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Léo
Dandurand
1921 -
| Date of birth | July 9th, 1889 |
| Place of birth | Bourbonnais, IL, CAN |
| Deceased on | June 26th, 1964 |
| Seasons - MTL | 6 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
|
W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
|
L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
|
T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
|
OTL
Overtime losses - Games lost in overtime
|
PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 163 | 78 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 165 |
| 1921-1922 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | 21 |
| 1922-1923 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 1923-1924 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1924-1925 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 1925-1926 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | - | 23 |
| 1934-1935 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
|
W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
|
L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
|
RESULT
Result
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 16 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1922-1923 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NHL Finals |
| 1923-1924 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Stanley Cup Champions |
| 1924-1925 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Final |
| 1934-1935 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Businessman and promoter Joseph Viateur “Leo” Dandurand purchased the Montreal Canadiens on November 2, 1921, along with his partners, Joseph Cattarinich and Louis A. Letourneau, and acted as the team’s coach for four seasons, from 1922 to 1926.
Born in Illinois in 1889, Dandurand moved from the United States to Canada with his family at the age of 16. Always attracted to hockey, Dandurand was very involved in minor hockey in Montreal before becoming an NHL referee.
Following the 1922 trade that sent player-coach Newsy Lalonde to Saskatoon in exchange for Aurele Joliat, Dandurand took over behind the Canadiens’ bench.
In his first season as the team’s coach, Dandurand led the Canadiens to the playoffs, where they were unable to move beyond the first round.
The following season, the arrival of the great Howie Morenz, combined with Joliat’s rising star and Georges Vezina’s brilliance in goal, allowed Dandurand to take part in his first Stanley Cup win, the second in the Montreal team’s history, as the Canadiens beat the Calgary Tigers in the 1924 final.
Between 1922 and 1926, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup once during Dandurand’s tenure, while participating in the final twice and qualifying for the playoffs three times.
Upon turning over the coaching reins to Cecil Hart in 1926, Dandurand had accumulated an overall record of 54-55-5 as the Canadiens’ coach. He continued in his role as the team’s general manager through 1935.
Dandurand was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.
