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

2006-2007 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#30 David Aebischer (G) 44 1978 Genève, SUI 6'1" 187 L
#41 Jaroslav Halák (G) 37 1985 Bratislava, SVK 5'10" 185 L
#39
Cristobal Huet (G) 47 1975 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, FRA 6'0" 205 L
Michael Leighton (G) 41 1981 Petrolia, ON, CAN 6'3" 185 L
DEFENSEMEN
#51
Francis Bouillon (D) 47 1975 New York, NY, USA 5'8" 194 L
#25 Mathieu Dandenault (D/RW) 46 1976 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 6'0" 207 R
#26 Josh Gorges (D) 38 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6'1" 205 L
#8 Mike Komisarek (D) 41 1982 West Islip, NY, USA 6'4" 236 R
#79
Andrei Markov (D) 44 1978 Voskresensk, RUS 6'0" 203 L
#6 Janne Niinimaa (D) 47 1975 Raahe, FIN 6'1" 220 L
#52 Craig Rivet (D)   “A” 48 1974 North Bay, ON, CAN 6'2" 209 R
#44 Sheldon Souray (D)   “A” 46 1976 Elk Point, AB, CAN 6'4" 231 L
#32 Mark Streit (D) 45 1977 Englisberg, SUI 5'11" 192 L
FORWARDS
#22 Steve Bégin (LW/C) 44 1978 Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN 6'0" 192 L
#14 Radek Bonk (C) 47 1976 Krnov, CZE 6'2" 209 L
#47 Aaron Downey (RW) 48 1974 Shelburne, ON, CAN 6'0" 216 R
#54 Mikhail Grabovski (C) 38 1984 Potsdam, GER 5'11" 185 L
#21 Chris Higgins (LW) 39 1983 Smithtown, NY, USA 6'0" 205 L
#20 Mike Johnson (RW) 48 1974 Scarborough, ON, CAN 6'2" 192 R
#11 Saku Koivu (C)   “C” 48 1974 Turku, FIN 5'10" 181 L
#46
Andrei Kostitsyn (LW/RW) 37 1985 Novopolotsk, BLR 6'0" 214 L
#27 Alexei Kovalev (RW)   “A” 49 1973 Togliatti, RUS 6'2" 223 L
#40 Maxim Lapierre (C) 37 1985 St-Léonard, QC, CAN 6'2" 201 R
#84 Guillaume Latendresse (LW/RW) 35 1987 Ste-Catherine, QC, CAN 6'2" 231 L
#62 Duncan Milroy (RW) 39 1983 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'1" 198 R
#57 Garth Murray (LW) 40 1982 Regina, SK, CAN 6'1" 205 L
#42
Alexander Perezhogin (LW/RW) 39 1983 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ 6'0" 220 L
#14 Tomas Plekanec (C) 40 1982 Kladno, CZE 5'10" 196 L
#73 Michael Ryder (RW) 42 1980 Bonavista, NL, CAN 6'0" 201 R
#15 Sergei Samsonov (LW) 44 1978 Moskva, RUS 5'9" 185 R
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 15 | Av Age: 27.14 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 205 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 14 players
4 players
2 players
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2 players
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2 players
1 player
1 player Experience Montréal Canadiens: 8 577 GP
NHL: 18 721 GP
WC: 604 GP
OG: 138 GP
SHL: 182 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 7 GP
Liiga: 338 GP
KHL: 1 203 GP
Czechia: 588 GP
AHL: 4 054 GP
DEL: 240 GP Affiliated Team(s) Laval Rocket (AHL)
Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)
Team Captains
“C” Saku Koivu “A” Sheldon Souray
Alexei Kovalev
Craig Rivet
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Centre Bell Location Montreal, QC Capacity 21 302 Construction Year 1996
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-01-31T19:00:00-0500 Montréal Canadiens Ottawa Senators - NHL
2023-01-28T19:00:00-0500 Ottawa Senators Montréal Canadiens 5 - 0 NHL
2023-01-26T19:00:00-0500 Montréal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 (OT) NHL
2023-01-24T19:00:00-0500 Montréal Canadiens Boston Bruins 2 - 4 NHL
2023-01-21T19:00:00-0500 Montréal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 2 (OT) NHL
2023-01-19T19:00:00-0500 Montréal Canadiens Florida Panthers 2 - 6 NHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/29/2023
01/29/2023 Up/Down Leaving Owen Beck (F) Leaving for Peterborough Petes
01/28/2023
01/28/2023 Up/Down Joining Owen Beck (F) Joining from Peterborough Petes
01/25/2023
01/25/2023 Up/Down Leaving Cayden Primeau (G) Leaving for Laval Rocket
01/21/2023
01/21/2023 Up/Down Joining Alex Belzile (F) Joining from Laval Rocket
01/17/2023
01/17/2023 Up/Down Joining Rem Pitlick (F) Joining from Laval Rocket
01/17/2023 Up/Down Joining Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (F) Joining from Laval Rocket
01/11/2023
01/11/2023 Up/Down Joining Jesse Ylönen (F) Joining from Laval Rocket
01/11/2023 Up/Down Leaving Anthony Richard (F) Leaving for 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
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 Final loss
2021-2022 NHL 82 16 - 49 6 11 221 319 55 0.67 16 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 NHL 50 12 - 26 8 4 130 184 44 0.88 15 -
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Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Bud Holloway (F) 2022-2023 Moosomin Rangers BSHL 18 34 37 71 4
2. Logan Shaw (F) 2022-2023 Toronto Marlies AHL 43 16 33 49 28
3. Alexander Radulov (F) 2022-2023 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 51 20 22 42 52
4. Tyler Toffoli (F) 2022-2023 Calgary Flames NHL 50 18 24 42 20
5. Chris Terry (F) 2022-2023 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 38 13 29 42 33
6. Riley Barber (F) 2022-2023 Texas Stars AHL 40 20 17 37 20
7. Tomas Plekanec (F) 2022-2023 Rytíři Kladno Czechia 43 11 26 37 30
8. Sami Niku (D) 2022-2023 JYP Liiga 43 9 28 37 20
9. Laurent Dauphin (F) 2022-2023 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 38 16 20 36 24
10. Phillip Danault (F) 2022-2023 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 14 22 36 49
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 201 lbs 26.81
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 198 lbs 26.92
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 27.67
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 199 lbs 26.74
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 198 lbs 26.59
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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
RND # Player Born Birtplace HT WT
2022
1 #1 Juraj Slafkovský (LW) 03/30/2004 Kosice, SVK 6'3" 238 lbs
1 #26 Filip Mesar (RW) 01/03/2004 Spišská Belá, SVK 5'10" 176 lbs
2 #33 Owen Beck (C) 02/03/2004 Peterborough, ON, CAN 5'11" 190 lbs
2 #62 Lane Hutson (D) 02/14/2004 Holland, MI, USA 5'10" 161 lbs
3 #75 Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW) 09/09/2004 Rankweil, AUT 5'10" 161 lbs
3 #92 Adam Engström (D) 11/17/2003 Järna, SWE 6'2" 190 lbs
4 #127 Cedrick Guindon (LW/C) 04/21/2004 Rockland, ON, CAN 5'10" 170 lbs
5 #130 Jared Davidson (C) 07/07/2002 Edmonton, AB, CAN 5'11" 179 lbs
6 #162 Emmett Croteau (G) 12/07/2003 Bonnyville, AB, CAN 6'4" 194 lbs
7 #194 Petteri Nurmi (D) 01/12/2002 Helsinki, FIN 6'0" 187 lbs
7 #216 Miguël Tourigny (D) 02/09/2002 Victoriaville, QC, CAN 5'8" 170 lbs
2021
1 #31 Logan Mailloux (D) 04/15/2003 Belle River, ON, CAN 6'3" 212 lbs
2 #63 Riley Kidney (C) 03/25/2003 Halifax, NS, CAN 6'0" 176 lbs
2 #64 Oliver Kapanen (C) 07/29/2003 Timrå, SWE 6'1" 179 lbs
3 #87 Dmitri Kostenko (D) 09/25/2002 Togliatti, RUS 6'1" 187 lbs
4 #113 William Trudeau (D) 10/11/2002 Varennes, QC, CAN 6'0" 190 lbs
5 #142 Daniil Sobolev (D) 03/03/2003 St. Petersburg, RUS 6'0" 209 lbs
5 #150 Joshua Roy (W/C) 08/06/2003 St-Georges-de-Beauce, QC, CAN 6'0" 187 lbs
6 #191 Xavier Simoneau (C) 05/19/2001 Saint-André-Avellin, QC, CAN 5'6" 183 lbs
7 #214 Joe Vrbetic (G) 10/24/2002 Hamilton, ON, CAN 6'6" 187 lbs
2020
1 #16 Kaiden Guhle (D) 01/18/2002 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'2" 205 lbs
2 #47 Luke Tuch (LW) 03/07/2002 Syracuse, NY, USA 6'2" 203 lbs
2 #48 Jan Mysak (C/LW) 06/24/2002 Litvinov, CZE 5'11" 183 lbs
4 #102 Jack Smith (C/RW) 07/06/2002 St. Cloud, MN, USA 5'11" 183 lbs
4 #109 Blake Biondi (C) 04/24/2002 Duluth, MN, USA 6'0" 192 lbs
4 #124 Sean Farrell (C/LW) 11/02/2001 Milton, MA, USA 5'9" 174 lbs
5 #136 Jakub Dobes (G) 05/27/2001 Ostrava, CZE 6'4" 201 lbs
6 #171 Alexander Gordin (RW/C) 07/31/2001 St. Petersburg, RUS 6'1" 194 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)