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1929-30 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1929–30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens upset the heavily favoured Boston Bruins two games to none for the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: 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
Montreal Maroons 44 23 16 5 51 141 114 651
Montreal Canadiens 44 21 14 9 51 142 114 600
Ottawa Senators 44 21 15 8 50 138 118 536
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 17 21 6 40 116 124 613
New York Americans 44 14 25 5 33 113 161 372
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Boston Bruins 44 38 5 1 77 179 98 449
Chicago Black Hawks 44 21 18 5 47 117 111 573
New York Rangers 44 17 17 10 44 136 143 445
Detroit Cougars 44 14 24 6 34 117 133 474
Pittsburgh Pirates 44 5 36 3 13 102 185 384

Scoring leaders

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

PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Cooney Weiland Boston Bruins 44 43 30 73 27
Frank Boucher New York Rangers 42 26 36 62 16
Dit Clapper Boston Bruins 44 41 20 61 48
Bill Cook New York Rangers 44 29 30 59 56
Hec Kilrea Ottawa Senators 44 36 22 58 23

Stanley Cup playoffs

After defeating the Montreal Maroons and after losing more than one game in a row games all season, the Boston Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens two games to none in a best-of-three series. The Canadiens then won the Cup with a 4–3 victory in game two. The Canadiens went 5–0–1 in the playoffs, making them one of the few Cup winning teams in history to not lose a game in the playoffs.

Playoff bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Montreal Maroons 1  
    A1  Boston Bruins 3  
      
          
    A1  Boston Bruins 0
  C2  Montreal Canadiens 2
  C2  Montreal Canadiens 3G  
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 2G  
C2  Montreal Canadiens 2
    A3  New York Rangers 0  
C3  Ottawa Senators 3G
  A3  New York Rangers 6G  

NHL awards

1929–30 NHL awards
O'Brien Trophy: Montreal Maroons
Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy: Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons
Lady Byng Trophy: Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy: Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1929–30 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):

  • Tom Cook, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Cougars
  • Syd Howe, Ottawa Senators
  • Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1929–30 (listed with their last team):

  • Mickey MacKay, Boston Bruins
  • Jimmy Herberts, Detroit Cougars
  • Clint Benedict, Montreal Maroons
  • Frank Nighbor, Toronto Maple Leafs
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