1947-48 Montreal Canadiens Roster
Team Record: 20-29-11 - 51 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (20-29-11)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1947-48 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 20 wins and 29 losses and 11 ties for 51 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Canadiens netted 147 goals, worst in the circuit and gave up 169. Elmer Lach scored 30 goals for Montreal and contributed 31 assists. Bill Durnan topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.77 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Dick Irvin coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
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Toe Blake | L | August 21, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | L | Victoria Mines, ON Canada |
Butch Bouchard | D | September 11, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
Tod Campeau | C | June 4, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | L | St. Jerome, QC Canada |
Bob Carse | L | July 19, 1919 | 5'9" | 170 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
Joe Carveth | R | March 21, 1918 | 5'10" | 180 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
Murph Chamberlain | L | February 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Shawville, QC Canada |
Floyd Curry | R | August 11, 1925 | 5'11" | 174 | R | Chapleau, ON Canada |
Bill Durnan | G | January 22, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | B | Toronto, ON Canada |
Norm Dussault | L | September 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | L | Springfield, MA USA |
Bob Fillion | L | July 12, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Thetford Mines, QC Canada |
Leo Gravelle | R | June 10, 1925 | 5'9" | 160 | R | Aylmer, QC Canada |
Glen Harmon | D | January 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 165 | L | Holland, MB Canada |
Doug Harvey | D | December 19, 1924 | 5'11" | 187 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Tom Johnson | D | February 18, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | L | Baldur, MB Canada |
Elmer Lach | C | January 22, 1918 | 5'10" | 165 | L | Nokomis, SK Canada |
Hal Laycoe | D | June 23, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Sutherland, SK Canada |
Roger Leger | D | March 26, 1919 | 5'11" | 200 | R | L'Annonciation, QC Canada |
Jacques Locas | R | February 12, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
Murdo MacKay | C | August 8, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Fort William, ON Canada |
Gerry McNeil | G | April 17, 1926 | 5'7" | 155 | L | Quebec City, QC Canada |
Ken Mosdell | C | July 13, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Jimmy Peters | R | October 2, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | R | Verdun, QC Canada |
Gerry Plamondon | L | January 5, 1925 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Sherbrooke, QC Canada |
John Quilty | C | January 21, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
Ken Reardon | D | April 1, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Billy Reay | C | August 21, 1918 | 5'7" | 155 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
Maurice Richard | R | August 4, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
Rip Riopelle | L | January 30, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
George Robertson | C | May 11, 1927 | 6'1" | 172 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |