The 1924–25 Montreal Maroons season was the first season of the new Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason This was the first season of the Montreal Maroons. Cecil Hart was hired as the first coach. But after 19 games into the season, he was replaced by former Ottawa player Eddie Gerard.
Regular season The Maroons played their first game on December 1, 1924, at Boston against the Boston Bruins and December 3, 1924, at their new home, the Montreal Forum.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|1||L||December 1, 1924||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||0–1–0
|2||L||December 3, 1924||0–2 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||0–2–0
|3||W||December 6, 1924||3–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||1–2–0
|4||L||December 10, 1924||0–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||1–3–0
|5||W||December 13, 1924||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||2–3–0
|6||W||December 17, 1924||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||3–3–0
|7||L||December 20, 1924||1–3 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||3–4–0
|8||W||December 23, 1924||2–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||4–4–0
|9||T||December 27, 1924||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||4–4–1
|10||L||January 1, 1925||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||4–5–1
|11||W||January 3, 1925||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||5–5–1
|12||W||January 7, 1925||6–2 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||6–5–1
|13||L||January 10, 1925||0–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||6–6–1
|14||T||January 14, 1925||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||6–6–2
|15||W||January 17, 1925||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||7–6–2
|16||W||January 20, 1925||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||8–6–2
|17||L||January 24, 1925||0–1 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||8–7–2
|18||L||January 28, 1925||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||8–8–2
|19||L||January 31, 1925||0–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||8–9–2
|20||L||February 4, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||8–10–2
|21||L||February 7, 1925||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||8–11–2
|22||L||February 11, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| @ Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||8–12–2
|23||L||February 14, 1925||2–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||8–13–2
|24||L||February 18, 1925||0–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||8–14–2
|25||L||February 21, 1925||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||8–15–2
|26||L||February 24, 1925||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1924–25) ||8–16–2
|27||W||February 28, 1925||1–0 || align="left"| Hamilton Tigers (1924–25) ||9–16–2
|28||L||March 4, 1925||1–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1924–25) ||9–17–2
|29||L||March 7, 1925||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1924–25) ||9–18–2
|30||L||March 9, 1925||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto St. Patricks (1924–25) ||9–19–2
Legend:
Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 30 14 6 20 75 C/D 27 8 11 19 56 LW 28 5 4 9 5 D 27 5 1 6 16 LW 29 4 2 6 22 D 28 4 0 4 27 C 30 2 1 3 26 RW 28 1 1 2 0 RW 17 1 1 2 16 D 30 1 0 1 37 RW 27 0 1 1 6 G 30 0 0 0 2 D 5 0 0 0 2 RW 17 0 0 0 2Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 1843 30 9 19 2 65 2.12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 1845 30 9 19 2 65 2.11 2
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
See also 1924–25 NHL season
References