1929–30 NHL season
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