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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sean Farrell	53	29	72	101
2.	Matthew Coronato	51	48	37	85
3.	Josh Doan	53	31	39	70
4.	Erik Middendorf	53	32	36	68
5.	Daniil Gushchin	46	32	32	64

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Team Facts

Plays in National Hockey League
Full name Le Club de hockey Canadien
Team colours Red + White + Blue
Town Montréal, QC, CAN
Founded 1909

2020-2021 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct	Cap Hit
GOALTENDERS
	#34	Jake Allen (G)	30	1990	Fredericton, NB, CAN	6'2"	203	L	22/23	$2,875,000
	#31	Carey Price (G)	33	1987	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'3"	220	L	25/26	$10,500,000
DEFENSEMEN
	#8	Ben Chiarot (D)	30	1991	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'3"	234	L	21/22	$3,500,000
	#44	Joel Edmundson (D)	27	1993	Brandon, MB, CAN	6'4"	227	L	23/24	$3,500,000
	#32	Erik Gustafsson (D)	29	1992	Nynäshamn, SWE	6'0"	196	L	20/21
	#77	Brett Kulak (D)	27	1994	Stony Plain, AB, CAN	6'2"	192	L	21/22	$1,850,000
	#28	Jon Merrill (D)	29	1992	Oklahoma City, OK, USA	6'3"	194	L	20/21
	#61	Xavier Ouellet (D)	27	1993	Bayonne, FRA	6'1"	185	L	21/22	$737,500
	#26	Jeff Petry (D) “A”	33	1987	Ann Arbor, MI, USA	6'3"	207	R	24/25	$6,250,000
	#27	Alexander Romanov (D)	21	2000	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	207	L	21/22	$894,167
	#6	Shea Weber (D) “C”	35	1985	Sicamous, BC, CAN	6'4"	229	R	25/26	$7,857,143
FORWARDS
	#17	Josh Anderson (RW/LW) “A”	27	1994	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'3"	227	R	26/27	$5,500,000
	#40	Joel Armia (RW)	28	1993	Pori, FIN	6'4"	214	R	20/21
	#41	Paul Byron (W/C) “A”	32	1989	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'9"	165	L	22/23	$3,400,000
	#22	Cole Caufield (RW)	20	2001	Stevens Point, WI, USA	5'7"	165	R	22/23	$880,833
	#24	Phillip Danault (C)	28	1993	Victoriaville, QC, CAN	6'1"	201	L	20/21
	#92	Jonathan Drouin (LW)	26	1995	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, CAN	6'0"	203	L	22/23	$5,500,000
	#71	Jake Evans (C/RW)	25	1996	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	R	21/22	$750,000
	#67	Michael Frolik (RW/LW)	33	1988	Kladno, CZE	6'1"	190	L	20/21
	#11	Brendan Gallagher (RW) “A”	29	1992	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'9"	181	R	26/27	$6,500,000
	#15	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C)	20	2000	Pori, FIN	6'2"	201	L	20/21
	#62	Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	25	1995	Turku, FIN	5'11"	183	L	20/21
	#94	Corey Perry (RW) “A”	36	1985	New Liskeard, ON, CAN	6'3"	205	R	20/21
	#21	Eric Staal (C)	36	1984	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'4"	194	L	20/21
	#14	Nick Suzuki (C)	21	1999	London, ON, CAN	5'11"	207	R	21/22	$863,333
	#90	Tomas Tatar (LW/RW)	30	1990	Ilava, SVK	5'10"	185	L	20/21
	#73	Tyler Toffoli (RW)	29	1992	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	196	R	23/24	$4,250,000
	#56	Jesse Ylönen (RW)	21	1999	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'1"	187	R	22/23	$880,833
Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 17 \| Av Age: 28.11 years \| Av Ht: 6'1" \| Av Wt: 199 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Total Cap Hit: $70,077,975
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Team Staff

Head Coach Dominique Ducharme
Asst. Coach Alexandre Burrows
Asst. Coach Luke Richardson
Goaltending Coach Sean Burke
General Manager Marc Bergevin
Asst. General Manager Scott Mellanby
Asst. General Manager Trevor Timmins
Team Manager Alain Gagnon
Asst. Equipment Manager Richard Généreux
Asst. Equipment Manager Patrick Langlois
Asst. Equipment Manager Pierre Ouellette
Athletic Trainer Matthew Romano
Athletic Trainer Graham Rynbend
CEO Geoff Molson
Conditioning Coach Patrick Delisle-Houde
Development Coach Francis Bouillon
Dir. of Conditioning Pierre Allard
Dir. of Player Development Rob Ramage
Dir. of Player Personnel Martin Lapointe
Dir. of Professional Scouting Eric Crawford
Ex. VP of Hockey Operations Marc Bergevin
Franchise Owner Geoff Molson
Head Equipment Manager Pierre Gervais
Massage Therapist Claude Thériault
Mgr. of Hockey Administration Claudine Crépin
Physical Therapist Donald Balmforth
Physical Therapist Matthew Romano
President Geoff Molson
Scout Donald Audette
Scout Serge Boisvert
Scout Sean Burke
Scout Nick Carrière
Scout Trevor Hanson
Scout Bobby Kinsella
Scout Michal Krupa
Scout Hannu Laine
Scout Tommy Lehmann
Scout David MacLean
Scout Vincent Riendeau
Scout Christer Rockström
Scout Ben Shutron
Scout Reid Simpson
Scout Yannick St-Pierre
Scout Artyom Telepin
Scout Matt Turek
Video Coach Mario Leblanc
VP. of Hockey Operations John Sedgwick

Team staff history

Team Facts

Nationalities 17 players
4 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
Experience Montréal Canadiens: 4 654 GP
NHL: 12 422 GP
WC: 207 GP
OG: 47 GP
SHL: 242 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 49 GP
Liiga: 439 GP
KHL: 86 GP
Czech: 107 GP
AHL: 2 401 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)

Team Captains

“C” Shea Weber
“A” Paul Byron
Brendan Gallagher
Jeff Petry
Josh Anderson
Corey Perry

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Centre Bell
Location Montreal, QC
Capacity 21 302
Construction Year 1996

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
06/19/2021
06/19/2021	Extension		Lukas Vejdemo (F)
06/03/2021
06/03/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Mattias Norlinder (D)	Joining from	Frölunda HC
05/18/2021
05/18/2021	Up/Down	Joining	Brendan Gallagher (F)	Joining from	Laval Rocket
05/18/2021	Up/Down	Joining	Carey Price (G)	Joining from	Laval Rocket
05/17/2021
05/17/2021	Up/Down	Leaving	Brendan Gallagher (F)	Leaving for	Laval Rocket
05/17/2021	Up/Down	Leaving	Carey Price (G)	Leaving for	Laval Rocket
05/14/2021
05/14/2021	Up/Down	Joining	Jesse Ylönen (F)	Joining from	Laval Rocket
05/14/2021	Up/Down	Joining	Xavier Ouellet (D)	Joining from	Laval Rocket

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
1990-1991	NHL	80	39	11	30	-	-	273	249	89	1.11	6	Conference SF loss
1991-1992	NHL	80	41	11	28	-	-	267	207	93	1.16	5	Conference SF loss
1992-1993	NHL	84	48	6	30	-	-	326	280	102	1.21	6	Champion
1993-1994	NHL	84	41	14	29	-	-	283	248	96	1.14	9	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	18	7	23	-	-	125	148	43	0.90	17	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	40	10	32	-	-	265	248	90	1.10	9	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	31	15	36	-	-	249	276	77	0.94	17	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	37	13	32	-	-	235	208	87	1.06	12	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	32	11	39	-	-	184	209	75	0.91	19	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	9	34	-	4	196	194	83	1.01	18	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	28	8	40	-	6	206	232	70	0.85	24	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	12	31	-	3	207	209	87	1.06	18	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	30	8	35	-	9	206	234	77	0.94	20	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	41	7	30	-	4	208	192	93	1.13	13	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	42	-	31	-	9	243	247	93	1.13	15	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	-	34	-	6	245	256	90	1.10	19	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	47	-	25	-	10	262	222	104	1.27	3	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	-	30	-	11	249	247	93	1.13	13	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	39	-	33	-	10	217	223	88	1.07	19	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	-	30	-	8	216	209	96	1.17	14	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	31	-	35	-	16	212	226	78	0.95	28	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	29	-	14	-	5	149	126	63	1.31	4	Conference QF loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	46	-	28	-	8	215	204	100	1.22	9	Conference Final loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	50	-	22	-	10	221	189	110	1.34	2	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	38	-	38	-	6	221	236	82	1.00	22	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	47	-	26	-	9	226	200	103	1.26	7	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	29	-	40	-	13	209	264	71	0.87	28	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NHL	82	44	-	30	-	8	249	236	96	1.17	14	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	71	31	-	31	-	9	212	221	71	1.00	24	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	24	-	21	-	11	159	168	59	1.05	18	-

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Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2020-2021	ZSC Lions	NL	52	27	28	55	18
2.	Max Pacioretty (F)	2020-2021	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	48	24	27	51	14
3.	Nigel Dawes (F)	2020-2021	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	47	23	20	43	10
4.	David Desharnais (F)	2020-2021	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	45	14	26	40	24
5.	Darren Dietz (D)	2020-2021	Barys Nur-Sultan	KHL	53	17	20	37	69
6.	Riley Barber (F)	2020-2021	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	32	20	14	34	22
7.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	2020-2021	Rytiri Kladno	Czech2	33	15	19	34	52
8.	Brian Flynn (F)	2020-2021	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	50	9	25	34	35
9.	Zach Redmond (D)	2020-2021	EHC München	DEL	37	8	25	33	12
10.	Charles Hudon (F)	2020-2021	Lausanne HC	NL	33	15	17	32	28

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	961	518	728	1246
2.	Jean Béliveau (F)	1125	507	712	1219
3.	Henri Richard (F)	1256	358	688	1046
4.	Maurice Richard (F)	978	544	422	966
5.	Larry Robinson (D)	1202	197	686	883

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Maurice Richard (F)	978	544	422	966
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	961	518	728	1246
3.	Jean Béliveau (F)	1125	507	712	1219
4.	Yvan Cournoyer (F)	968	428	435	863
5.	Steve Shutt (F)	871	408	368	776

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	961	518	728	1246
2.	Jean Béliveau (F)	1125	507	712	1219
3.	Henri Richard (F)	1256	358	688	1046
4.	Larry Robinson (D)	1202	197	686	883
5.	Jacques Lemaire (F)	853	366	469	835

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Nilan (F)	523	88	175	2248
2.	Lyle Odelein (D)	420	20	95	1367
3.	Shayne Corson (F)	662	168	423	1341
4.	Maurice Richard (F)	978	544	966	1287
5.	John Ferguson (F)	500	145	303	1214

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Henri Richard (F)	1256	358	688	1046
2.	Larry Robinson (D)	1202	197	686	883
3.	Bob Gainey (F)	1160	239	262	501
4.	Jean Béliveau (F)	1125	507	712	1219
5.	Claude Provost (F)	1005	254	335	589

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	201	266	329	1.637
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	961	518	1246	1.297
3.	Skene Ronan (F)	8	6	10	1.250
4.	Pierre Turgeon (F)	104	50	127	1.221
5.	Frank Mahovlich (F)	263	129	310	1.179

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	NHL	80	56	80	136	1.70	20
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	NHL	78	60	72	132	1.69	26
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1978-1979	NHL	80	52	77	129	1.61	28
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1975-1976	NHL	80	56	69	125	1.56	36
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1979-1980	NHL	74	50	75	125	1.69	12

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	NHL	78	60	72	132	1.69	26
2.	Steve Shutt (F)	1976-1977	NHL	80	60	45	105	1.31	28
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	NHL	80	56	80	136	1.70	20
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1975-1976	NHL	80	56	69	125	1.56	36
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1974-1975	NHL	70	53	66	119	1.70	37

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pete Mahovlich (F)	1974-1975	NHL	80	35	82	117	1.46	64
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	NHL	80	56	80	136	1.70	20
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1978-1979	NHL	80	52	77	129	1.61	28
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1979-1980	NHL	74	50	75	125	1.69	12
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	NHL	78	60	72	132	1.69	26

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Nilan (F)	1984-1985	NHL	77	21	16	37	0.48	358
2.	Chris Nilan (F)	1983-1984	NHL	76	16	10	26	0.34	338
3.	Lyle Odelein (D)	1993-1994	NHL	79	11	29	40	0.51	276
4.	Chris Nilan (F)	1985-1986	NHL	72	19	15	34	0.47	274
5.	Chris Nilan (F)	1986-1987	NHL	44	4	16	20	0.45	266

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2020-2021	View roster	6'1"	199 lbs	28.11
2019-2020	View roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.15
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.06
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	199 lbs	26.57
2016-2017	View roster	6'1"	200 lbs	27.33

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

RND	#	Player	Born	Birtplace	HT	WT
2020
1	#16	Kaiden Guhle (D)	01/18/2002	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	6'3"	209 lbs
2	#47	Luke Tuch (LW)	03/07/2002	Baldwinsville, NY, USA	6'2"	203 lbs
2	#48	Jan Mysak (C/LW)	06/24/2002	Litvinov, CZE	6'0"	176 lbs
4	#102	Jack Smith (F)	07/06/2002	St. Cloud, MN, USA	6'0"	190 lbs
4	#109	Blake Biondi (C)	04/24/2002	Hermantown, MN, USA	6'0"	192 lbs
4	#124	Sean Farrell (LW)	11/02/2001	Hopkinton, MA, USA	5'9"	174 lbs
5	#136	Jakub Dobes (G)	05/27/2001	Havirov, CZE	6'5"	201 lbs
6	#171	Alexander Gordin (F)	07/31/2001	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'1"	194 lbs
2019
1	#15	Cole Caufield (RW)	01/02/2001	Stevens Point, WI, USA	5'7"	165 lbs
2	#46	Jayden Struble (D)	09/08/2001	Cumberland, RI, USA	6'0"	205 lbs
3	#64	Mattias Norlinder (D)	04/12/2000	Kramfors, SWE	5'11"	179 lbs
3	#77	Gianni Fairbrother (D)	09/30/2000	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	190 lbs
5	#126	Jacob LeGuerrier (D)	11/22/2000	Gloucester, ON, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
5	#131	Rhett Pitlick (LW)	02/07/2001	Chaska, MN, USA	5'11"	170 lbs
5	#138	Frederik Dichow (G)	03/01/2001	Vojens, DEN	6'5"	192 lbs
6	#170	Arsen Khisamutdinov (LW)	02/26/1998	Ufa, RUS	6'3"	203 lbs
7	#201	Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (LW)	01/06/1999	Jonquière, QC, CAN	5'9"	172 lbs
7	#206	Kieran Ruscheinski (D)	03/05/2001	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'6"	209 lbs
2018
1	#3	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C)	07/06/2000	Pori, FIN	6'2"	201 lbs
2	#35	Jesse Ylönen (RW)	10/03/1999	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'1"	187 lbs
2	#38	Alexander Romanov (D)	01/06/2000	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	207 lbs
2	#56	Jacob Olofsson (C)	02/08/2000	Piteå, SWE	6'2"	196 lbs
3	#66	Cameron Hillis (C)	06/24/2000	Oshawa, ON, CAN	5'11"	168 lbs
3	#71	Jordan Harris (D)	07/07/2000	Haverhill, MA, USA	5'11"	185 lbs
4	#97	Allan McShane (C)	02/14/2000	Collingwood, ON, CAN	5'11"	190 lbs
4	#123	Jack Gorniak (C/LW)	09/15/1999	West Salem, WI, USA	5'11"	187 lbs
5	#128	Cole Fonstad (C/LW)	04/24/2000	Estevan, SK, CAN	5'10"	176 lbs
5	#133	Samuel Houde (C)	03/06/2000	Blainville, QC, CAN	6'0"	172 lbs
7	#190	Brett Stapley (C)	02/23/1999	Campbell River, BC, CAN	5'10"	176 lbs

Complete Draft History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

1993 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Vincent Damphousse - Kirk Muller - Brian Bellows
John LeClair - Stéphan Lebeau - Gilbert Dionne
Gary Leeman - Guy Carbonneau - Mike Keane
Benoît Brunet - Paul DiPietro - Ed Ronan/Denis Savard

Mathieu Schneider - Éric Desjardins
J.J. Daigneault - Patrice Brisebois
Kevin Haller - Lyle Odelein

Patrick Roy
(André Racicot)

1986 Stanley Cup Chamipionship Lineup
Mats Näslund - Bobby Smith - Claude Lemieux
Bob Gainey - Guy Carbonneau - Chris Nilan
Mike McPhee - Brian Skrudland - Stéphane Richer
Kjell Dahlin - Ryan Walter - Lucien Deblois

Larry Robinson - Craig Ludwig
Rick Green - Chris Chelios
Mike Lalor - Gaston Gingras/Petr Svoboda

Patrick Roy
(Doug Soetaert)

1977 Stanley Cup Chamipionship Lineup
Steve Shutt - Pete Mahovlich - Guy Lafleur
Yvon Lambert - Jacques Lemaire - Yvan Cournoyer
Doug Risebrough - Doug Jarvis - Bob Gainey
Murray Wilson, Mario Tremblay

Larry Robinson - Guy Lapointe
Serge Savard - Bill Nyrop
Jimmy Roberts - Rick Chartraw
Pierre Bouchard

Ken Dryden
(Michel Larocque)

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