1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-26-10 - 78 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 4-7
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-0
Coach: Dick Irvin (34-26-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1951-52 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 34-26-10 - 78 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 4-7
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-0
Coach: Dick Irvin (34-26-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 34 wins and 26 losses and 10 ties for 78 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-7.
The Canadiens scored 195 goals and surrendered 164. Bernie Geoffrion netted 30 goals for Montreal, while Elmer Lach contributed 50 assists. Gerry McNeil earned 34 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.34 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1951-52 Montreal Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | C | 70 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 67 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Richard | R | 48 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Meger | L | 69 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Reay | C | 68 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Gamble | L | 64 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Curry | R | 64 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Olmstead | R | 69 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dickie Moore | L | 33 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Harvey | D | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Mosdell | C | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Bouchard | D | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John McCormack | C | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Johnson | D | 67 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Lowe | D | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud MacPherson | D | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Masnick | C | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorne Davis | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Couture | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calum MacKay | L | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Marshall | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry McNeil | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Achtymichuk | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garry Edmundson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Malone | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Fryday | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1089 | 195 | 302 | 497 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry McNeil | 70 | 4200 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 2.34 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 2.34 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maurice Richard | R | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Meger | L | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Reay | C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Gamble | L | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Curry | R | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bert Olmstead | R | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dickie Moore | L | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Harvey | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Mosdell | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Bouchard | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Johnson | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bud MacPherson | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Masnick | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Mazur | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry McNeil | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Long | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Edmundson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 176 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry McNeil | 11 | 688 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2.01 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 688 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2.01 | 0 |
