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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaden Lipinski	-	-	-	-
2.	Connor Ungar	-
3.	Mason Ward	-	-	-	-
4.	Liam Keeler	-	-	-	-
5.	Jaxsen Wiebe	-	-	-	-

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Montréal Canadiens NHL

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

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	David Aebischer (G)	43	1978	Genève, SUI	6'1"	187	L
	#41	Jaroslav Halák (G)	36	1985	Bratislava, SVK	5'10"	185	L
	#39	Cristobal Huet (G)	46	1975	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, FRA	6'0"	205	L
		Michael Leighton (G)	40	1981	Petrolia, ON, CAN	6'3"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#51	Francis Bouillon (D)	45	1975	New York, NY, USA	5'8"	194	L
	#25	Mathieu Dandenault (D/RW)	45	1976	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'0"	207	R
	#26	Josh Gorges (D)	37	1984	Kelowna, BC, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#8	Mike Komisarek (D)	39	1982	West Islip, NY, USA	6'4"	236	R
	#79	Andrei Markov (D)	42	1978	Voskresensk, RUS	6'0"	203	L
	#6	Janne Niinimaa (D)	46	1975	Raahe, FIN	6'1"	220	L
	#52	Craig Rivet (D) “A”	47	1974	North Bay, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	R
	#44	Sheldon Souray (D) “A”	45	1976	Elk Point, AB, CAN	6'4"	231	L
	#32	Mark Streit (D)	43	1977	Englisberg, SUI	5'11"	192	L
FORWARDS
	#22	Steve Bégin (LW/C)	43	1978	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#14	Radek Bonk (C)	45	1976	Krnov, CZE	6'2"	209	L
	#47	Aaron Downey (RW)	46	1974	Shelburne, ON, CAN	6'0"	216	R
	#54	Mikhail Grabovski (C)	37	1984	Potsdam, GER	5'11"	185	L
	#21	Chris Higgins (LW)	38	1983	Smithtown, NY, USA	6'0"	205	L
	#20	Mike Johnson (RW)	46	1974	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'2"	192	R
	#11	Saku Koivu (C) “C”	46	1974	Turku, FIN	5'10"	181	L
	#46	Andrei Kostitsyn (LW/RW)	36	1985	Novopolotsk, BLR	6'0"	214	L
	#27	Alexei Kovalev (RW) “A”	48	1973	Togliatti, RUS	6'2"	223	L
	#40	Maxim Lapierre (C)	36	1985	St-Léonard, QC, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#84	Guillaume Latendresse (LW/RW)	34	1987	Ste-Catherine, QC, CAN	6'2"	231	L
	#62	Duncan Milroy (RW)	38	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	198	R
	#57	Garth Murray (LW)	39	1982	Regina, SK, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#42	Alexander Perezhogin (LW/RW)	38	1983	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	6'0"	220	L
	#14	Tomas Plekanec (C)	38	1982	Kladno, CZE	5'10"	196	L
	#73	Michael Ryder (RW)	41	1980	Bonavista, NL, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#15	Sergei Samsonov (LW)	42	1978	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	185	R
Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 15 \| Av Age: 27.79 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt: 205 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Guy Carbonneau
Asst. Coach Doug Jarvis
Asst. Coach Roland Melanson
Asst. Coach Kirk Muller
General Manager Bob Gainey
Asst. General Manager Pierre Gauthier
Asst. Equipment Manager Patrick Langlois
Asst. Equipment Manager Pierre Ouellette
Athletic Trainer Nick Addey-Jibb
Athletic Trainer Graham Rynbend
Franchise Owner George Gillett
Head Equipment Manager Pierre Gervais
Mgr. of Hockey Administration Claudine Crépin
President Pierre Boivin
Scout Elmer Benning
Scout Bill Berglund
Scout Michel Boucher
Scout Per-Erik Eklund
Scout Doug Gibson
Scout Vaughn Karpan
Scout Hannu Laine
Scout Denis Morel
Scout Ron Pyette
Scout Gordie Roberts
Scout Antonin Routa
Scout Nikolai Vakurov
Scout Pat Westrum
Team Consultant Donald Balmforth
Team Consultant Dave Campbell
Video Coach Mario Leblanc
VP. of Hockey Operations Julien BriseBois

Team staff history

Team Facts

Nationalities 14 players
4 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
Experience Montréal Canadiens: 8 577 GP
NHL: 18 691 GP
WC: 604 GP
OG: 138 GP
SHL: 182 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 60 GP
Liiga: 338 GP
KHL: 1 203 GP
Czech: 519 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

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
09/24/2021
09/24/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Sami Niku (D)	Joining from	Winnipeg Jets
09/22/2021
09/22/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Alexis Gravel (G)	Joining from	Halifax Mooseheads
09/22/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Arber Xhekaj (D)	Joining from	Kitchener Rangers
09/21/2021
09/21/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Erik Gustafsson (D)	Leaving for	New York Islanders
09/20/2021
09/20/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Cody Goloubef (D)	Joining from	Ottawa Senators
09/17/2021
09/17/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Michael Frolík (F)	Leaving for	St. Louis Blues
09/04/2021
09/04/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	Leaving for	Carolina Hurricanes
09/04/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Christian Dvorak (F)	Joining from	Arizona Coyotes

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
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	Final loss
2021-2022	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-

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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Brock Trotter (F)	2021-2022	ASC Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	3	4	5	9	-
2.	Nikita Nesterov (D)	2021-2022	CSKA Moskva	KHL	10	1	8	9	14
3.	Zach Redmond (D)	2021-2022	EHC München	DEL	6	5	2	7	4
4.	Daniel Carr (F)	2021-2022	HC Lugano	Champions HL	4	3	4	7	0
5.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	2021-2022	Rytiri Kladno	Czech	7	2	5	7	8
6.	Andreas Martinsen (F)	2021-2022	Lillehammer	Norway	5	3	3	6	8
7.	Kenny Agostino (F)	2021-2022	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	9	3	3	6	0
8.	Nigel Dawes (F)	2021-2022	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	0
9.	Lucas Lessio (F)	2021-2022	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	5	1	5	6	4
10.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2021-2022	ZSC Lions	NL	5	3	2	5	4

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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
2021-2022	View roster	6'1"	200 lbs	28.35
2020-2021	View roster	6'1"	199 lbs	28.44
2019-2020	View roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.50
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.47
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	199 lbs	26.91

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

RND	#	Player	Born	Birtplace	HT	WT
2021
1	#31	Logan Mailloux (D)	04/15/2003	Belle River, ON, CAN	6'3"	214 lbs
2	#63	Riley Kidney (C)	03/25/2003	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'11"	168 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	6'0"	168 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	5'10"	154 lbs
5	#150	Joshua Roy (C)	08/06/2003	St-Georges-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	6'0"	190 lbs
6	#191	Xavier Simoneau (C)	05/19/2001	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'7"	174 lbs
7	#214	Joe Vrbetic (G)	10/24/2002	Dunvegan, ON, CAN	6'6"	190 lbs
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"	181 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	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	203 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

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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