1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season

IcehockeyTeamSeason
Season=1920–21
League=NHL
LeagueRank=3rd (1st half), 2nd (2nd half)
Record=4-6-0 (1st half), 9-5-0 (2nd half)
GeneralManager=
Arena=Mount Royal Arena
GAALeader=Georges Vezina (4.1)
GoalsLeader=Newsy Lalonde (33)
GoalsFor=112
GoalsAgainst=99
Coach=Leo Dandurand
Captain=Newsy Lalonde
Team=Montreal Canadiens

The 1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 12th season and fourth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the second season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third in the first half and second in the second half of the season.

The team saw some turnover from the previous season's team. Harry Cameron, Billy Coutu, Jack Coughlin, Howard McNamara and Don Smith were gone. In their place was Billy Bell, Dave Campbell, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Dave Ritchie and Cully Wilson. Coutu was traded to the new Hamilton Tigers for Mummery. Cameron returned to Toronto and picked up Wilson. McDonald and Ritchie were picked up as free agents while Campbell was a new professional from the Laval University ranks and would only play in three games.

Regular season

Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.1 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 32 goals and 10 assists to win the league scoring championship.

Results

Playoffs

The Canadiens did not qualify.

Roster

*Georges Vezina
* Amos Arbour, Billy Bell, Louis Berlinquette, Dave Campbell, Odie Cleghorn, Bert Corbeau, Newsy Lalonde, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Didier Pitre, Dave Ritchie, Cully Wilson

Source:
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References

*cite book |title=The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. |last=Coleman |first=Charles L. |year=1966 |publisher=National Hockey League
*cite book |title=The Habs |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |year=1996 |publisher=Stoddart Publishing |location=Toronto |isbn=077372981X
*cite book|title=Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens |last=O'Brien |first=Andy |year=1971 |publisher=McGrawHill-Ryerson |isbn=0070929509 |location=Toronto, New York

ee also

* 1920–21 NHL season