1934–35 NHL season

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1934–35 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration November 8, 1934 – April 9, 1935
Number of games 48
Number of teams 9
Regular season
Season champions Toronto Maple Leafs
Season MVP Eddie Shore (Boston Bruins)
Top scorer Charlie Conacher (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Canadian Division champions Toronto Maple Leafs
American Division champions Boston Bruins
Stanley Cup
Finals champions Montreal Maroons
  Runners-up Toronto 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 final series.

League business

With financial difficulties continuing for the Ottawa Senators, the NHL franchise was transferred to St. Louis changing the nickname to St. Louis Eagles. The Senators became a senior amateur team again. The NHL franchise was not profitable in St. Louis, either, partly due to the extended travel of being located 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. 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. 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.

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.[1]

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 only 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 wasn't 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

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 30 14 4 64 157 111 444
Montreal Maroons 48 24 19 5 53 123 92 380
Montreal Canadiens 48 19 23 6 44 110 145 314
New York Americans 48 12 27 9 33 100 142 250
St. Louis Eagles 48 11 31 6 28 86 144 385
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Boston Bruins 48 26 16 6 58 129 112 368
Chicago Black Hawks 48 26 17 5 57 118 88 375
New York Rangers 48 22 20 6 50 137 139 334
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 22 7 45 127 114 305

Playoffs

The most pulsating series was that of Chicago and the 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, Dave Trottier was cut and retired for stitches. He'd hardly arrived in the dressing room when Baldy Northcott scored the goal that won the series for the Maroons.

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'd been knocked goofy by the Canadiens Nels Crutchfield, but wasn't too groggy to win the series for the Rangers. George Hainsworth continued hot and the Leafs beat the Bruins to advance to the finals.

First round

Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date Away Team Home Team Notes
March 23 Toronto 0 1 Boston 2OT
March 26 Toronto 2 0 Boston
March 28 Boston 0 3 Toronto
March 30 Boston 1 2 Toronto
Toronto won the series 3-games-to-one and advanced to the final.
Montreal Maroons vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Date Away Team Home Team Notes
March 23 Chicago 0 0 Mtl. Maroons
March 26 Mtl. Maroons 1 0 Chicago OT
Montreal won the series 1-0 in total goals.
New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date Away Team Home Team
March 24 Mtl. Canadiens 1 2 NY Rangers
March 26 NY Rangers 4 4 Mtl. Canadiens
NY Rangers won the series 6-5 in total goals.

Second round

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Maroons
Date Away Team Home Team
March 28 Mtl. Maroons 2 1 NY Rangers
April 1 NY Rangers 3 3 Mtl. Maroons
Montreal won the series 5-4 in total goals.

Final

The Montreal Maroons throttled the Kid line of Primeau, Jackson and Conacher and goaltender Alex Connell time and again foiled sure goals for Toronto, and the Maroons won the series 3 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. Montreal Maroons vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 4 Montreal 3 Toronto 2 OT
April 6 Montreal 3 Toronto 1
April 9 Toronto 1 Montreal 4

Montreal wins best-of-five series 3–0.

Awards

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

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 48 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.[2]

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.[3]

Team Photos

  • Boston Bruins

    Boston Bruins

  • Chicago Black Hawks

    Chicago Black Hawks

  • Detroit Red Wings

    Detroit Red Wings

  • Montreal Canadiens

    Montreal Canadiens

  • Montreal Maroons

    Montreal Maroons

  • New York Americans

    New York Americans

  • New York Rangers

    New York Rangers

  • St. Louis Eagles

    St. Louis Eagles

  • Toronto Maple Leafs

    Toronto Maple Leafs

References

  • (2000) in Diamond, Dan: Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X. 
  • (2011) The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5. 
  • (2000) Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9. 
  • (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. ↑ "1933–34 – The Hockey Uniform Database". nhluniforms.com. http://www.nhluniforms.com/1934-35.html. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  2. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 147.
  3. ↑ "1934–1935 – Regular Season – Goalie – Goalie Season Stats Leaders – Goals Against Average". nhl.com. http://www.nhl.com/stats/historical?fetchKey=19352ALLGAHSALL&ord=asc&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=statsLeadersSingleSeasonGoalies. Retrieved March 29, 2015. 

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