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The 1935-36 NHL season was the 19th season of the National Hockey League. Eight teams each played 48 games. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the final series.
Regular season
The previous season, 1934-35, had seen the Ottawa Senators attempt to solve financial problems by moving to St. Louis and becoming the St. Louis Eagles. In the end, though, the problems were too great to overcome as the Eagles folded after only one season in St. Louis leaving the NHL with only eight teams. The Eagles players were spread throughout the NHL in a special dispersal draft.
Over fifty years later, in 1992, the City of Ottawa was granted another NHL franchise with the same name. St. Louis, though, would receive another franchise much sooner as the St. Louis Blues were granted a franchise in the 1967 NHL Expansion along with five other teams.
Howie Morenz played badly for Chicago and incurred the wrath of Chicago owner Frederic McLaughlin. He was subsequently traded to the New York Rangers.
This was the year of Detroit. They finished first in the American Division. The Montreal Maroons finished first in the Canadian Division, but fans were starting to stay away from games they played, which worried now team president, manager and coach Tommy Gorman. At one point, Lionel Conacher had to run the team when Gorman experienced health and nervous problems.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutesNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 114 | 106 | 504 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 126 | 106 | 579 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 109 | 122 | 392 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 82 | 123 | 317 |
| American Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 56 | 124 | 103 | 384 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 50 | 92 | 83 | 397 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 93 | 92 | 411 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 91 | 96 | 381 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Schriner | New York Americans | 48 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 8 |
| Paul Thompson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 45 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 19 |
| Marty Barry | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 46 |
| Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 74 |
| Hooley Smith | Montreal Maroons | 47 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 75 |
| Art Chapman | New York Americans | 47 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
| Bill Thoms | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 29 |
| Doc Rommes | Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 6 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
In one of the most evenly matched series', the first game of the Maroons-Red Wings series set a record for the longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. The game was scoreless until in the sixth overtime, when Mud Bruneteau scored on Maroon goaltender Lorne Chabot to win the game. Normie Smith shut out the Maroons in the next game, and the Red Wings then beat the Maroons to win the series.
Playoff bracket
NHL awards
See also
References
"1935-36 NHL season"