The 1933–34

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season was the team's 25th season of play. The Canadiens again qualified for the playoffs, finishing third in their division. The club met and lost to the

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in the playoffs.

Regular season

Star player

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continued the decline in his play, and was placed on the second line. His ankle was seriously injured on January 2, 1934, and he missed nine games but did not play well for the rest of the season. He was the target of trade speculation at the end of the season, with the

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and

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all interested in him.Jenish, p. 82

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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( 1933–34) , , 2–1–0 , - , 4, , L, , November 18, 1933, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 2–2–0 , - , 5, , W, , November 21, 1933, , 5–0 , , align="left",

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( 1933–34) , , 3–2–0 , - , 6, , W, , November 23, 1933, , 1–0 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 4–2–0 , - , 7, , W, , November 25, 1933, , 1–0 , , align="left", @

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

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( 1933–34) , , 5–3–0 , - , 9, , L, , November 28, 1933, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 5–4–0 , - , - , 10, , W, , December 2, 1933, , 3–1 , , align="left",

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( 1933–34) , , 6–4–0 , - , 11, , L, , December 5, 1933, , 2–5 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 6–5–0 , - , 12, , T, , December 7, 1933, , 0–0 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 6–5–1 , - , 13, , L, , December 9, 1933, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 6–6–1 , - , 14, , T, , December 12, 1933, , 1–1 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 6–6–2 , - , 15, , W, , December 14, 1933, , 2–0 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 7–6–2 , - , 16, , L, , December 16, 1933, , 1–3 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 7–7–2 , - , 17, , L, , December 17, 1933, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 7–8–2 , - , 18, , W, , December 23, 1933, , 3–0 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 8–8–2 , - , 19, , L, , December 28, 1933, , 3–4 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 8–9–2 , - , 20, , T, , December 30, 1933, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 8–9–3 , - , - , 21, , L, , January 2, 1934, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 8–10–3 , - , 22, , W, , January 4, 1934, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 9–10–3 , - , 23, , L, , January 7, 1934, , 0–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 9–11–3 , - , 24, , W, , January 9, 1934, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 10–11–3 , - , 25, , T, , January 13, 1934, , 0–0 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 10–11–4 , - , 26, , L, , January 16, 1934, , 0–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 10–12–4 , - , 27, , W, , January 20, 1934, , 5–4 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 11–12–4 , - , 28, , W, , January 23, 1934, , 6–2 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 12–12–4 , - , 29, , L, , January 25, 1934, , 1–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 12–13–4 , - , 30, , T, , January 28, 1934, , 3–3 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 12–13–5 , - , - , 31, , T, , February 1, 1934, , 3–3 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 12–13–6 , - , 32, , W, , February 4, 1934, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 13–13–6 , - , 33, , L, , February 6, 1934, , 0–3 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 13–14–6 , - , 34, , L, , February 8, 1934, , 2–3 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 13–15–6 , - , 35, , L, , February 10, 1934, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 13–16–6 , - , 36, , L, , February 11, 1934, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 13–17–6 , - , 37, , W, , February 15, 1934, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 14–17–6 , - , 38, , W, , February 20, 1934, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 15–17–6 , - , 39, , L, , February 22, 1934, , 0–1 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 15–18–6 , - , 40, , W, , February 24, 1934, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 16–18–6 , - , 41, , W, , February 27, 1934, , 3–1 OT, , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 17–18–6 , - , - , 42, , L, , March 1, 1934, , 1–3 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 17–19–6 , - , 43, , W, , March 3, 1934, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 18–19–6 , - , 44, , W, , March 6, 1934, , 3–0 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 19–19–6 , - , 45, , W, , March 8, 1934, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 20–19–6 , - , 46, , W, , March 10, 1934, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 21–19–6 , - , 47, , L, , March 15, 1934, , 1–4 , , align="left",

( 1933–34) , , 21–20–6 , - , 48, , W, , March 18, 1934, , 2–1 , , align="left", @

( 1933–34) , , 22–20–6 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

In the first round the Canadiens met the eventual

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champion

, who had placed second in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two-games total-goals series 3–4 (2–3, 1–1). Morenz missed the second game due to a broken thumb.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Transactions

George Hainsworth George Henry Hainsworth (June 26, 1893 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western ...

was traded to Toronto for

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, October 1, 1933. * Wilf Cude received by Canadiens from Philadelphia for cash, October 19, 1933. * Wilf Cude loaned to Detroit by Canadiens January 2, 1934

Citations

References

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1930s in Montreal

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Transactions

See also

Citations

References