Montreal Canadiens Team Information

NHL Montreal Canadiens Team Information

In the winter of 1909, Ottawa businessman J. Ambrose O'Brien with the help of Jack Laviolette, founded the Club de Hockey Canadien. The club played its very first game in 1910 in the National Hockey Association.

They won the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in 1916 by defeating the Portland Rosebuds of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. Les Canadiens were one of the four original clubs when the National Hockey League was founded on November 22, 1917. The Club Athlétique Canadien changed its name to officially become Club de Hockey Canadien. Even though the Montreal Forum was constructed for the Montreal Maroons, the Canadiens were the ones who inaugurated it in 1924 as the Mount Royal Area was under repair. In 1926 the Canadiens permanently moved to the much celebrated Montreal Forum.

Additional information for the Montreal Canadiens is available on this site:

Montreal Canadiens Managers, Captains, Coaches
Montreal Canadiens Past Season Performance
Montreal Canadiens Team and Individual Records
Latest News on the Montreal Canadiens

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Montreal Canadiens Franchise History

Montreal Canadiens Franchise History

Montreal Canadiens (NHL) 1918-Present

Le Centre Molson
Address: 1260 de la Gauchet¨re Street West
Montreal, PQ H3B-5E8
Telephone: (514) 932-3720 or (800) 363-8162
Capacity: 21,273

Montreal Forum
Address: 2313 Saint Catherine Street West
Montreal, PQ H3H-1N2
Telephone: (514) 989-2800
Capacity: 17,959
Former Tenants:
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) 1926-1996

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Montreal Canadiens Championships

Montreal Canadiens Championships

Championship History

League Championships	1916 (NHA), 1924 (NHL), 1930 (NHL), 1931 (NHL), 1944 (NHL), 1946 (NHL), 1953 (NHL), 1956 (NHL), 1957 (NHL), 1958 (NHL), 1959 (NHL), 1960 (NHL), 1965 (NHL), 1966 (NHL), 1968 (NHL), 1969 (NHL), 1971 (NHL), 1973 (NHL), 1976 (NHL), 1977 (NHL), 1978 (NHL), 1979 (NHL), 1986 (NHL), 1993 (NHL)
Conference Championships	1976 (Campbell), 1977 (Campbell), 1978 (Campbell), 1979 (Campbell), 1986 (Wales), 1993 (Wales)
Division Championships	1928 (Canadian), 1929 (Canadian), 1931 (Canadian), 1932 (Canadian), 1937 (Canadian), 1968 (East), 1969 (East), 1973 (East), 1975 (Norris), 1976 (Norris), 1977 (Norris), 1978 (Norris), 1979 (Norris), 1980 (Norris), 1981 (Norris), 1982 (Adams), 1985 (Adams), 1988 (Adams), 1989 (Adams), 1992 (Adams)
Playoff Appearances	1916, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006

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Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famers

Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famers

Marty Barry C 1939/40
Jean Beliveau C 1950/51, 1952/53-1970/71
Toe Blake LW 1935/36-1947/48
Butch Bouchard D 1941/42-1955/56
Scotty Bowman Coach 1971/72-1978/79
Harry Cameron D 1919/20
Joseph Cattarinich Owner 1921/22-1930/31
Sprague Cleghorn D 1921/22-1924/25
Yvan Cournoyer RW 1963/64-1978/79
Léo Dandurand Owner 1921-1947
Gordie Drillon LW 1942/43
Ken Dryden G 1970/71-1972/73, 1974/75-1978/79
Bill Durnan G 1943/44-1949/50
Tony Esposito G 1968/69
Bob Gainey LW 1973/74-1988/89
Herb Gardiner D 1926/27-1928/29
Jimmy Gardner LW 1913/14-1914/15
Boom Boom Geoffrion RW 1950/51-1963/64
Tommy Gorman GM 1940/41-1945/46
George Hainsworth G 1926/27-1932/33, 1936/37
Joe Hall D 1917/18-1918/19
Doug Harvey D 1947/48-1960/61
Tom Johnson D 1949/50-1962/63
Aurel Joliat LW 1922/23-1937/38
Elmer Lach C 1940/41-1953/54
Guy Lafleur RW 1971/72-1984/85
Rod Langway D 1980-1982
Newsy Lalonde D 1909/10-1921/22
Jacques Laperriere D 1962/63-1970/71
Guy Lapointe D 1968/68-1981/82
Jack Laviolette LW 1909/10-1917/18
Jacques Lemaire D 1967/68-1978/79
Frank Mahovlich LW 1970/71-1973/74
Joe Malone C 1917/18-1918/19, 1922/23-1923/24
Sylvio Mantha D 1923/24-1935/36
Hartland Molson Owner 1957/58-1967/68
Dickie Moore RW 1951/52-1962/63
Howie Morenz C 1923/24-1936/37
Reg Noble LW 1916/17
Buddy O'Connor C 1941/42-1946/47
Murray Bert Olmstead LW 1950/51-1957/58
Didier Pitre RW 1909/10-1922/23
Jacques Plante G 1950/51-1962/63
Sam Pollock Personell Director 1947/48-1970/71
Donat Raymond Forum President 1923/24-1954/55
Kenny Reardon D 1940/41-1941/42, 1945/46-1949/50
Henri Richard C 1955/56-1974/75
Maurice Richard RW 1942/43-1959/60
Larry Robinson D 1972/73-1988/89
Denis Savard C 19990/91-1992/93
Serge Savard D 1966/67-1980/81
Frank Selke President 1946/47-1963/64
Steve Shutt LW 1972/73-1984/85
Babe Siebert LW 1936/37-1938/39
Tommy Smith LW 1916/17
Georges Vezina G 1910/11-1925/26
Gump Worsley G 1964/65-1969/70
Roy Worters G 1929/30

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Montreal Canadiens Retired/Honored Jerseys

Montreal Canadiens Retired/Honored Jerseys

Retired Numbers

1 Jaques Plante G 1950/51-1962/63
2 Doug Harvey D 1947/48-1960/61
4 Jean Beliveau C 1950/51, 1952/53-1970/71
5 Bernie Geoffrion 1950-1964
7 Howie Morenz C 1926/27-1936/37
9 Maurice Richard RW 1942/43-1959/60
10 Guy Lafleur RW 1971/72-1984/85
12 Dickie Moore 1951-1963
12 Yvan Cournoyer 1963-1979
16 Henri Richard C 1955/56-1974/75
99 Wayne Gretzky (Retired by NHL)

Honoured Numbers:

None

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Montreal Canadiens Merchandise

Montreal Canadiens Merchandise

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