What league does Montréal Canadiens play in?

Montréal Canadiens play in the NHL.

When was Montréal Canadiens founded?

Montréal Canadiens was founded in 1909 in Montréal, QC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Montréal Canadiens based?

Montréal Canadiens is based in Montréal, QC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Montréal Canadiens?

The head coach of Montréal Canadiens is Al MacNeil.

Who is the captain of Montréal Canadiens?

The captain of Montréal Canadiens is Jean Béliveau.

What arena does Montréal Canadiens play in?

Montréal Canadiens play their home games at Centre Bell in Montréal, QC, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Montréal Canadiens?

The general manager of Montréal Canadiens is Sam Pollock.

What are the team colors of Montréal Canadiens?

The team colors of Montréal Canadiens are Red + White + Blue.

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1970-1971 Season

Montréal Canadiens were 42-23-13 in the 1970-71 NHL season with 97 points, 4th overall.

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1970-1971 Montréal Canadiens Player Stats

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Montréal Canadiens — 1970-1971 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Jean Béliveau (C)	70	25	51	76	40	24	20	6	16	22	28
2.		Yvan Cournoyer (RW)	65	37	36	73	21	20	20	10	12	22	6
3.		Jean-Claude Tremblay (D)	76	11	52	63	23	16	20	3	14	17	15
4.		Pete Mahovlich (LW)	78	35	26	61	181	25	20	10	6	16	43
5.		Jacques Lemaire (C)	78	28	28	56	18	0	20	9	10	19	17
6.		Marc Tardif (LW)	76	19	30	49	133	25	20	3	1	4	40
7.		Henri Richard (C)	75	12	37	49	46	13	20	5	7	12	20
8.		Guy Lapointe (D)	78	15	29	44	107	28	20	4	5	9	34
9.		Frank Mahovlich (LW)	38	17	24	41	11	4	20	14	13	27	18
10.		John Ferguson (LW/RW)	60	16	14	30	162	2	18	4	6	10	36
11.		Mickey Redmond (RW)	40	14	15	29	35	12
12.		Claude Larose (RW)	64	10	13	23	90	-8	11	1	0	1	10
13.		Terry Harper (D)	78	1	21	22	116	35	20	0	6	6	28
14.		Phil Roberto (RW)	39	14	7	21	76	10	15	0	1	1	36
15.		Réjean Houle (RW)	66	10	9	19	28	7	20	2	5	7	20
16.		Jacques Laperrière (D)	49	0	16	16	20	24	20	4	9	13	12
17.		Serge Savard (D)	37	5	10	15	30	11
18.		Léon Rochefort (RW)	57	5	10	15	4	11	10	0	0	0	6
19.		Bobby Sheehan (C)	29	6	5	11	2	4	6	0	0	0	0
20.		Bill Collins (C)	40	6	2	8	39	1
21.		Larry Pleau (C)	19	1	5	6	8	-8
22.		Ralph Backstrom (C)	16	1	4	5	0	0
23.		Guy Charron (C)	15	2	2	4	2	-2
24.		Fran Huck (C)	5	1	2	3	0	3
25.		Pierre Bouchard (D)	51	0	3	3	50	3	13	0	1	1	10
26.		Bob Murdoch (D)	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	3	4
27.		Chuck Lefley (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0

Montréal Canadiens — 1970-1971 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Ken Dryden (G)	6	1.65	.957	6	0	0	0	327:00	202	20	3.01	.914
2.		Rogatien Vachon (G)	47	2.65	.914	23	12	9	2	2675:00	1252
3.		Phil Myre (G)	30	3.12	.905	13	11	4	1	1675:00	824

1970-1971 Montréal Canadiens Staff

Head CoachAl MacNeil
Head CoachClaude Ruel
Asst. CoachAl MacNeil
General ManagerSam Pollock
Asst. General ManagerRonald Caron
Asst. General ManagerFloyd Curry
BroadcasterDanny Gallivan
BroadcasterRichard Garneau
Franchise OwnerJohn David Molson
Franchise OwnerWilliam Molson
Franchise OwnerPeter Molson
PresidentJohn David Molson

Team Staff History

1970-1971 Montréal Canadiens Captains

"C"

Jean Béliveau

"A"

Henri Richard

Team Captaincy History

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1970-1971 Montréal Canadiens Demographics

Montréal Canadiens Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + White + Blue
Town: Montréal, QC, CAN Map
Founded: 1909

1970-1971 Montréal Canadiens Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
2 players

Experience

Montréal Canadiens: 7 790 GP
NHL: 9 534 GP
WC: 48 GP
OG: 14 GP
AHL: 1 413 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Centre Bell
Location: Montréal, QC, CAN
Capacity: 21 302
Construction Year: 1996

Montréal Canadiens Games

Montréal Canadiens — 1970-1971 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/16/2026 07:30 PM GMT-5	New York Rangers	Montréal Canadiens	-	NHL
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Montréal Canadiens	Colorado Avalanche	-	NHL
11/12/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Boston Bruins	Montréal Canadiens	2 - 5	NHL
11/10/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Montréal Canadiens	Minnesota Wild	1 - 2 (OT 60:21)	NHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Montréal Canadiens	2 - 4	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Montréal Canadiens — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/22/2026	Up/Down	joining	Owen Beck (F)	Laval Rocket	Details
10/21/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Owen Beck (F)	Laval Rocket	Details
10/21/2026	Up/Down	leaving	David Reinbacher (D)	Laval Rocket	Details
10/14/2026	Up/Down	joining	David Reinbacher (D)	Laval Rocket	Details
10/12/2026	Up/Down	joining	Owen Beck (F)	Laval Rocket	Details
10/09/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jayden Struble (D)	Nashville Predators	Details
10/08/2026	Up/Down	joining	Jacob Fowler (G)	Laval Rocket	Details
09/15/2026	Extension		Alex Newhook (F)		Details

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Montréal Canadiens History and Standings

Montréal Canadiens — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	19	8	4	-	4	3	28	67	57	1.47	3	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	34	14	-	10	24	106	283	256	1.29	4	Conference Final loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	30	10	-	11	31	91	245	265	1.11	8	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	NHL	82	20	10	-	16	36	76	236	289	0.93	15	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	21	10	-	6	45	68	232	307	0.83	15	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	16	6	-	11	49	55	221	319	0.67	16	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	24	-	-	11	21	59	159	168	1.05	18	Final loss
2019-2020	NHL	71	31	-	-	9	31	71	212	221	1	24	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	44	-	-	8	30	96	249	236	1.17	14	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	29	-	-	13	40	71	209	264	0.87	28	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	47	-	-	9	26	103	226	200	1.26	7	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	38	-	-	6	38	82	221	236	1	22	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	50	-	-	10	22	110	221	189	1.34	2	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	46	-	-	8	28	100	215	204	1.22	9	Conference Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	29	-	-	5	14	63	149	126	1.31	4	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	31	-	-	16	35	78	212	226	0.95	28	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	-	-	8	30	96	216	209	1.17	14	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	39	-	-	10	33	88	217	223	1.07	19	Conference Final loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	-	-	11	30	93	249	247	1.13	13	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	47	-	-	10	25	104	262	222	1.27	3	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	-	-	6	34	90	245	256	1.1	19	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	42	-	-	9	31	93	243	247	1.13	15	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	41	-	7	4	30	93	208	192	1.13	13	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	30	-	8	9	35	77	206	234	0.94	20	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	-	12	3	31	87	207	209	1.06	18	Conference SF loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	28	-	8	6	40	70	206	232	0.85	24	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	35	-	9	4	34	83	196	194	1.01	18	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	32	-	11	-	39	75	184	209	0.91	19	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	37	-	13	-	32	87	235	208	1.06	12	Conference SF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	31	-	15	-	36	77	249	276	0.94	17	Conference QF loss

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Montréal Canadiens Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Montréal Canadiens — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	26	3	21	24	2
2.	Mikhail Sergachyov (D)	2026-2027	Utah Mammoth	NHL	20	5	15	20	19
3.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	20	14	5	19	4
4.	Matthew Peca (F)	2026-2027	Rochester Americans	AHL	14	6	12	18	6
5.	Darren Dietz (D)	2026-2027	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	26	5	13	18	13
6.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	17	4	14	18	2
7.	Alexander Radulov (F)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	17	8	8	16	12
8.	Logan Shaw (F)	2026-2027	Toronto Marlies	AHL	15	4	12	16	4
9.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	2026-2027	Laval Rocket	AHL	14	3	13	16	13
10.	Nikita Nesterov (D)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	25	0	16	16	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Montréal Canadiens — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	25.92
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.21
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	26.81
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	27.16
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	27.36

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Franchise All-Time Points

Montréal Canadiens — 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

Montréal Canadiens — 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

Montréal Canadiens — 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 Penalty Min.

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	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

Montréal Canadiens — 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

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	201	266	329	1.64
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	961	518	1246	1.30
3.	Skene Ronan (F)	8	6	10	1.25
4.	Pierre Turgeon (F)	104	50	127	1.22
5.	Frank Mahovlich (F)	263	129	310	1.18

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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 Penalty Min. Per Season

Montréal Canadiens — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	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

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

Montréal Canadiens — Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#26	Gleb Pugachyov (F)	03/25/2008	Almaty, KAZ	6'3"	225 lbs
2	#57	Timofei Runtso (D)	07/06/2007	Marina del Rey, CA, USA	6'3"	196 lbs
3	#93	Cooper Cleaves (D)	01/05/2006	Riverside, CT, USA	6'3"	205 lbs
4	#117	Brayden Klimpke (D)	10/08/2007	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	176 lbs
6	#189	Parker Trottier (F)	02/13/2008	Edina, MN, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
6	#190	Wesley Royston (F)	11/22/2007	Oro-Medonte, ON, CAN	6'4"	190 lbs
7	#221	Jean-Samuel Daigneault (D)	02/15/2008	Saint-Michel, QC, CAN	6'3"	194 lbs
7	#224	Tyler Deakos (F)	01/30/2007	Canmore, AB, CAN	6'1"	174 lbs
2025
2	#34	Alexander Zharovsky (F)	02/22/2007	Klin, RUS	6'2"	176 lbs
3	#69	Hayden Paupanekis (F)	02/04/2007	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'5"	212 lbs
3	#81	Bryce Pickford (D)	04/02/2006	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
3	#82	Arseni Radkov (G)	08/05/2007	Mogilev, BLR	6'4"	203 lbs
4	#113	L.J. Mooney (F)	03/08/2007	West Mifflin, PA, USA	5'8"	174 lbs
5	#145	Alexis Cournoyer (G)	12/13/2005	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	6'4"	205 lbs
6	#177	Carlos Händel (D)	03/31/2007	Erlangen, GER	6'1"	181 lbs
6	#189	Andrew MacNiel (D)	07/25/2007	Cobourg, ON, CAN	6'2"	205 lbs
7	#209	Maxon Vig (D)	11/17/2005	Bismarck, ND, USA	6'3"	207 lbs
2024
1	#5	Ivan Demidov (F)	12/10/2005	Sergiyev Posad, RUS	6'0"	192 lbs
1	#21	Michael Hage (F)	04/14/2006	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'1"	198 lbs
3	#70	Aatos Koivu (F)	06/22/2006	Turku, FIN	6'0"	170 lbs
3	#78	Logan Sawyer (F)	05/06/2006	Orangeville, ON, CAN	6'1"	174 lbs
4	#102	Owen Protz (D)	02/07/2006	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'2"	207 lbs
5	#130	Tyler Thorpe (F)	08/11/2005	Richmond, BC, CAN	6'5"	220 lbs
5	#134	Mikus Vecvanags (G)	01/17/2006	Riga, LAT	6'3"	187 lbs
6	#166	Ben Merrill (F)	11/04/2005	Hingham, MA, USA	6'4"	205 lbs
7	#210	Makar Khanin (F)	03/17/2005	Salavat, RUS	6'0"	161 lbs
7	#224	Rasmus Bergqvist (D)	06/05/2005	Skellefteå, SWE	6'2"	181 lbs

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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)