1937–38 Montreal Maroons 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)

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.

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 Leafs 48 24 15 9 151 127 57
New York Americans 48 19 18 11 110 111 49
Montreal Canadiens 48 18 17 13 123 128 49
Montreal Maroons 48 12 30 6 101 149 30

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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


Game log

Number Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 6, 1937 2–4 Boston Bruins (1937–38) 0–1–0
2 W November 11, 1937 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 1–1–0
3 L November 14, 1937 0–2 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 1–2–0
4 L November 16, 1937 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 1–3–0
5 L November 20, 1937 0–3 New York Rangers (1937–38) 1–4–0
6 T November 21, 1937 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 1–4–1
7 W November 23, 1937 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 2–4–1
8 L November 27, 1937 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 2–5–1
9 W November 28, 1937 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 3–5–1
10 W November 30, 1937 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 4–5–1
11 L December 4, 1937 1–3 New York Americans (1937–38) 4–6–1
12 L December 7, 1937 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 4–7–1
13 W December 9, 1937 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 5–7–1
14 L December 12, 1937 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 5–8–1
15 W December 14, 1937 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 6–8–1
16 L December 18, 1937 1–3 Boston Bruins (1937–38) 6–9–1
17 L December 23, 1937 0–4 New York Rangers (1937–38) 6–10–1
18 L December 25, 1937 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 6–11–1
19 L January 1, 1938 1–3 New York Americans (1937–38) 6–12–1
20 L January 2, 1938 1–2 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 6–13–1
21 W January 6, 1938 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 7–13–1
22 L January 9, 1938 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 7–14–1
23 W January 11, 1938 11–7 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 8–14–1
24 L January 13, 1938 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 8–15–1
25 T January 15, 1938 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 8–15–2
26 T January 16, 1938 1–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 8–15–3
27 W January 20, 1938 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 9–15–3
28 L January 23, 1938 2–8 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 9–16–3
29 T January 29, 1938 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1937–38) 9–16–4
30 W February 3, 1938 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 10–16–4
31 L February 8, 1938 1–3 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 10–17–4
32 L February 10, 1938 0–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 10–18–4
33 L February 12, 1938 3–5 New York Rangers (1937–38) 10–19–4
34 L February 13, 1938 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 10–20–4
35 L February 15, 1938 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 10–21–4
36 L February 17, 1938 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 10–22–4
37 L February 19, 1938 3–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 10–23–4
38 L February 22, 1938 5–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 10–24–4
39 T February 24, 1938 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 10–24–5
40 L February 26, 1938 1–5 New York Americans (1937–38) 10–25–5
41 W February 27, 1938 4–2 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 11–25–5
42 L March 1, 1938 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 11–26–5
43 L March 5, 1938 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 11–27–5
44 L March 6, 1938 1–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 11–28–5
45 W March 10, 1938 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) 12–28–5
46 L March 12, 1938 1–3 New York Americans (1937–38) 12–29–5
47 T March 15, 1938 4–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 12–29–6
48 L March 17, 1938 3–6 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 12–30–6

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bob Gracie C/LW 48 12 19 31 32
Herb Cain LW 47 11 19 30 10
Jimmy Ward RW 48 11 15 26 34
Gus Marker RW 48 9 15 24 35
Baldy Northcott D/LW 46 11 12 23 50
Russ Blinco C 47 10 9 19 4
Dave Trottier LW 47 9 10 19 42
Stewart Evans D 48 5 11 16 59
Paul Runge C/LW 39 5 7 12 21
Al Shields D 48 5 7 12 67
Earl Robinson RW/C 39 4 7 11 13
Cy Wentworth D 48 4 5 9 32
Tom Cook C 21 2 4 6 0
Des Smith D 40 3 1 4 47
Gerry Shannon LW 36 0 3 3 20
Bill Beveridge G 48 0 0 0 0
Maurice Croghan D 16 0 0 0 4
Carl Voss C 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Beveridge 2980 48 12 30 6 149 3.00 2
Team: 2980 48 12 30 6 149 3.00 2

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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;

Awards and records

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. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1937-38 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.