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Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens de Montréal
2017–18 Montreal Canadiens season
Conference
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
Founded
1909
History
Montreal Canadiens
1910–1917 (NHA)
1917–present (NHL)
Home arena
Bell Centre
City
Montreal, Quebec
Colours
Red, white, blue[1][2]
Media
English
TSN5
TSN Radio 690
French
RDS
98.5 FM
Owner(s)
Molson family (majority owner)
(Geoff Molson, chairman[3])
General manager
Marc Bergevin
Head coach
Claude Julien
Captain
Max Pacioretty
Minor league affiliates
Laval Rocket (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Stanley Cups
24 (1915–16, 1923–24, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93)
Conference championships
8 (1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93)
Presidents' Trophy
0
Division championships
24 (1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17)
Official website
nhl.com/canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens[note 1] (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The club's official name is le Club de hockey Canadien or CHC.[4] The team is frequently referred to in English and French as the Habs. French nicknames for the team include Les Canadiens (or Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), Les Habitants, Le CH and Le Grand Club.
Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL. One of the oldest North American professional sports franchises, the Canadiens' history predates that of every other Canadian franchise outside football as well as every American franchise outside baseball and the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals. The franchise is one of the "Original Six" teams, a description used for the teams that made up the NHL from 1942 until the 1967 expansion. The team's championship season in 1992–93 was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup.[5]
The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise. They have won 24 Stanley Cups, 23 of them since the founding of the NHL and 22 of them since 1927, when NHL teams became the only ones to compete for the Stanley Cup.[6] On a percentage basis, as of 2014, the franchise has won 25.3% of all Stanley Cup championships contested after the Challenge Cup era, making it the second most successful professional sports team of the traditional four major sports of Canada and the United States, behind only the Boston Celtics.[note 2][7][8]
Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre.[9] The team previously played at the Montreal Forum which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships.[note 3]
Contents
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1 History
2 Team identity
2.1 Crest and sweater design
2.2 Motto
2.3 Mascot
2.4 Rivalries
3 Broadcasting
4 Season-by-season record
5 Players and personnel
5.1 Current roster
5.2 Honoured members
5.2.1 Retired numbers
5.2.2 Hockey Hall of Fame
5.3 Team captains
5.4 Head coaches
6 Franchise individual records
6.1 Franchise scoring leaders
6.2 Records – skaters
6.3 Records – goaltenders
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of the Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens were founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien on December 4, 1909, as a charter member of the National Hockey Association,[10][11] the forerunner to the National Hockey League. It was to be the team of the francophone community in Montreal, composed of francophone players, and under francophone ownership as soon as possible.[12] The team's first season was not a success, as they placed last. After the first year, ownership was transferred to George Kennedy of Montreal and the team's fortunes improved over the next seasons.[13] The team won its first Stanley Cup championship in the 1915–16 season.[14] In 1917, with four other NHA teams, the Canadiens formed the NHL,[15] and they won their first NHL Stanley Cup during the 1923–24 season, led by Howie Morenz.[16] The team moved from the Mount Royal Arena to the Montreal Forum for the 1926–27 season.[17]
The club began the 1930s decade successfully, with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 and 1931. The Canadiens and its then-Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons, declined both on the ice and economically during the Great Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to interests in Cleveland, Ohio, though local investors were ultimately found to finance the Canadiens.[18] The Maroons still suspended operations, and several of their players moved to the Canadiens.[19]
Game between the Canadiens and the New York Rangers in 1962.
Led by the "Punch Line" of Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Toe Blake and Elmer Lach in the 1940s, the Canadiens enjoyed success again atop the NHL. From 1953 to 1960, the franchise won six Stanley Cups, including a record five straight from 1956 to 1960, with a new set of stars coming to prominence: Jean Beliveau, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Jacques Plante and Richard's younger brother, Henri.[20]
The Canadiens added ten more championships in 15 seasons from 1965 to 1979, with another dynastic run of four-straight Cups from 1976 to 1979.[21] In the 1976–77 season, the Canadiens set two still-standing team records – for most points, with 132, and fewest losses, by only losing eight games in an 80-game season.[22] The next season, 1977–78, the team had a 28-game unbeaten streak, the second-longest in NHL history.[23] The next generation of stars included Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt, Bob Gainey, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson. Scotty Bowman, who would later set a record for most NHL victories by a coach, was the team's head coach for its last five Stanley Cup victories in the 1970s.[24]
Bell Centre has been the Canadiens' home stadium since 1996. The arena is here seen in 2008, with banners celebrating the Montreal Canadiens centennial.
The Canadiens won Stanley Cups in 1986, led by rookie star goaltender Patrick Roy,[25] and in 1993, continuing their streak of winning at least one championship in every decade from the 1910s to the 1990s (this streak came to an end in the 2000s).[26] In 1996, the Habs moved from the Montreal Forum, their home during 70 seasons and 22 Stanley Cups, to Molson Centre (now called Bell Centre).[27]
Following Roy's departure in 1995, the Canadiens fell into an extended stretch of mediocrity,[28] missing the playoffs in four of their next ten seasons and failing to advance past the second round of the playoffs until 2010.[29] By the late 1990s, with both an ailing team and monetary losses exacerbated by a record-low value of the Canadian dollar, Montreal fans feared their team would end up relocated to the United States. Team owner Molson Brewery sold control of the franchise and the Molson Centre to American businessman George N. Gillett Jr. in 2001, with the right of first refusal for any future sale by Gillett and a condition that the NHL Board of Governors must unanimously approve any attempt to move to a new city.[30] Led by president Pierre Boivin, the Canadiens returned to being a lucrative enterprise, earning additional revenues from broadcasting and arena events. In 2009, Gillett sold the franchise to a consortium led by the Molson family which included The Woodbridge Company, BCE/Bell, the QFL Solidarity Fund, Michael Andlauer, Luc Bertrand and the National Bank Financial Group for $575 million, more than double the $275 million he spent on the purchase eight years prior.[31][32]
During the 2008–09 season, the Canadiens celebrated their 100th anniversary with various events,[33] including hosting both the 2009 NHL All-Star Game,[34] and the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[35] Said season also marked the Canadiens as the first team in NHL history to reach 3,000 victories, reaching the milestone after their 5–2 victory over the Florida Panthers on December 29, 2008.[36]
Team identity[edit]
For more details on this topic, see History of the Montreal Canadiens.
The Canadiens organization operates in both English and French. For many years, public address announcements and press releases have been given in both languages, and the team Web site and social media outlets are in both languages as well. At home games, the first stanza of O Canada is sung in French, and the chorus is sung in English.
Crest and sweater design[edit]
Original design of the "CHC" logo. (1917–19, 1921–22)
One of sport's oldest and most recognizable logos, the classic 'C' and 'H' of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917–18 season, when the club changed its name to "Club de hockey Canadien" from "Club athlétique Canadien",[37] before evolving to its current form in 1952–53. The "H" stands for "hockey", not "Habitants," a popular misconception.[38] According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was American Tex Rickard, owner of the Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants".[39]
The team's colours since 1911 are blue, red, and white. The home sweater is predominantly red in colour. There are four blue and white stripes, one across each arm, one across the chest and the other across the waistline. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist, red at the end of both arm sleeves red shoulder yokes. The basic design has been in use since 1914 and took its current form in 1925, generally evolving as materials changed.[40] Because of the team's lengthy history and significance in Quebec, the sweater has been referred to as 'La Sainte-Flanelle' (the holy flannel sweater).
The Canadiens used multiple designs prior to adopting the aforementioned design in 1914. The original shirt of the 1909–10 season was blue with a white C. The second season had a red shirt featuring a green maple leaf with the C logo, and green pants. Lastly, the season before adopting the current look the Canadiens wore a "barber pole" design jersey with red, white and blue stripes, and the logo being a white maple leaf reading "CAC", "Club athlétique Canadien".[40] All three designs were worn during the 2009–10 season as part of the Canadiens centenary.[41]
The Canadiens' colours are a readily identifiable aspect of French Canadian culture. In the short story "The Hockey Sweater", Roch Carrier described the influence of the Canadiens and their jersey within rural Quebec communities during the 1940s.[42] The story was later made into an animated short, The Sweater, narrated by Carrier.[43] A passage from the short story appears on the 2002 issue of the Canadian five-dollar bill.[44][45]
Motto[edit]
Nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau, à vous toujours de le porter bien haut.
To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high.
The motto is from the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, which was written in 1915, the year the Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup championship. The motto appears on the wall of the Canadiens' dressing room as well as on the inside collar of the new Adidas 2017–18 jerseys[46]
Mascot[edit]
Beginning in the 2004–05 NHL season, the Canadiens adopted Youppi! as their official mascot, the first costumed mascot in their long history. Youppi was the longtime mascot for the Montreal Expos baseball team, but was dropped from the franchise when they moved to Washington, D.C. in 2004 and became the Washington Nationals. With the switch, Youppi became the first mascot in professional sports to switch leagues.[47]
Rivalries[edit]
Main articles: Bruins–Canadiens rivalry and Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry
The Canadiens have developed strong rivalries with two fellow Original Six franchises, with whom they frequently shared divisions and competed in post-season play. The oldest is with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who first faced the Canadiens as the Toronto Arenas in 1917. The teams met 15 times in the playoffs, including five Stanley Cup finals. Featuring the two largest cities in Canada and two of the largest fanbases in the league, the rivalry is sometimes dramatized as being emblematic of Canada's English and French linguistic divide.[48][49] From 1938 to 1970, they were the only two Canadian teams in the league.
The team's other Original Six rival are the Boston Bruins, who since their NHL debut in 1924 have played the Canadiens more than any other team in both regular season play and the playoffs combined. The teams have played 34 playoff series, seven of which were in the finals.[50][51]
The Canadiens also had an intraprovincial rivalry with the Quebec Nordiques during its existence from 1979 to 1995, nicknamed the "Battle of Quebec."
Broadcasting[edit]
Montreal Canadiens games are broadcast locally in both the French and English languages. On radio, Canadiens games are broadcast in French by CHMP 98.5,[52]
Regional television rights in French are currently held by Réseau des sports under a 12-year deal, effective as of the 2014–15 NHL season.[53] A sister to the English-language network TSN, RDS was the only French-language sports channel in Canada until the 2011 launch of TVA Sports,[54] and was also the previous national French rightsholder of the NHL; as a result, the Canadiens forewent a separate regional contract, and allowed its games to be televised nationally as part of RDS's national French rights.[55]
With TVA Sports becoming the national French rightsholder in the 2014–15 season through a sub-licensing agreement with Rogers Communications,[55] RDS parent company Bell Media subsequently announced a 12-year deal to maintain regional rights to Canadiens games not shown on TVA Sports. As a result, games on RDS are blacked out outside the Canadiens' home market of Quebec, Atlantic Canada and parts of Ontario shared with the Ottawa Senators.[53] At least 22 Canadiens games per season (primarily through its Saturday night La super soirée LNH), including all playoff games, are televised nationally by TVA Sports.[56][57]
As of the 2017–18 season, English-language radio and regional television rights are both held by divisions of Bell Media.[58] CKGM, TSN Radio 690, is the radio flagship; it acquired the English broadcast rights under a seven-year deal which began in the 2011–12 season.[59] In June 2017, Bell Media reached a five-year extension.[58]
Regional television rights in English are held by TSN2, with John Bartlett on play-by-play and Dave Poulin, Mike Johnson and Craig Button on colour commentary.[60][58] Sportsnet holds exclusive rights to all nationally televised games involving the Canadiens, which are not part of the regional package, by virtue of being the exclusive national rightsholder of the NHL.[61] English-language regional rights were previously held by Sportsnet East in a 3-year deal that expired after the 2016–17 season; the games were called by Bartlett and Jason York. Prior to this deal, TSN held the rights from 2010 through 2014; the games were broadcast on a part-time TSN feed with Dave Randorf on play-by-play.[62][52][63]
Season-by-season record[edit]
This is a list of the last five seasons completed by the Canadiens. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Montreal Canadiens seasons.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2012–13 48 29 14 5 63 149 126 1st, Northeast Lost in Conference Quarterfinals,1–4 (Senators)
2013–14 82 46 28 8 100 215 205 3rd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Rangers)
2014–15 82 50 22 10 110 221 189 1st, Atlantic Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Lightning)
2015–16 82 38 38 6 82 221 236 6th, Atlantic Did not qualify
2016–17 82 47 26 9 103 226 199 1st, Atlantic Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Rangers)
Players and personnel[edit]
Current roster[edit]
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Updated August 14, 2017.[64][65]
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Nat
Player
Pos
S/G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
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Canada ! Alzner, KarlKarl Alzner 2.0 !D L 28 2017 Burnaby, British Columbia
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Canada ! Benn, JordieJordie Benn 2.0 !D L 30 2017 Victoria, British Columbia
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Canada ! Byron, PaulPaul Byron 6.0 !LW L 28 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
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Canada ! Danault, PhillipPhillip Danault 4.0 !C L 24 2016 Victoriaville, Quebec
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Canada ! Davidson, BrandonBrandon Davidson 2.0 !D L 26 2017 Lethbridge, Alberta
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Canada ! Drouin, JonathanJonathan Drouin 6.0 !LW L 22 2017 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
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United States ! Galchenyuk, AlexAlex Galchenyuk 4.0 !C L 23 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Canada ! Gallagher, BrendanBrendan Gallagher (A) 7.0 !RW R 25 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
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Czech Republic ! Hemsky, AlesAles Hemsky 7.0 !RW R 34 2017 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
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Finland ! Lehkonen, ArtturiArtturi Lehkonen 7.0 !RW L 22 2013 Piikkio, Finland
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Norway ! Martinsen, AndreasAndreas Martinsen 6.0 !LW L 27 2017 Bærum, Norway
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Canada ! Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell 4.0 !C R 32 2015 Greenfield Park, Quebec
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United States ! Montoya, AlAl Montoya 1.0 !G L 32 2016 Chicago, Illinois
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Canada ! Morrow, JoeJoe Morrow 2.0 !D L 24 2017 Edmonton, Alberta
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United States ! Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty (C) 6.0 !LW L 28 2007 New Canaan, Connecticut
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United States ! Petry, JeffJeff Petry 2.0 !D R 29 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Czech Republic ! Plekanec, TomasTomas Plekanec (A) 4.0 !C L 34 2001 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
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Canada ! Price, CareyCarey Price 1.0 !G L 30 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
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Canada ! Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko 2.0 !D L 30 2017 Edmonton, Alberta
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Canada ! Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw 4.0 !C R 26 2016 Belleville, Ontario
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Switzerland ! Streit, MarkMark Streit 2.0 !D L 39 2017 Bern, Switzerland
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Canada ! Weber, SheaShea Weber (A) 2.0 !D R 32 2016 Sicamous, British Columbia

Honoured members[edit]
For more details on this topic, see List of Montreal Canadiens award winners.
Retired numbers at Centre Bell.
Retired numbers[edit]
The Canadiens have retired 15 numbers in honour of 18 players,[66] the most of any team in the NHL. All of the honourees were born in Canada. Howie Morenz was the first honouree, on November 2, 1937.[67] The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[68]
Montreal Canadiens retired numbers
No.
Player
Position
Tenure
Date of honour
1 Plante, JacquesJacques Plante G 1952–1963 October 7, 1995
2 Harvey, DougDoug Harvey D 1947–1961 October 26, 1985
3 Bouchard, EmileEmile Bouchard D 1941–1956 December 4, 2009
4 Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau C 1950–1971 October 9, 1971
5 Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion RW 1950–1964 March 11, 2006
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe D 1968–1982 November 8, 2014
7 Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 1923–1937 November 2, 1937
9 Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard RW 1942–1960 October 6, 1960
10 Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur RW 1971–1985 February 16, 1985
12 Moore, DickieDickie Moore LW 1951–1963 November 12, 2005
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer RW 1963–1979 November 12, 2005
16 Richard, HenriHenri Richard C 1955–1975 December 10, 1975
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach C 1940–1954 December 4, 2009
18 Savard, SergeSerge Savard D 1966–1981 November 18, 2006
19 Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson D 1972–1989 November 19, 2007
23 Gainey, BobBob Gainey LW 1973–1989 February 23, 2008
29 Dryden, KenKen Dryden G 1970–1979 January 29, 2007
33 Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 1984–1995 November 22, 2008
Hockey Hall of Fame[edit]
Sixty-three people associated with the Canadiens have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Thirty-six of these players are from three separate notable dynasties: 12 from 1955–60, 11 from 1964–69 and 13 from 1975–79. Howie Morenz and Georges Vezina were the first Canadiens given the honour in 1945, while Mark Recchi was the most recently inducted, in 2017.
Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famers
Player
Nat.
Position
Inducted
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 1945
Vezina, GeorgesGeorges Vezina G 1945
Joliat, AureleAurele Joliat LW 1947
Lalonde, NewsyNewsy Lalonde C 1950
Malone, JoeJoe Malone C 1950
Cleghorn, SpragueSprague Cleghorn D 1958
Gardiner, HerbHerb Gardiner D 1958
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D 1960
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard RW 1961
Hall, JoeJoe Hall D 1961
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G 1961
Noble, RegReg Noble C 1962
Cameron, HarryHarry Cameron D 1963
Gardner, JimmyJimmy Gardner LW 1963
Laviolette, JackJack Laviolette D 1963
Pitre, DidierDidier Pitre RW 1963
Siebert, AlbertAlbert Siebert D 1964
Durnan, BillBill Durnan G 1964
Barry, MartyMarty Barry C 1965
Reardon, KenKen Reardon D 1966
Blake, Hector "Toe"Hector "Toe" Blake LW 1966
Bouchard, EmileEmile Bouchard D 1966
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach C 1966
Worters, RoyRoy Worters G 1969
Johnson, TomTom Johnson D 1970
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau C 1972
Geoffrion, BernardBernard Geoffrion RW 1972
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey D 1973
Smith, TommyTommy Smith C 1973
Moore, DickieDickie Moore LW 1974
Drillon, GordGord Drillon RW 1975
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante G 1978
Richard, HenriHenri Richard C 1979
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley G 1980
Mahovlich, FrankFrank Mahovlich LW 1981
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer RW 1982
Dryden, KenKen Dryden G 1983
Lemaire, JacquesJacques Lemaire C 1984
Olmstead, BertBert Olmstead LW 1985
Savard, SergeSerge Savard D 1986
Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere D 1987
Lafleur, GuyGuy Lafleur RW 1988
Esposito, TonyTony Esposito G 1988
O'Connor, BudBud O'Connor C 1988
Gainey, BobBob Gainey LW 1992
Lapointe, GuyGuy Lapointe D 1993
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt LW 1993
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson D 1995
Savard, DenisDenis Savard C 2000
Langway, RodRod Langway D 2002
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 2006
Duff, DickDick Duff LW 2006
Gilmour, DougDoug Gilmour C 2011
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios D 2013
Vachon, RogatienRogatien Vachon G 2016
Recchi, MarkMark Recchi RW 2017
The following are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders category. The first inductee was Vice-President William Northy in 1945. The most recent inductee was head coach Pat Burns in 2014.[69]
Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famers
Builder
Nat.
Title
Inducted
Northey, WilliamWilliam Northey Vice-President 1945
Raymond, Hon. DonatHon. Donat Raymond Owner 1958
Irvin, DickDick Irvin Coach 1958
Selke, Frank J.Frank J. Selke general manager 1960
O'Brien, J. AmbroseJ. Ambrose O'Brien Owner 1962
Dandurand, LeoLeo Dandurand Owner 1963
Gorman, TommyTommy Gorman general manager 1963
Molson, Hon. H de MHon. H de M Molson Owner 1973
Cattarinich, JoeJoe Cattarinich Owner 1977
Pollock, SamSam Pollock general manager 1978
Bowman, ScottyScotty Bowman Coach 1991
Burns, PatPat Burns Coach 2014
Team captains[edit]
Jack Laviolette, 1909–1910
Newsy Lalonde, 1910–1911
Jack Laviolette, 1911–1912
Newsy Lalonde, 1912–1913
Jimmy Gardner, 1913–1915
Howard McNamara, 1915–1916
Newsy Lalonde, 1916–1922
Sprague Cleghorn, 1922–1925
Billy Coutu, 1925–1926
Sylvio Mantha, 1926–1932
George Hainsworth, 1932–1933
Sylvio Mantha, 1933–1936
Albert "Babe" Siebert, 1936–1939
Walter Buswell, 1939–1940
Toe Blake, 1940–1948
Bill Durnan, 1948 (January–April)
Emile Bouchard, 1948–1956
Maurice Richard, 1956–1960
Doug Harvey, 1960–1961
Jean Beliveau, 1961–1971
Henri Richard, 1971–1975
Yvan Cournoyer, 1975–1979
Serge Savard, 1979–1981
Bob Gainey, 1981–1989
Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios, 1989–1990 (co-captains)
Guy Carbonneau, 1990–1994
Kirk Muller, 1994–1995
Mike Keane, 1995 (April–December)
Pierre Turgeon, 1995–1996
Vincent Damphousse, 1996–1999
Saku Koivu, 1999–2009
Brian Gionta, 2010–2014
Max Pacioretty, 2015–present
Head coaches[edit]
Main article: List of Montreal Canadiens head coaches
Joseph Cattarinich and Jack Laviolette, 1909–1910
Adolphe Lecours, 1911
Napoleon Dorval, 1911–1913
Jimmy Gardner, 1913–1915
Newsy Lalonde, 1915–1921
Leo Dandurand, 1921–1926
Cecil Hart, 1926–1932
Newsy Lalonde, 1932–1934
Newsy Lalonde and Leo Dandurand, 1934–1935
Sylvio Mantha, 1935–1936
Cecil Hart, 1936–1938
Cecil Hart and Jules Dugal, 1938–1939
Albert "Babe" Siebert, 1939
Alfred "Pit" Lepine, 1939–1940
Dick Irvin, 1940–55
Hector "Toe" Blake, 1955–1968
Claude Ruel, 1968–1970
Al MacNeil, 1970–1971
Scotty Bowman, 1971–1979
Bernie Geoffrion, 1979
Claude Ruel, 1979–1981
Bob Berry, 1981–1984
Jacques Lemaire, 1984–1985
Jean Perron, 1985–1988
Pat Burns, 1988–1992
Jacques Demers, 1992–1995
Mario Tremblay, 1995–1997
Alain Vigneault, 1997–2000
Michel Therrien, 2000–2003
Claude Julien, 2003–2006
Bob Gainey, 2006 (January–May) (interim)
Guy Carbonneau, 2006–2009
Bob Gainey, 2009 (March–June) (interim)[70]
Jacques Martin, 2009–2011
Randy Cunneyworth, 2011–2012 (interim)
Michel Therrien, 2012–2017
Claude Julien, 2017–present
Source: "Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
Franchise individual records[edit]
For more details on this topic, see List of Montreal Canadiens records.
Franchise scoring leaders[edit]
These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
* – current Canadiens player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Points
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
P/G
Guy Lafleur RW 961 518 728 1246 1.30
Jean Beliveau C 1125 507 712 1219 1.08
Henri Richard C 1256 358 688 1046 0.83
Maurice Richard RW 978 544 421 965 0.99
Larry Robinson D 1202 197 686 883 0.73
Yvan Cournoyer RW 968 428 435 863 0.89
Jacques Lemaire C 853 366 469 835 0.98
Steve Shutt LW 871 408 368 776 0.89
Bernie Geoffrion RW 766 371 388 759 0.99
Saku Koivu C 792 191 450 641 0.81
Goals
Player
Pos
G
Maurice Richard RW 544
Guy Lafleur RW 518
Jean Beliveau C 507
Yvan Cournoyer RW 428
Steve Shutt LW 408
Bernie Geoffrion RW 371
Jacques Lemaire C 366
Henri Richard C 358
Aurele Joliat LW 270
Newsy Lalonde C 266
Assists
Player
Pos
A
Guy Lafleur RW 728
Jean Beliveau C 712
Henri Richard C 688
Larry Robinson D 686
Jacques Lemaire C 469
Andrei Markov D 453
Saku Koivu C 450
Yvan Cournoyer RW 435
Maurice Richard RW 421
Elmer Lach C 408
Sources: "Statistics | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved June 27, 2009. , "Hockey-Reference.com". June 17, 2010.
Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard is the Canadiens' all-time leader in goals. The trophy awarded annually to the NHL's leading goal scorer is named in honour of Richard.[71]
Records – skaters[edit]
Career
Most seasons: 20, Henri Richard
Most games: 1256, Henri Richard
Most goals: 544, Maurice Richard
Most assists: 728, Guy Lafleur
Most points: 1246 (518G, 728A), Guy Lafleur
Most penalty minutes: 2248, Chris Nilan
Most consecutive games played: 560, Doug Jarvis
Season
Most goals in a season: 60, Steve Shutt (1976–77); Guy Lafleur (1977–78)
Most powerplay goals in a season: 20, Yvan Cournoyer (1966–67)
Most powerplay goals in a season, defenceman: 19, Sheldon Souray (2006–07)*
Most assists in a season: 82, Pete Mahovlich (1974–75)
Most points in a season: 136, Guy Lafleur (1976–77)
Most penalty minutes in a season: 358, Chris Nilan (1984–85)
Most points in a season, defenceman: 85, Larry Robinson (1976–77)
Most points in a season, rookie: 71, Mats Naslund (1982–83); Kjell Dahlin (1985–86)
Most goals in a season, defenceman: 28, Guy Lapointe (1974–75)
* Indicates a league record.
Source: "Season records – Individual records – Skaters | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
Records – goaltenders[edit]
Career
Most games played: 556, Jacques Plante
Most shutouts: 75, George Hainsworth
Most wins: 314, Jacques Plante
Season
Most games in a season: 72, Carey Price (2010–11)
Most wins in a season: 44, Carey Price (2014–15)
Most shutouts in a season: 22, George Hainsworth (1928–29)*
* Indicates a league record.
Source: "Season records – Individual records – goaltenders | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
See also[edit]
Montreal portal
Ice hockey portal
List of Montreal Canadiens award winners
Montreal Junior Canadiens
List of Montreal Canadiens presidents
List of Montreal Canadiens general managers
List of Montreal Canadiens goaltenders
Bell Sports Complex
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Even in English, the French spelling, Canadiens, is always used. The French spelling of Montréal is also sometimes used in the English media.
Jump up ^ As of May 2014, the Boston Celtics have the highest percentage of National Basketball Association championships with 25.4%, and in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees have the highest percentage with 24.8%.
Jump up ^ Earlier venues for the Canadiens include Jubilee Rink, Montreal Westmount Arena, and Mount Royal Arena
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