January 17 Ottawa 1–2 Montreal 4–4–2 10
11 January 20 Toronto 1–3 Montreal 5–4–2 12
12 January 24 Montreal 5–1 Hamilton 6–4–2 14
13 January 27 Montreal 2–4 Toronto 6–5–2 14
14 January 31 Hamilton 4–5 Montreal 7–5–2 16
February: 4–4–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 0–4–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
15 February 3 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal 8–5–2 18
16 February 7 Montreal 0–3 Ottawa 8–6–2 18
17 February 10 Toronto 3–5 Montreal 9–6–2 20
18 February 14 Montreal 2–4 Hamilton 9–7–2 20
19 February 17 Montreal 0–2 Ottawa 9–8–2 20
20 February 21 Hamilton 3–5 Montreal 10–8–2 22
21 February 24 Montreal 3–4 Toronto 10–9–2 22
22 February 28 Toronto 0–3 Montreal 11–9–2 24
March: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
23 March 3 Ottawa 0–1 Montreal 12–9–2 26
24 March 5 Montreal 4–1 Hamilton 13–9–2 28

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Billy Boucher 24 23 4 27 55 2 1 0 1 2
Odie Cleghorn 24 19 6 25 18 2 0 0 0 2
Aurel Joliat 24 12 9 21 37 2 1 0 1 11
Sprague Cleghorn 24 9 8 17 34 1 0 0 0 7
Billy Coutu 24 5 2 7 37 1 0 0 0 22
Louis Berlinquette 24 2 4 6 4 2 0 2 2 0
Didier Pitre 22 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Joe Malone 20 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Edmond Bouchard 2 0 0 0 4 – – – – –
Billy Bell 19 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player GP Min W L T GA SO GAA GP Min W L GA SO GAA
Georges Vezina 24 1488 13 9 2 61 2 2.46 2 120 1 1 3 0 1.50

Playoffs

They went against Ottawa for the championship and lost 3 goals to 2, or 2–3.

Transactions

References

  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.
  1. ^ http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/hockey/nhlrecords/nhl1923.htm
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1922-23 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.