The 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 27th season of play. The Canadiens slipped to last place in the Canadian division and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1925–26 season.

Regular season

This was a season of numerous changes. Leo Dandurand sold his share of the team and gave up the general manager and coach positions. Ernest Savard became general manager and Sylvio Mantha was made playing coach for the season. Johnny Gagnon returned to the club from Boston. Hector Blake made his debut for the Canadiens. Nels Crutchfield had to retire after an auto accident, and a benefit game was held for him in January 1936. Wildor Larochelle was traded to Chicago.Coleman, pp. 263–265

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||November 12, 1935||1–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||0–1–0

|2||W||November 17, 1935||6–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||1–1–0

|3||L||November 19, 1935||2–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||1–2–0

|4||W||November 21, 1935||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||2–2–0

|5||W||November 23, 1935||2–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||3–2–0

|6||T||November 28, 1935||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||3–2–1

|7||L||November 30, 1935||3–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||3–3–1

|8||L||December 1, 1935||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||3–4–1

|9||L||December 3, 1935||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||3–5–1

|10||L||December 7, 1935||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||3–6–1

|11||T||December 12, 1935||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||3–6–2

|12||L||December 15, 1935||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||3–7–2

|13||T||December 17, 1935||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||3–7–3

|14||T||December 19, 1935||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||3–7–4

|15||L||December 21, 1935||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||3–8–4

|16||L||December 26, 1935||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||3–9–4

|17||L||December 29, 1935||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||3–10–4

|18||W||January 1, 1936||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||4–10–4

|19||T||January 4, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||4–10–5

|20||L||January 5, 1936||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||4–11–5

|21||T||January 9, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||4–11–6

|22||W||January 11, 1936||7–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||5–11–6

|23||W||January 12, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||6–11–6

|24||W||January 14, 1936||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||7–11–6

|25||L||January 16, 1936||3–8 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||7–12–6

|26||W||January 18, 1936||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||8–12–6

|27||T||January 23, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||8–12–7

|28||L||January 25, 1936||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||8–13–7

|29||L||January 28, 1936||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||8–14–7

|30||W||January 30, 1936||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||9–14–7

|31||L||February 1, 1936||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||9–15–7

|32||L||February 6, 1936||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||9–16–7

|33||L||February 8, 1936||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||9–17–7

|34||T||February 11, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||9–17–8

|35||T||February 16, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||9–17–9

|36||T||February 18, 1936||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||9–17–10

|37||L||February 20, 1936||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||9–18–10

|38||W||February 22, 1936||1–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||10–18–10

|39||L||February 29, 1936||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||10–19–10

|40||L||March 1, 1936||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||10–20–10

|41||W||March 3, 1936||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||11–20–10

|42||L||March 7, 1936||1–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||11–21–10

|43||L||March 8, 1936||0–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||11–22–10

|44||L||March 12, 1936||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||11–23–10

|45||T||March 14, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1935–36) ||11–23–11

|46||L||March 15, 1936||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||11–24–11

|47||L||March 17, 1936||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||11–25–11

|48||L||March 19, 1936||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||11–26–11

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 47 15 11 26 8 C 48 5 19 24 24 LW 48 15 8 23 16 LW 46 13 7 20 28 LW 36 7 11 18 10 RW 48 7 9 16 42 C 32 6 10 16 4 RW 38 7 6 13 0 D/LW 35 1 12 13 14 LW 30 1 8 9 19 D 42 2 4 6 25 LW 11 1 2 3 28 C/D 17 1 2 3 2 D 44 0 2 2 34 D 18 0 2 2 16 RW 13 0 2 2 6 D 31 0 2 2 11 C/LW 12 0 2 2 4 D 38 1 0 1 24 LW 9 0 1 1 0 RW 10 0 1 1 0 RW 1 0 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 0 G 1 0 0 0 0 G 47 0 0 0 0 D 4 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 0 RW 1 0 0 0 2

Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2940 47 11 26 10 122 2.49 6 70 1 0 0 1 1 0.86 0 Team: 3010 48 11 26 11 123 2.45 6

Awards and records Wilf Cude – NHL First All-Star team

See also 1935–36 NHL season

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