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1934–35 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationNovember 8, 1934 – April 9, 1935
Number of games48
Number of teams9
Regular season
Season championsToronto Maple Leafs
Season MVPEddie Shore (Bruins)
Top scorerCharlie Conacher (Maple Leafs)
Canadian Division championsToronto Maple Leafs
American Division championsBoston Bruins
Stanley Cup
ChampionsMontreal Maroons
  Runners-upToronto Maple Leafs
NHL seasons

The 1934–35 NHL season was the 18th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Montreal Maroons were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in three games in the Stanley Cup Finals.

League business

In the midst of the Great Depression financial difficulties continued for the Ottawa Senators. The franchise transferred to St. Louis, changing the nickname to the Eagles. The Ottawa organization continued the Senators as a senior amateur team. Despite the new locale the franchise was not profitable in St. Louis either, due in part high travel expenses resulting from still being in the Canadian Division. The Eagles would sell players Syd Howe and Ralph "Scotty" Bowman to Detroit for $50,000 to make ends meet.

Montreal Canadiens owners Leo Dandurand and Joseph Cattarinich sell the team to Ernest Savard and Maurice Forget of the Canadian Arena Company.

The penalty shot, an invention of the old Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), was introduced in the NHL this season.[1] The puck was placed in a 10-foot circle, 38 feet (12 m) from the goalmouth. The player could shoot while stationary within the circle, or could shoot while moving, as long as the shot was taken within the circle.[1] The goaltender had to be stationary until the puck was shot, and no more than 1 foot (0.30 m) in front of the goal mouth.[1]

Several more teams changed from a single uniform to a light version and dark version. The Detroit Red Wings introduced a white version of their existing uniform, swapping red elements for white elements. The Chicago Black Hawks introduced a new uniform design, and differentiated between versions by using white in the main horizontal stripe and their socks, and using brown in the other version. The New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs continued using their two sets of uniforms. The Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers and St. Louis Eagles used only a single uniform design each.[2]

Regular season

Charlie Conacher decided to play coy this year and Conn Smythe had trouble signing him. With Harvey Jackson out, it looked as though Joe Primeau would be the only member of the Kid line in action for Toronto. However, he did finally sign. Conacher responded with his best season, scoring 36 goals and leading the league in scoring.

A bombshell trade was made with Howie Morenz, Lorne Chabot and Marty Burke going to Chicago for Leroy Goldsworthy, Roger Jenkins, and Lionel Conacher. Although Morenz was not his old self, he did help Chicago, who finished second in the American Division, just falling short of Boston by only one point. The Canadiens then traded Lionel Conacher and Herb Cain to the Maroons for Nels Crutchfield. The trades did not help and the Canadiens lost some fans.

Meanwhile, Tommy Gorman bought a share of the Montreal Maroons from James Strachan and when he picked up Alex Connell, he had another winner.

The first penalty shot was awarded to the Montreal Canadiens' Armand Mondou on November 10, 1934; he was stopped by the Toronto Maple Leafs' George Hainsworth. On November 13, Ralph "Scotty" Bowman of the St. Louis Eagles scored the first penalty shot goal in NHL history.

The playoffs continued to elude the New York Americans, but they added two important additions, left wing Dave "Sweeney" Schriner and right wing Lorne Carr. Teamed with centre Art Chapman, the Americans were on the way up.

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 48 26 16 6 129 112 58
Chicago Black Hawks 48 26 17 5 118 88 57
New York Rangers 48 22 20 6 137 139 50
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 22 7 127 114 45
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 30 14 4 157 111 64
Montreal Maroons 48 24 19 5 123 92 53
Montreal Canadiens 48 19 23 6 110 145 44
New York Americans 48 12 27 9 100 142 33
St. Louis Eagles 48 11 31 6 86 144 28

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

American

Canadian


Playoffs

Playoff bracket

First roundSemifinalsFinal
C1Toronto3
A1Boston1
C1Toronto0
C2Mtl Maroons1G
C2Mtl Maroons3
A2Chicago0G
C2Mtl Maroons5G
A3NY Rangers4G
C3Mtl Canadiens5G
A3NY Rangers6G

Quarterfinals

(A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons

Chicago coach Clem Loughlin said that the team who won the series very likely would win the Stanley Cup. Neither team scored after two regulation games. In the overtime, Maroons forward Dave Trottier was cut and retired for stitches. He had hardly arrived in the dressing room when Baldy Northcott scored the goal that won the series for the Maroons.


March 23 Chicago Black Hawks 0–0 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats Alex Connell
March 26 Montreal Maroons 1–0 OT Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Baldy Northcott (1) – pp – 04:02 First overtime period No scoring
Alex Connell Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
Montreal won series on total goals 1–0


(A3) New York Rangers vs. (C3) Montreal Canadiens

March 24 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period 08:00 – Cecil Dillon (1)
Roger Jenkins (1) – 13:54 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:42 – pp – Bill Cook (1)
Wilf Cude Goalie stats Dave Kerr
March 26 New York Rangers 4–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Lynn Patrick (1) – 16:34 First period No scoring
Butch Keeling (1) – 08:23
Cecil Dillon (2) – 13:11 		Second period 10:52 – pp – Leroy Goldsworthy (1)
Butch Keeling (2) – 05:14 Third period 04:39 – Jack McGill (1)
09:52 – pp – Jack McGill (2)
10:17 – Aurele Joliat (1)
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Wilf Cude
New York won series on total goals 6–5


Semifinals

Toronto's goaltender George Hainsworth got hot and eliminated the Bruins, while the Rangers outlasted the Montreal Canadiens on Bill Cook's goal in the deciding game. He had been knocked goofy by the Canadiens Nels Crutchfield, but was not too groggy to win the series for the Rangers.

(C1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A1) Boston Bruins

March 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1 2OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 13:26 – Dit Clapper (1)
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Tiny Thompson
March 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Charlie Conacher (1) – pp – 09:50
Busher Jackson (1) – 12:03 		Third period No scoring
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Tiny Thompson
March 28 Boston Bruins 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 00:43 – Bill Thoms (1)
No scoring Second period 11:03 – Nick Metz (1)
No scoring Third period 12:27 – Busher Jackson (2)
Tiny Thompson Goalie stats George Hainsworth
March 30 Boston Bruins 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Red Beattie (1) – pp – 15:45 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:11 – pp – Pep Kelly (1)
No scoring First overtime period 01:36 – Pep Kelly (2)
Tiny Thompson Goalie stats George Hainsworth
Toronto won series 3–1


(C2) Montreal Maroons vs. (A3) New York Rangers

March 28 Montreal Maroons 2–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
Herb Cain (1) – 10:18 First period 03:10 – Bun Cook (1)
Baldy Northcott (2) – 14:43 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Alex Connell Goalie stats Dave Kerr
March 30 New York Rangers 3–3 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
Bun Cook (2) – 13:46 First period 13:03 – Cy Wentworth (1)
19:33 – Russ Blinco (1)
Lynn Patrick (2) – pp – 09:06 Second period No scoring
Bert Connelly (1) – 08:30 Third period 02:41 – Dave Trottier (1)
Dave Kerr Goalie stats Alex Connell
Montreal won series on total goals 5–4


Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1935 Stanley Cup Finals

The Montreal Maroons throttled the Kid line of Joe Primeau, Harvey Jackson and Charlie Conacher and goaltender Alex Connell time and again foiled sure goals for Toronto, and the Maroons won the series three games to none, and as game three ended, the crowd let out a roar of approval and Connell leaned back on the crossbar and cried. All of the Maroons' games ended in ties or victories, making them the last team until the 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings to not lose a single game during the playoffs. The Maroons were also the last non-Original Six team to win the Stanley Cup until the Philadelphia Flyers won it in 1974 and the last team that is currently defunct to have won a Stanley Cup.


April 4 Montreal Maroons 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Earl Robinson (1) – 03:57
Cy Wentworth (2) – 19:12 		Second period 14:28 – Frank Finnigan (1)
18:12 – King Clancy (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dave Trottier (2) – 05:28 First overtime period No scoring
Alex Connell Goalie stats George Hainsworth
April 6 Montreal Maroons 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Earl Robinson (2) – pp – 15:44 First period No scoring
Russ Blinco (2) – 16:47 Second period 07:31 – sh – Busher Jackson (3)
Baldy Northcott (3) – 03:27 Third period No scoring
Alex Connell Goalie stats George Hainsworth
April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 19:35 – sh – Jimmy Ward (1)
Bill Thoms (2) – 12:59 Second period 16:18 – Baldy Northcott (4)
16:30 – Cy Wentworth (3)
No scoring Third period 01:02 – Gus Marker (1)
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Alex Connell
Montreal won series 3–0


Awards

Eddie Shore won the Hart Trophy for the second time in his career. Frank Boucher won the Lady Byng for the seventh and final time in his career, and his third consecutive time. Lorne Chabot won the Vezina for the first and only time in his career.

Hart Trophy:
(Most valuable player)		 Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship)		 Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
O'Brien Cup:
(Canadian Division champion)		 Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(American Division champion)		 Boston Bruins
Rookie of the Year:
(Best first-year player)		 Sweeney Schriner, New York Americans
Vezina Trophy:
(Fewest goals allowed)		 Lorne Chabot, Chicago Black Hawks

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Lorne Chabot, Chicago Black Hawks G Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins D Cy Wentworth, Montreal Maroons
Earl Seibert, New York Rangers D Art Coulter, Chicago Black Hawks
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers C Cooney Weiland, Detroit Red Wings
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs RW Dit Clapper, Boston Bruins
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs LW Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Charlie Conacher Toronto Maple Leafs 47 36 21 57 24
Syd Howe St. Louis Eagles/Detroit Red Wings 50 22 25 47 34
Larry Aurie Detroit Red Wings 48 17 29 46 24
Frank Boucher New York Rangers 48 13 32 45 2
Busher Jackson Toronto Maple Leafs 42 22 22 44 27
Herbie Lewis Detroit Red Wings 47 16 27 43 26
Art Chapman New York Americans 47 9 34 43 4
Marty Barry Boston Bruins 48 20 20 40 33
Sweeney Schriner New York Americans 48 18 22 40 6
Nels Stewart Boston Bruins 47 21 18 39 45

Source: NHL.[5]

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP W L T Mins GA SO GAA
Lorne Chabot Chicago Black Hawks 48 26 17 5 2940 88 8 1.80
Alec Connell Montreal Maroons 48 24 19 5 2970 92 9 1.86
Normie Smith Detroit Red Wings 25 12 11 2 1550 52 2 2.01
George Hainsworth Toronto Maple Leafs 48 30 14 4 2957 111 8 2.25
Tiny Thompson Boston Bruins 48 26 16 6 2970 112 8 2.26
Dave Kerr New York Rangers 37 19 12 6 2290 94 4 2.46

Source: NHL.[6]

Coaches

American Division

Canadian Division

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1934–35 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1934–35 (listed with their last team):

See also

References

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
  • McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York, NY: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1.
Notes
  1. ^ a b c "N.H.L. Coaches Are Picking Their Penalty Shot Artists". Montreal Gazette. October 20, 1934. p. 16.
  2. ^ "1933–34 – The Hockey Uniform Database". nhluniforms.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 147.
  6. ^ "1934–1935 – Regular Season – Goalie – Goalie Season Stats Leaders – Goals Against Average". nhl.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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