1915–16 Montreal Canadiens season

Regular season

Schedule and results

Playoffs

References

Final standings

Stanley Cup Finals

NHA hockey team season

1915–16 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
O'Brien Trophy winners
League	1st NHA
1915–16 record	16–7–1
Goals for	104
Goals against	76
Team information
General manager	George Kennedy
Coach	Newsy Lalonde
Captain	Howard McNamara
Arena	Montreal Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Newsy Lalonde (31)
Goals against average	Georges Vezina (3.2)
← 1914–15 1916–17 →

The 1915–1916 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's seventh season and seventh of the National Hockey Association (NHA). After finishing last in 1914–15, the club rebounded to win the league championship and win the Stanley Cup for the first time.

The Canadiens revised their lineup after finishing last. Ernie Dubeau, Jimmy Gardner and Harry Scott retired. The Canadiens added Howard McNamara and Goldie Prodgers on defence. Jack Laviolette moved to forward from defence. Lalonde would have an outstanding season, leading the league in scoring with 31 goals and Georges Vezina would improve his GAA to 3.2, second in the league to Clint Benedict. The team would win all of its last seven games (and eleven of the last twelve) of the season to take the league championship.

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	18	Canadiens	2	Toronto	1
	22	Wanderers	3	Canadiens	2
	29	Canadiens	2	Quebec	5
Jan.	1	Canadiens	4	Ottawa	2
	5	Toronto	1	Canadiens	6
	8	Canadiens	3	Wanderers	5
	12	Quebec	3	Canadiens	5
	15	Ottawa	5	Canadiens	2
	20	Canadiens	2	Quebec	2 (20' OT)
	23	Canadiens	1	Toronto	3
	26	Wanderers	4	Canadiens	5
Feb.	2	Wanderers	9	Canadiens	5
	6	Toronto	5	Canadiens	10
	9	Ottawa	2	Canadiens	3 (7'20" OT)
	12	Canadiens	3	Ottawa	1
	16	Quebec	3	Canadiens	4
	19	Wanderers	3	Canadiens	1
	23	Canadiens	3	Quebec	2
	26	Quebec	3	Canadiens	4 (15" OT)
Mar.	1	Toronto	3	Canadiens	7
	4	Canadiens	15	Wanderers	5
	11	Ottawa	1	Canadiens	4
	12	Canadiens	5	Ottawa	1
	16	Canadiens	6	Toronto	4

The club won the league outright to proceed to the Stanley Cup championship.

The series was held in Montreal, it being the turn of the NHA champion to host the series. The games were held at the Montreal Arena.

Champions	Runners up	Format	Result
Montreal Canadiens	Portland Rosebuds	best of 5	3–2

Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators

Quebec Bulldogs

Montreal Wanderers

Toronto Hockey Club

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 286–304.
McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.

^ Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 293.

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1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship