- 1924
- 1926
- 1935
- 1938
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Montreal Team Formation
The Montreal Maroons hockey team was created to appeal to the anglophone neighborhoods of Montreal. On January 2, 1918, the Montreal Arena, shared by the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers, burnt down. The Canadiens, who drew primarily Montreal’s francophones, moved to the Jubilee Arena which, in 1919, also burnt down, before settling in the Mount Royal Arena, which had ... -
Stanley Cup Winner 1926
The 1925 – 1926 NHL season was the ninth season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The NHL dropped the Hamilton, Ontario team and added two new teams in the United States of America (US), the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates to bring the total number of teams to seven. The Ottawa Senators were the regular-season champion but ... -
Stanley Cup Winner 1935
The 1934 – 1935 NHL season was the 18th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Montreal Maroons were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in three games in the final series. -
Maroons suspend operations
The league allowed the Maroons to suspend operations for the 1938 – 1939 season. The Maroons’ owners tried to sell to interests in St. Louis, Missouri. Earlier in the decade, St. Louis proved that it could support NHL hockey when the Ottawa Senators moved there to become the Eagles. However, while the Eagles had drawn very well, they survived only one ...
History of the Maroons
The Montreal Maroons (officially the Montreal Professional Hockey Club) were a professional men’s ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938.
Established
1924
City
Montreal
League History
1924 – 1938 / National Hockey League
Team History
1924 – 1938 / Montreal Maroons
Nickname
Maroons – At the time of their founding, the Maroons had no nickname. The Maroons’ president James Strachan had been the owner of the Wanderers in the 1900s. He attempted to secure the Wanderers name, but negotiations failed, so the club was known by its official name, the Montreal Professional Hockey Club. The Maroons nickname was eventually picked up by the media, after the color of their jerseys. The club never officially changed the organizational name to incorporate the Maroons name.
Championship
Stanley Cup 2
1926, 1935
Arena
1924 – 1938 / Montreal Forum
Owner
1924 – 1938 / James Strachan and Donat Raymond
Retired Number
*Blue is this team’s history