NHL 1929/30

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NHL 1929/30
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period November 14, 1929 to April 3, 1930
Teams 10
Games / team 44
Regular season
winner Boston Bruins
MVP Canada 1921Canada Nels Stewart (Montreal Mar.)
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Cooney Weiland (Boston)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
finalist Boston Bruins
NHL seasons
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The 1929-30 NHL season was the 13th season in the National Hockey League . Ten teams played 44 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 2-0 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins . Due to the low goals in the preseason (2.9 goals per game), the NHL changed its rules. So far it was only allowed to lead the puck forward and to play back passes. Now the forward pass was allowed. Only the blue lines were still not allowed to pass. This made the game faster and significantly more goals (5.9 goals per game). The outstanding player was Boston's Cooney Weiland . He benefited from the new rule and got 73 points. The previous record of 51 that Howie Morenz had set was exceeded by five more games. Morenz caused another innovation. With one shot he broke the nose of the Maroons goalie, Clint Benedict . When he went back on the ice a few weeks later, he was the first goalkeeper to wear a leather face mask .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

Canadian Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Montreal Maroons 23 16 5 141 114 51
Montréal Canadiens 21st 14th 9 142 114 51
Ottawa Senators 21st 15th 8th 138 118 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 17th 21st 6th 116 124 40
New York Americans 14th 25th 5 113 161 33
American Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 38 5 1 179 98 77
Chicago Blackhawks 21st 18th 5 117 111 47
New York Rangers 17th 17th 10 136 143 44
Detroit Cougars 14th 24 6th 117 133 34
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 36 3 102 185 13

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points

player team GP G A. Pts
Cooney Weiland Boston 44 43 30th 73
Frank Boucher NY Rangers 42 26th 36 62
The clapper Boston 44 41 20th 61
Bill Cook NY Rangers 44 29 30th 59
Hec Kilrea Ottawa 44 36 22nd 58
Nels Stewart Mtl. Maroons 44 39 16 55
Howie Morenz Montreal 44 40 10 50
Normie Himes NY Americans 44 28 22nd 50
Joe Lamb Ottawa 44 29 20th 49
Dutch Gainor Boston 42 18th 31 49

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  C1  Montreal Maroons 1  
    A1  Boston Bruins 3  
      
 
          
    A1  Boston Bruins 0
  C2  Canadiens de Montréal  2
  C2  Canadiens de Montréal  1 3    
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 0 2  
C2  Canadiens de Montréal  2
    A3  New York Rangers 0  
C3  Ottawa Senators 0 3
 
  A3  New York Rangers 1 6  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Hart Memorial Trophy : Nels Stewart Montreal Maroons
Lady Byng Trophy : Frank Boucher New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy : Tiny Thompson Boston Bruins

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