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Montreal Canadiens
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SummaryMontreal Canadiens (NHL) fanchise information.
Canadiens Official Site Current Roster Prospects Minor League Affiliates Staff Transactions Franchise Info
Stanley Cups Retired Numbers Hall of Famers Award Winners Hosted All-Star Games Team Issued Hockey Cards

The Montreal Canadiens are one of the Original Six teams. They have won the Stanley Cup more then any other team in NHL history winning the Cup 24 times.

Canadiens Current Roster

Forwards

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
22 SteveBegin LW 6'0" 187 14 Jun 1978 29 Trois-Rivieres QC, CAN
28 KyleChipchura C 6'2" 204 19 Feb 1986 22 Westlack, AB, CAN
36 MattDAgostini RW 6'0" 201 23 Oct 1986 21 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
59 MikhailGrabovski ** C 5'11" 179 31 Jan 1984 24 Potsdam, DEU
21 ChrisHiggins "A" LW 6'0" 199 2 Jun 1983 24 Smithtown NY,US
11 SakuKoivu "C" ** C 5'10" 187 23 Nov 1974 33 Turku, FL
46 AndreiKostitsyn LW 6'0" 201 3 Feb 1985 23 Novopolosk, SU
74 SergeiKostitsyn LW 5'11 196 20 Mar 1987 21 Novopolosk, SU
6 TomKostopoulos RW 6'0" 200 24 Jun 1979 29 Mississauga, ON, CAN
27 AlexeiKovalev "A" RW 6'1" 224 24 Feb 1973 35 Togliatti, RU
40 MaximLapierre C 6'2" 200 29 Mar 1985 23 Saint-Leonard, QC, CAN
84 GuillaumeLatendresse RW 6'2" 222 24 May 1987 20 Ste. Catherine QC, CAN
BenMaxwell C 6'1" 177 30 Mar 1988 19 North Vancouver, BC, CAN
35 TomasPlekanec C 5'10" 194 31 Oct 1982 25 Kladno, CZ
73 MichaelRyder RW 6'0" 186 31 Mar 1980 27 Bonavista NL, CAN
20 BryanSmolinski C 6'1" 203 27 Dec 1971 36 Toledo, OH, USA
70 GregoryStewart LW 6'2" 200 21 May 1986 21 Kitchener, ON, CAN
BrockTrotter C 5'10 170 16 Jan 1987 22 Brandon, MB, CAN

Defence

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
51 FrancisBoullion ** D 5'8" 196 17 Oct 1975 32 New York, NY, US
71 PatriceBrisebois D 6'2" 196 27 Jan 1971 37 Montreal, QC, CAN
72 MathieuCarle D 6'0" 206 30 Sep 1987 20 Gatineau, QC, CAN
25 MathieuDandenault D/RW 6'0" 204 3 Feb 1976 32 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN
26 JoshGorges D 6'1" 195 14 Aug 1984 23 Kelowna, BC, CAN
44 RomanHamrlik D 6'2" 215 12 Apr 1974 33 Zlin, CZE
8 MikeKomisarek D 6'4" 240 19 Jan 1982 26 West Islip, NY, US
79 AndreiMarkov D 6'0" 204 20 Dec 1978 29 Voskresensk, RU
3 RyanOByrne D 6'8" 228 19 Jul 1984 23 Victoria, BC, CAN
32 MarkStreit D 6'0" 197 11 Dec 1977 30 Englisberg, CH
PavelValentenko D 6'2" 218 20 Oct 1987 20 Moscow, RUS

Goalies

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
75 YannDanis G 6'0" 181 21 Jun 1981 26 Lafontaine, QC, CAN
41 JaroslavHalak G 5'11" 182 13 May 1985 22 Bratislava, SVK
31 CareyPrice G 6'3" 226 16 Aug 1987 20 Vancouver, BC, CAN

** Injuries

# Name Pos Date Status Description
59 MikhailGrabovski C 2008-04-03 DTD Flu
51 FrancisBoullion D 2008-03-30 DTD Foot
11 SakuKoivu C 2008-03-29 DTD Foot
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Canadiens Prospects

Forwards

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
MathieuAubin C 6'3" 190 18 Sep 1986 21 Sorel, QC, CAN
ThomasBeauregard RW 5'11" 182 9 Feb 1986 22 St. Georges de Beauce, QC, CAN
JimmyBonneau LW 6'2" 216 22 Mar 1985 22 Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
28 KyleChipchura C 6'2" 204 19 Feb 1986 22 Westlack, AB, CAN
AndrewConboy LW 6'4" 190 16 May 1988 19 Burnsville, MN, USA
MattDAgostini RW 5'11" 170 23 Oct 1986 21 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
DavidDesharnais C 5'6" 177 14 Sep 1986 22 Quebec City, QC, CAN
BrettEngelhardt C 6'1 200 12 Aug 1980 27 Sheboygan, WI, USA
86 JonathanFerland RW 6'2" 209 9 Feb 1983 25 Quebec City, QC, CAN
OlivierFortier C 6'0" 168 2 May 1989 18 Quebec City, QC, CAN
JanneLahti LW 6'2" 196 20 Jul 1982 25 Riihimaki, FIN
45 CoreyLocke C/LW 5'9" 169 8 May 1984 23 Toronto, ON, CAN
BenMaxwell C 6'1" 177 30 Mar 1988 19 North Vancouver, BC, CAN
62 DuncanMilroy RW 6'1" 196 8 Feb 1983 25 Edmonton, AB, CAN
MaxPacioretty RW 6'2" 203 20 Nov 1988 19 New Canaan, CT, USA
RyanRussell C 5'10" 165 2 May 1987 20 Caroline, AB, CAN
AndreiSidyakin 5'11" 169 20 Jan 1979 29 Ufa, RUS
GregoryStewart LW 6'2" 193 21 May 1986 21 Kitchener, ON, CAN
BrockTrotter C 5'10 180 16 Jan 1987 22 Brandon, MB, CAN
CoryUrquhart C 6'2" 195 1 Oct 1984 23 Halifax, NS, CAN
RyanWhite C 6'0" 200 17 Mar 1988 19 Brandon, MB, CAN
JamesWyman RW 6'2" 192 27 Feb 1986 22 Edina, MI, USA

Defence

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
AndrewArcher D 6'4" 194 15 May 1983 24 Calgary, AB, CAN
34 MathieuBiron D 6'6" 233 29 Apr 1980 27 Lac St-Charles, QC, CAN
72 MathieuCarle D 6'0" 206 30 Sep 1987 20 Gatineau, QC, CAN
CameronCepek D 6'1" 170 12 Jan 1988 20 Huntington Beach, CA, USA
64 JeanPhilippeCôté D 6'2" 216 22 Apr 1982 25 Charlesbourg, QC, CAN
MarvinDegon D 6'0" 175 20 Jul 1983 24 Millbury, MA, USA
DavidFischer D 6'3" 185 19 Feb 1988 20 Minneapolis, MN, USA
ScottKishel D 5'11" 170 21 Apr 1989 18 Virginia, MN, USA
KonstanstinKorneev D 5'11" 176 5 Jun 1984 23 Moscow, RUS
AndreiKruchinin D 5'11" 176 18 May 1978 29 Karaganda, KAZ
RyanMcDonagh D 6'1" 200 13 Jun 1989 18 St.Paul, MN, USA
PhillipePaquet D 6'3" 200 12 Mar 1987 20 Quebec City, QC, CAN
JoeStejskal D 6'2" 186 30 Apr 1988 19 Grand Rapids, MN, USA
PKSubban D 5'11" 200 13 May 1989 18 Toronto, ON, CAN
NichlasTorp D 5'11" 196 10 Apr 1989 18 Jonkoping, SWE
PavelValentenko D 6'2" 218 20 Oct 1987 20 Moscow, RUS
YannickWeber D 5'11" 194 23 Sep 1988 19 Morges, CHE
AlexeiYemelin D 6'0" 187 25 Apr 1986 21 Togliatti, RUS

Goalies

# Name Pos HT WT Birthdate Age Place of Birth
75 YannDanis G 6'0" 181 21 Jun 1981 26 Lafontaine, QC, CAN
CedrickDesjardins G 6'0" 192 30 Sep 1985 22 Edmundston, NB, CAN
LoïcLacasse G 6'2" 175 23 Apr 1986 21 Granby, QC, CAN
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Minor League Affilites

HamiltonBulldogs - AmericanHockeyLeague

CincinnatiCyclones - EastCoastHockeyLeague

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:Staff:

Staff

Coaching Staff

Name Position
GuyCarbonneau Head Coach
KirkMuller Assistant Coach
DougJarvis Assistant Coach
RolandMelanson Assistant Coach and Goalie Coach

Management

Name Position
George N. Gillett Jr. Team Owner
Pierre Boivin President, Club de Hockey Canadiens and Gillett Entertainment Group
Jeff Joyce Vice Chairman
BobGainey Executive Vice President and General Manager
Foster Gillett Managing Partner
Fred Steer Chief Financial Officer
François-Xavier Seigneur President, Effix - Advertising and Sponsorship Sales
Alain Gauthier Vice President, Bell Centre Operations
Donald Beauchamp Vice President, Communications and Community Relations
Jacques Aubé Vice President and General Manager, Gillett Entertainment Group
RéjeanHoule President, Canadiens Alumni Association
Marie-Claude Pinel Administrative Assistant to the President

Directors

Name Position
Trevor Timmins Director of Player Recruitment and Development
Julien BriseBois Vice-President, Hockey Operations
Pierre Gauthier Assistant General Manager

Scouts

Name Position
Gordie Roberts Professional Scout
Doug Gibson Professional Scout
Elmer Benning Amateur Scout - Western Canada
Antonin Routa Amateur Scout - Europe
William A. Berglund Amateur Scout - Eastern U.S.
Vaughn Karpan Amateur Scout
Nikolai Vakourov Amateur Scout - Russia
Dave Mayville Amateur Scout
Hannu Laine Amateur Scout - Finland
Pelle Eklund Amateur Scout - Sweden
Michel Boucher Amateur Scout - Quebec
Denis Morel Amateur Scout - Quebec
Mike McCann Amateur Scout - Ontario

Training Staff

Name Position
Pierre Gervais Head Equipment Manager
Pierre Ouellette Assistant to the Equipment Manager
Patrick Langlois Assistant to the Equipment Manager
Mario Leblanc Video Coach
Graham Rynbend Head Athletic Therapist
Nick Addey-Jibb Athletic Therapist
Scott Livingston Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

Minor League Staff

Name Position
Don Lever Head Coach, HamiltonBulldogs (AHL)
Ron Wilson Assistant Coach, HamiltonBulldogs (AHL)

Hockey Services

Name Position
Claudine Crépin Manager, Team Services and Hockey Administration

Communications

Name Position
Dominick Saillant Director of Media Relations

Medical Staff

Name Position
Dr David Mulder Head Team Physician and Chief Surgeon
Dr Eric Lenczner Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery
Dr Vincent Lacroix Consultant, Sports Medicine
Dr Jean-François Desjardins Dentist
Dr John Little Consultant, Ophthalmology
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:Transactions:

2007-2008 Transactions

2007-2008 Trades

February 26th, 2008

To MontrealCanadiens To WashingtonCapitals
2009 2nd round draft pick CristobalHuet

February 8th, 2008

To MontrealCanadiens To DetroitRedWings
BrettEngelhardt FrancisLemieux

2007-2008 Signings

Date Player Type Details
March 18th, 2008 JamesWyman Signed Two-year contract
March 1st, 2008 BenMaxwell Signed Three-year entry-level contract
February 7th, 2008 BrockTrottier Signed as Free Agent Three-year contract
October 24th, 2007 JoelBouchard Signed Minor League Tryout (HamiltonBulldogs - AHL)
Augest 4th, 2007 PatriceBrisebois Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
July 29th, 2007 MichaelRyder Re-Signed One-year contract
July 19th, 2007 JonathanFerland Signed One-year contract
July 17th, 2007 CoreyLocke Re-Signed
July 17th, 2007 YannDanis Re-Signed
July 17th, 2007 AndrewArcher Re-Signed
July 17th, 2007 JeanPhilippeCote Re-Signed
July 17th, 2007 JoshGorges Re-Signed
July 17th, 2007 DuncanMilroy Re-Signed
July 5th, 2007 MathieuBiron Re-Signed One-year contract
July 5th, 2007 TomasPlekanec Signed Two-year contract
July 5th, 2007 CoryUrquhardt Signed One-year contract
July 5th, 2007 MarvinDegon Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
July 5th, 2007 JamieRivers Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
July 4th, 2007 TomKostopoulos Signed as Free Agent Two-year contract
July 2nd, 2007 BryanSmolinski Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
July 2nd, 2007 RomanHamrlik Signed as Free Agent Four-year contract
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:FranchiseInfo:

Canadiens Franchise Info

The Montreal Canadiens are one of the OriginalSix franchises in the NationalHockeyLeague. They are the oldest franchise in the NHL, and also the most successful (based on StanleyCup wins). The club is commonly known by the nickname 'Habs'. The franchise was founded in 1909.

  • Mascot - Youppi
  • Arena - Bell Centre (Capacity 21,273)
  • First NHL Game - December 19, 1917 Ottawa Senators 4 at Monteal Canadiens 7
  • Official Website - canadiens.nhl.com
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:StanleyCups:

Canadiens Stanley Cup Victories

  • 1915-1916
  • 1923-1924
  • 1929-1930
  • 1930-1931
  • 1943-1944
  • 1945-1946
  • 1952-1953
  • 1955-1956
  • 1956-1957
  • 1957-1958
  • 1958-1959
  • 1959-1960
  • 1964-1965
  • 1965-1966
  • 1967-1968
  • 1968-1969
  • 1970-1971
  • 1972-1973
  • 1975-1976
  • 1976-1977
  • 1977-1978
  • 1978-1979
  • 1985-1986
  • 1992-1993
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:RetiredNumbers:

Canadiens Retired Numbers

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:HallofFame:

Canadiens Hall of Famers

Name Induction Date
HowieMorenz Apr 1945
GeorgesVezina Apr 1945
AureleJoliat Apr 1947
NewsyLalonde Jun 1950
JoeMalone Jun 1950
SpragueCleghorn Apr 1958
HerbGardiner Apr 1958
SylvioMantha Sep 1960
MauriceRichard Jun 1961
JoeHall Jun 1961
GeorgeHainsworth Jun 1961
JackLaviolette Aug 1962
DidierPitre Aug 1962
BillDurnan Jun 1964
AlbertBabeSiebert Jun 1964
KenReardon Jun 1966
EmileBouchard Jun 1966
ElmerLach Jun 1966
HectorBlake Jun 1966
TomJohnson Jun 1970
BernardGeoffrion Jun 1972
JeanBeliveau Jun 1972
DougHarvey Jun 1973
DickieMoore Jun 1974
JacquesPlante Jun 1978
HenriRichard Jun 1979
LorneWorsley Jun 1980
FrankMahovlich Jun 1981
YvanCournoyer Jun 1982
KenDryden Jun 1983
JacquesLemaire Jun 1984
BertOlmstead Jun 1985
SergeSavard Jun 1986
JacquesLaperriere Jun 1987
GuyLafleur Sep 1988
BudOConnor Sep 1988
BobGainey Sep 1992
GuyLapointe Jun 1993
SteveShutt Jun 1993
LarryRobinson Nov 1995
DenisSavard Nov 2000
RodLangway Nov 2002
PatrickRoy Nov 2006
DickDuff Nov 2006
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:AwardWinners:

Canadiens Individual Trophy Winners

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:FirstRound:

Canadiens 1st Round Draft Picks

Year Description
1963 GaryMonahan (1st)
1964 ClaudeChagnon (8th)
1965 PierreBouchard (5th)
1966 PhilMyre (5th)
1967 ElginMcCann (8th)
1968 MichelPlasse (1st), RogerBelisle (2nd), JimPritchard (3rd)
1969 RejeanHoule (1st), MarcTardif (2nd)
1970 RayMartyniuk (5th), ChuckLefley (6th)
1971 GuyLafleur (1st), ChuckArnason (7th), MurrayWilson (11th)
1972 SteveShutt (4th), MichelLarocque (6th), DaveGardner (8th), JohnVanBoxmeer (14th)
1973 BobGainey (8th)
1974 CamConnor (5th), DougRisebrough (7th), RickChartraw (10th), MarioTremblay (12th), GordMcTavish (15th)
1975 RobinSadler (9th), PierreMondou (15th)
1976 PeterLee (12th), RodSchutt (13th), BruceBaker (18th)
1977 MarkNapier (10th), NormDupont (18th)
1978 DanGeoffrion (8th), DaveHunter (17th)
1979 No First Round Pick
1980 DougWickenheiser (1st)
1981 MarkHunter (7th), GilbertDelorme (18th), JanIngman (19th)
1982 AlainHeroux (19th)
1983 AlfieTurcotte (17th)
1984 PetrSvoboda (5th), ShayneCorson (8th)
1985 JoseCarbonneau (12th), TomChorske (16th)
1986 MarkPederson (15th)
1987 AndrewCassels (17th)
1988 EricCharron (20th)
1989 LindsayVallis (13th)
1990 TurnerStevenson (12th)
1991 BrentBilodeau (17th)
1992 DavidWilkie (20th)
1993 SakuKoivu (21st)
1994 BradBrown (18th)
1995 TerryRyan (8th)
1996 MattHiggins (18th)
1997 JasonWard (11th)
1998 EricChouinard (16th)
1999 No First Round Pick
2000 RonHainsey (13th), MarcelHossa (16th)
2001 MikeKomisarek (7th), AlexanderPerezhogin (25th)
2002 ChrisHiggins (14th)
2003 AndreiKostitsyn (10th)
2004 KyleChipchura (18th)
2005 CareyPrice (5th)
2006 DavidFischer (20th)
2007 RyanMcDonagh (12th), MaxPacioretty (22nd)
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:AllStarGames:

Hosted NHL All-Star Games

  • 1953
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1965
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1975
  • 1993
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:HockeyCards:

Canadiens Team Issued Hocky Cards

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