1926 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Minutes in the penalty box
The Montreal Maroons led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1926, with 708, 91 ahead of the Ottawa Senators (1917). The average across 10 NHL teams is 461.8.
Led the NHL in 1926
Montreal Maroons
44 games
708
Penalty Minutes
91 clear of
Ottawa Senators (1917)
| # | Team | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Maroons | 44 | 708 |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators (1917) | 44 | 617 |
| 3 |
 Toronto St. Patricks
|
44 | 536 |
| 4 |
 Boston Bruins
|
44 | 531 |
| NHL average | 461.8 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
44 | 434 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Cougars
|
44 | 427 |
| 7 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
44 | 395 |
| 8 |
 New York Rangers
|
44 | 389 |
| 9 | New York Americans | 44 | 351 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 230 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.