1912–13 Montreal Canadiens season

Newsy Lalonde returned to Montreal after being acquired from Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League (PCHA).

Didier Pitre signed with Quebec but the league intervened and he returned to the Canadiens.

An exhibition game was played with the Wanderers in Toronto at the new Arena Gardens on December 22.

At the halfway point, the club's record was 7–3 to lead the league, but Quebec came on strong with an eleven-game win streak to win the league championship and Montreal finished third behind Quebec and the Wanderers.

‡ Played with rover (7 man hockey) The team did not qualify for the playoffs.