Belt game 179 · January 1, 1925
Hamilton Tigers take the belt
Hamilton Tigers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 88 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 10, 1924, with 5 defenses over 22 days.
Hamilton Tigers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators (1917) on January 3, 1925.
88Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Hamilton Tigers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shorty Green | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Randall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Langlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Roach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex McKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Cotch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jesse Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Forbes | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Morenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Odie Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Matz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sprague Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Coutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvio Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Georges Vezina | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.