Montreal Canadiens

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"	192	14 Jun 1978	30	Trois-Rivieres QC, CAN
36	MattDAgostini	RW	6'0"	201	23 Oct 1986	22	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
21	ChrisHiggins	LW	6'0"	203	2 Jun 1983	25	Smithtown NY, USA
11	SakuKoivu "C"	C	5'10"	182	23 Nov 1974	34	Turku, FIN
46	AndreiKostitsyn	LW	6'0"	208	3 Feb 1985	24	Novopolosk, BLR
6	TomKostopoulos	RW	6'0"	201	24 Jun 1979	30	Mississauga, ON, CAN
27	AlexeiKovalev "A"	RW	6'1"	215	24 Feb 1973	36	Togliatti, RUS
20	RobertLang **	C	6'3"	217	19 Dec 1970	38	Teplice, CZE
40	MaximLapierre	C	6'2"	207	29 Mar 1985	24	Saint-Leonard, QC, CAN
17	GeorgesLaraque	RW	6'3"	253	7 Dec 1976	32	Montreal, QC, CAN
84	GuillaumeLatendresse **	RW	6'2"	230	24 May 1987	21	Ste. Catherine QC, CAN
15	GlenMetropolit	C	5'10"	195	25 Jun 1974	34	Toronto, ON, CAN
67	MaxPacioretty	LW	6'2"	203	20 Nove 1988	20	New Canaan, CT, USA
35	TomasPlekanec	C	5'11"	197	31 Oct 1982	26	Kladno, CZE
70	GregoryStewart	LW	6'2"	200	21 May 1986	22	Kitchener, ON, CAN
13	AlexTanguay **	LW	6'11"	189	21 Nov 1979	29	Ste-Justine, QC, CAN

Defence

#	Name	Pos	HT	WT	Birthdate	Age	Place of Birth
51	FrancisBoullion **	D	5'8"	198	17 Oct 1975	33	New York, NY, USA
71	PatriceBrisebois	D	6'2"	197	27 Jan 1971	38	Montreal, QC, CAN
25	MathieuDandenault	D/RW	6'0"	208	3 Feb 1976	33	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN
26	JoshGorges	D	6'1"	202	14 Aug 1984	24	Kelowna, BC, CAN
44	RomanHamrlik	D	6'2"	209	12 Apr 1974	34	Zlin, CZE
8	MikeKomisarek "A"	D	6'4"	243	19 Jan 1982	27	West Islip, NY, USA
79	AndreiMarkov	D	6'0"	209	20 Dec 1978	30	Voskresensk, RUS
3	RyanOByrne	D	6'6"	228	19 Jul 1984	24	Victoria, BC, CAN
24	MathieuSchneider	D	5'11"	195	12 Jun 1969	39	New York, NY, USA

Goalies

#	Name	Pos	HT	WT	Birthdate	Age	Place of Birth
41	JaroslavHalak	G	5'11"	182	13 May 1985	23	Bratislava, SVK
31	CareyPrice	G	6'3"	219	16 Aug 1987	21	Anahim Lake, BC, CAN

** Injuries

#	Name	Pos	Date	Status	Description
13	AlexTanguay	LW	2009-01-01	IR	Separated Leftt Shoulder
20	RobertLang	C	2009-02-02	IR	Left Achilles Surgery
84	GuillaumeLatendresse	RW	2009-02-02	IR	Shoulder
51	FrancisBoullion	D	2009-02-20	IR	Torn Groin

Canadiens Prospects

Forwards

#	Name	Pos	HT	WT	Birthdate	Age	Place of Birth
	MathieuAubin	C	6'3"	190	18 Sep 1986	22	Sorel, QC, CAN
28	KyleChipchura	C	6'2"	204	19 Feb 1986	23	Westlack, AB, CAN
	AndrewConboy	LW	6'4"	190	16 May 1988	20	Burnsville, MN, USA
	DavidDesharnais	C	5'6"	170	14 Sep 1986	22	Quebec City, QC, CAN
	RyanFlinn	LW	6'4"	235	20 Apr 1980	28	Halifax, NS, CAN
	OlivierFortier	C	6'0"	168	2 May 1989	19	Quebec City, QC, CAN
	MikeGlumac	RW	6'2"	200	5 Apr 1980	28	Niagara Falls, ON, CAN
	PatrickJohnson	C	5'9"	155	21 Apr 1989	19	Madison, WI, USA
74	SergeiKostitsyn	LW	5'11	204	20 Mar 1987	21	Novopolosk, BLR
	DannyKristo	RW	5'11"	172	18 Jun 1990	18	Edina, MN, USA
	OlivierLatendresse	C	5'10"	190	12 Feb 1986	23	Lasalle, QC, USA
	YanickLehoux	C	6'1"	200	8 Apr 1982	26	Montreal, QC, USA
80	BenMaxwell	C	6'1"	177	30 Mar 1988	20	North Vancouver, BC, CAN
42	AlexanderPerezhogin	RW	6'0"	211	10 Aug 1983	25	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ
	SteveQuailer	RW	6'3"	184	5 Aug 1989	19	Arvada, CO, USA
	RyanRussell	C	5'10"	180	2 May 1987	21	Caroline, AB, CAN
	BrockTrotter	C	5'10	185	16 Jan 1987	22	Brandon, MB, CAN
	MaximTrunev	RW	5'11"	174	7 Sep 1990	18	Kirovo-Chepetsk, RUS
	RyanWhite	C	6'0"	200	17 Mar 1988	20	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
	ChadAnderson	D	6'2"	212	16 Jun 1982	26	Chisagol, MN, USA
	ShawnBelle	D	6'1"	220	3 Jan 1985	24	Edmonton, AB, CAN
	AndreBenoit	D	5'11"	190	6 Jan 1984	25	St. Albert, ON, CAN
72	MathieuCarle	D	6'0"	206	30 Sep 1987	21	Gatineau, QC, CAN
	MarvinDegon	D	6'0"	175	20 Jul 1983	25	Millbury, MA, USA
	DavidFischer	D	6'3"	185	19 Feb 1988	21	Minneapolis, MN, USA
24	AlexHenry	D	6'5"	220	18 Oct 1979	29	Elliot Lake, ON, CAN
32	DougJanik	D	6'2"	211	26 Mar 1980	28	Agawam, MA, USA
	ScottKishel	D	5'11"	170	21 Apr 1989	19	Virginia, MN, USA
	KonstanstinKorneev	D	5'11"	176	5 Jun 1984	24	Moscow, RUS
	RyanMcDonagh	D	6'1"	200	13 Jun 1989	19	St.Paul, MN, USA
	PhillipePaquet	D	6'3"	200	12 Mar 1987	21	Quebec City, QC, CAN
	GregPateryn	D	6'2"	212	20 Jun 1990	18	Sterling Heights, MI, USA
	JoeStejskal	D	6'2"	186	30 Apr 1988	20	Grand Rapids, MN, USA
	PKSubban	D	5'11"	200	13 May 1989	19	Toronto, ON, CAN
	NichlasTorp	D	5'11"	196	10 Apr 1989	19	Jonkoping, SWE
	PavelValentenko	D	6'2"	218	20 Oct 1987	21	Moscow, RUS
68	YannickWeber	D	5'11"	194	23 Sep 1988	20	Morges, CHE
	AlexeiYemelin	D	6'0"	187	25 Apr 1986	22	Togliatti, RUS

Goalies

#	Name	Pos	HT	WT	Birthdate	Age	Place of Birth
38	MarcDenis	G	6'1"	193	1 Aug 1977	31	Montreal, QC, CAN
	CedrickDesjardins	G	6'0"	182	30 Sep 1985	23	Edmundston, NB, CAN
	LoïcLacasse	G	6'2"	175	23 Apr 1986	22	Granby, QC, CAN
	RobertMayer	G	6'1"	190	9 Oct 1989	19	Hairov, CZE
	JasonMissiaen	G	6'8"	193	25 Apr 1990	18	Chatham, ON, CAN

Minor League Affilites

HamiltonBulldogs - AmericanHockeyLeague

CincinnatiCyclones - EastCoastHockeyLeague

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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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2008-2009 Transactions

2008-2009 Trades

February 26th, 2009

To MontrealCanadiens	To DallasStars
DougJanik	SteveBegin

February 16th, 2009

To MontrealCanadiens	To AtlantaThrashers
MathieuSchneider	2009 - 2nd Round Pick
	2010 - 3rd Round Pick

January 5th, 2009

To MontrealCanadiens	To PittsburghPenguins
TJKemp	Conditional 2010 - 7th Round Pick

September 12th, 2008

To MontrealCanadiens	To ChicagoBlackhawks
RobertLang	2010 - 2nd Round Pick

July 3rd, 2008

To MontrealCanadiens	To TorontoMapleLeafs
GregPateryn	MikhailGrabovski
2010 - 2nd Round Pick

June 20th, 2008

To MontrealCanadiens	To CalgaryFlames
AlexTanguay	2008 - 1st Round Pick
2008 - 5th Round Pick	2009 - 2nd Round Pick

2008-2009 Signings

Date	Player	Type	Details
March 2nd, 2009	AndrewConboy	Signed	Three-year contract (Two-way)
February 27th, 2009	GlenMetropolit	Waivers	Claimed off Waivers
Spetember 25th, 2008	RobertMayer	Signed	Three-year contract
Spetember 12th, 2008	PatriceBrisebois	Re-Signed	One-year contract
August, 15th, 2008	YannickWeber	Signed	Three-year contract (Two-way)
August, 6th, 2008	ChadAnderson	Signed	One-year contract (Two-way)
July 25th, 2008	YanickLehoux	Signed	One-year contract (Two-way)
July 17th, 2008	MaxPacioretty	Signed	Three-year contract (Two-way)
July 16th, 2008	ShawnBelle	Signed	One-year contract
July 16th, 2008	RyanOByrne	Re-Signed	Three-year contract
July 9th, 2008	JoshGorges	Re-Signed	Three-year contract
July 8th, 2008	JaroslavHalak	Re-Signed	Two-year contract
July 7th, 2008	RyanFlinn	Signed	One-year contract (Two-way)
July 3rd, 2008	CedrickDesjardins	Signed	Two-year contract (Two-way)
July 3rd, 2008	MarcDenis	Signed	One-year contract (Two-way)
July 3rd, 2008	AlexHenry	Signed	One-year contract (Two-way)
July 3rd, 2008	GeorgesLaraque	Signed	Three-year contract
June 9th, 2008	MaximeLapierre	Re-Signed	Two-year contract

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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

: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

Prince of Wales Trophy - Eastern Conference Champions

1924-1925
1943-1944
1944-1945
1945-1946
1946-1947
1955-1956
1957-1958
1958-1959
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1963-1964
1965-1966
1967-1968
1968-1969
1972-1973
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979
1980-1981
1985-1986
1992-1993

:RetiredNumbers:

Canadiens Retired Numbers

: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

:AwardWinners:

Canadiens Individual Trophy Winners

Art Ross Trophy (NHL's Leading Scorer) - Won 9 Times

Year	Player
1948	ElmerLach
1955	BernardGeoffrion
1956	JeanBelliveau
1958	DickieMoore
1959	DickieMoore
1961	BernardGeoffrion

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (NHL Player who Displays Qualities of Perseverance and Sportsmanship) - Won 4 Times

Year	Player
1968	ClaudeProvost
1974	HenriRichard
1979	SergeSavard
2002	SakuKoivu

Calder Memorial Trophy (NHL's Rookie of the Year) - Won 6 Times

Year	Player
1941	JohnQuilty
1952	BernardGeoffrion
1959	RalphBackstrom
1962	BobbyRousseau
1964	JacquesLaperriere
1972	KenDryden

Conn Smythe Trophy (NHL's Most Valuable Player in the Playoffs) - Won 9 Times

Year	Player
1965	JeanBelliveau
1969	SergeSavard
1971	KenDryden
1973	YvanCournoyer
1977	GuyLafleur
1978	LarryRobinson
1979	BobGainey
1986	PatrickRoy
1993	PatrickRoy

Frank J. Selke Trophy (NHL's Top Defensive Forward) - Won 7 Times

Year	Player
1978	BobGainey
1979	BobGainey
1980	BobGainey
1981	BobGainey
1988	GuyCarbonneau
1989	GuyCarbonneau
1992	GuyCarbonneau

Hart Trophy (NHL's Most Valuable Player) - Won 16 Times

Year	Player
1927	HerbGardiner
1928	HowieMorenz
1931	HowieMorenz
1932	HowieMorenz
1934	AureleJoliat
1937	AlbertSiebert
1939	ToeBlake
1945	ElmerLach
1947	MauriceRichard
1956	JeanBelliveau
1961	BernardGeoffrion
1962	JacquesPlante
1964	JeanBelliveau
1977	GuyLafleur
1978	GuyLafleur
2002	JoseTheodore

Jack Adams Award (NHL's Coach of the Year) - Won 2 Times

Year	Coach
1977	ScottyBowman
1989	PatBurns

James Norris Memorial Trophy (NHL's Top Defensemen) - Won 11 Times

Year	Player
1955	DougHarvey
1956	DougHarvey
1957	DougHarvey
1958	DougHarvey
1959	TomJohnson
1960	DougHarvey
1961	DougHarvey
1966	JacquesLaperriere
1977	LarryRobinson
1980	LarryRobinson
1989	ChrisChelios

King Clancy Memorial Trophy (NHL Player who Displays Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution) - Won 1 Time

Year	Player
2007	SakuKoivu

Lady Bing Memorial Trophy (NHL Player who Displays Gentlemanly Conduct) - Won 2 Times

Year	Player
1946	ToeBlake
1988	MatsNaslund

Lester B. Pearson Trophy (NHL's Most Valuable Player Selected by the NHLPA) - Won 3 Times

Year	Player
1976	GuyLafleur
1977	GuyLafleur
1978	GuyLafleur

Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award (NHL Goalie with the Best Save Percentage) - Won 2 Times

Year	Player
2002	JoseTheodore
2006	CristobalHuet

Veznia Trophy (NHL's Top Goaltender) - Won 35 Times

Year	Player
1927	GeorgeHainsworth
1928	GeogreHainsworth
1929	GeorgeHainsworth
1944	BillDurnan
1945	BillDurnan
1946	BillDurnan
1947	BillDurnan
1949	BillDurnan
1950	BillDurnan
1956	JacquesPlante
1957	JacquesPlante
1958	JacquesPlante
1959	JacquesPlante
1960	JacquesPlante
1962	JacquesPlante
1964	CharlieHodge
1966	CharlieHodge
1966	LorneWorsley
1968	LorneWorsley
1968	RogatienVachon
1973	KenDryden
1976	KenDryden
1977	KenDryden
1977	MichelLaroque
1978	KenDryden
1978	MichelLaroque
1979	KenDryden
1979	MichelLaroque
1981	MichelLaroque
1981	DenisHerron
1981	RichardSevigny
1989	PatrickRoy
1990	PatrickRoy
1992	PatrickRoy
2002	JoseTheodore

William M. Jennings Trophy (NHL Goalies with the Fewest Goals Against) - Won 9 Times

Year	Player
1982	DenisHerron
1982	RickWamsley
1987	BrianHayward
1987	PatrickRoy
1998	BrianHayward
1988	PatrickRoy
1989	BrianHayward
1989	PatrickRoy
1992	PatrickRoy

: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)
2008	First Round Pick Traded to CalgaryFlames

:AllStarGames:

Hosted NHL All-Star Games

1953
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1965
1967
1969
1975
1993
2009

:HockeyCards:

Canadiens Team Issued Hocky Cards