1924–25 Montreal Maroons season

The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1924–25 Montreal Maroons
League5th NHL
DivisionNHL
1924–25 record9–19–2
Goals for45
Goals against65
Team information
CoachCecil Hart
Eddie Gerard
CaptainPunch Broadbent
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsPunch Broadbent (14)
AssistsReg Noble (11)
PointsPunch Broadbent (20)
Penalty minutesPunch Broadbent (75)
WinsClint Benedict (9)
Goals against averageClint Benedict (2.12)

Offseason

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This was the first season of the Montreal Maroons. Cecil Hart was hired as the first coach. But after 19 games into the season, he was replaced by former Ottawa player Eddie Gerard.

Regular season

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The Maroons played their first game on December 1, 1924, at Boston against the Boston Bruins and December 3, 1924, at their new home, the Montreal Forum.

Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Hamilton Tigers 30 19 10 1 90 60 39
Toronto St. Patricks 30 19 11 0 90 84 38
Montreal Canadiens 30 17 11 2 93 56 36
Ottawa Senators 30 17 12 1 83 66 35
Montreal Maroons 30 9 19 2 45 65 20
Boston Bruins 30 6 24 0 49 119 12

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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

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1924–25 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS HAM MTL MTM OTT TOR
Boston 1–5 2–4 3–3 0–6 0–6
Hamilton 5–1 3–3 4–2 3–2–1 4–2
M. Canadiens 4–2 3–3 4–0–2 3–3 3–3
M. Maroons 3–3 2–4 0–4–2 2–4 2–4
Ottawa 6–0 2–3–1 3–3 4–2 2–4
Toronto 6–0 2–4 3–3 4–2 4–2


Game log

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Number Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L December 1, 1924 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) 0–1–0
2 L December 3, 1924 0–2 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 0–2–0
3 W December 6, 1924 3–1 Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 1–2–0
4 L December 10, 1924 0–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 1–3–0
5 W December 13, 1924 3–1 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 2–3–0
6 W December 17, 1924 6–2 Boston Bruins (1924–25) 3–3–0
7 L December 20, 1924 1–3 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 3–4–0
8 W December 23, 1924 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 4–4–0
9 T December 27, 1924 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 4–4–1
10 L January 1, 1925 1–2 Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 4–5–1
11 W January 3, 1925 4–3 Boston Bruins (1924–25) 5–5–1
12 W January 7, 1925 6–2 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 6–5–1
13 L January 10, 1925 0–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 6–6–1
14 T January 14, 1925 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 6–6–2
15 W January 17, 1925 2–1 Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 7–6–2
16 W January 20, 1925 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) 8–6–2
17 L January 24, 1925 0–1 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 8–7–2
18 L January 28, 1925 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 8–8–2
19 L January 31, 1925 0–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 8–9–2
20 L February 4, 1925 2–3 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 8–10–2
21 L February 7, 1925 0–1 Boston Bruins (1924–25) 8–11–2
22 L February 11, 1925 2–3 @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 8–12–2
23 L February 14, 1925 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 8–13–2
24 L February 18, 1925 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 8–14–2
25 L February 21, 1925 1–2 Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 8–15–2
26 L February 24, 1925 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) 8–16–2
27 W February 28, 1925 1–0 Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) 9–16–2
28 L March 4, 1925 1–5 Ottawa Senators (1924–25) 9–17–2
29 L March 7, 1925 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) 9–18–2
30 L March 9, 1925 0–3 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) 9–19–2

Playoffs

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The Maroons did not qualify for the payoffs.

Player stats

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Punch Broadbent RW 30 14 6 20 75
Reg Noble C/D 27 8 11 19 56
Sam Rothschild LW 28 5 4 9 5
Dunc Munro D 27 5 1 6 16
Louis Berlinguette LW 29 4 2 6 22
Francis Cain D 28 4 0 4 27
Chuck Dinsmore C 30 2 1 3 26
Ganton Scott RW 28 1 1 2 0
Alf Skinner RW 17 1 1 2 16
Gerry Munro D 30 1 0 1 37
Fred Lowrey RW 27 0 1 1 6
Clint Benedict G 30 0 0 0 2
George Carroll D 5 0 0 0 2
Ernie Parkes RW 17 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Clint Benedict 1843 30 9 19 2 65 2.12 2
Dunc Munro 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Team: 1845 30 9 19 2 65 2.11 2

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1924-25 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2009.