1919 NHL Offseason
Who is
Montreal hero
Duke Keats? Keats played the 1917 season with
Portland, and watched the
Habs win the Stanley Cup. When
Portland folded,
Keats found himself needing a job. He signed with
Montreal, and played in all 18 games this year. 8 goals, and 11 assists, more then a point a game is pretty solid for the 24 year old. In 11 postseason games,
Keats scored 10 goals, adding 6 assists! That’s how you win Championships!
Keats
The Hart Trophy, given to the league MVP, was awarded to
Montreal Canadiens Joe Malone!
Malone scored 12 times, adding 13 assists, leading the
Habs to first place in the NHL.
The
Quebec Bulldogs got the first pick in the draft, and took the best player,
Aurel Joliat. He’s currently property of
Vancouver in the WCHL, but at 17, has a very bright future. I love
Toronto’s pick of
Hap Day and
Ottawa’s selection of
Lionel Conacher. Here’s a look at
Aurel Joliat.
A fairly major deal took place in mid July between
Toronto and
Ottawa.
Harry Meeking is a potential star for the
Senators. Last year,
Meeking was a point a game player, with 17 points in 17 games. The year before,
Meeking put up 13 goals and 29 points. He can clearly score. The
St. Pats get back two 32 year old defenders.
Eddie Carpenter should be a regular on the blue line for
Toronto, but this doesn’t look like a great deal for the
Pats.
Ottawa and
Toronto hook up on another trade before the new season starts.
Conacher was the 6th pick in the draft, and I really like him. He hasn’t signed yet, but he will at some point, and when he does, the
Pats will be very happy.
Frank Fredrickson looks like a talented center that never really got a chance in
Toronto. He should get a top 6 role in
Ottawa.
Lionel Conacher