1947-48 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
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 Statistics
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
Toe BlakeLAugust 21, 19125'10"165LVictoria Mines, ON Canada
Butch BouchardDSeptember 11, 19206'2"205RMontreal, QC Canada
Tod CampeauCJune 4, 19235'11"170LSt. Jerome, QC Canada
Bob CarseLJuly 19, 19195'9"170LEdmonton, AB Canada
Joe CarvethRMarch 21, 19185'10"180RRegina, SK Canada
Murph ChamberlainLFebruary 14, 19155'11"165LShawville, QC Canada
Floyd CurryRAugust 11, 19255'11"174RChapleau, ON Canada
Bill DurnanGJanuary 22, 19166'0"190BToronto, ON Canada
Norm DussaultLSeptember 26, 19255'8"165LSpringfield, MA USA
Bob FillionLJuly 12, 19215'10"170LThetford Mines, QC Canada
Leo GravelleRJune 10, 19255'9"160RAylmer, QC Canada
Glen HarmonDJanuary 2, 19215'9"165LHolland, MB Canada
Doug HarveyDDecember 19, 19245'11"187LMontreal, QC Canada
Tom JohnsonDFebruary 18, 19286'0"180LBaldur, MB Canada
Elmer LachCJanuary 22, 19185'10"165LNokomis, SK Canada
Hal LaycoeDJune 23, 19226'2"185LSutherland, SK Canada
Roger LegerDMarch 26, 19195'11"200RL'Annonciation, QC Canada
Jacques LocasRFebruary 12, 19265'11"175RMontreal, QC Canada
Murdo MacKayCAugust 8, 19175'11"175RFort William, ON Canada
Gerry McNeilGApril 17, 19265'7"155LQuebec City, QC Canada
Ken MosdellCJuly 13, 19226'1"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Jimmy PetersROctober 2, 19225'11"165RVerdun, QC Canada
Gerry PlamondonLJanuary 5, 19255'8"170LSherbrooke, QC Canada
John QuiltyCJanuary 21, 19215'10"175LOttawa, ON Canada
Ken ReardonDApril 1, 19215'10"180LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Billy ReayCAugust 21, 19185'7"155LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Maurice RichardRAugust 4, 19215'10"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Rip RiopelleLJanuary 30, 19225'11"165LOttawa, ON Canada
George RobertsonCMay 11, 19276'1"172LWinnipeg, MB Canada