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 Claude Julien.

Who is the captain of Montréal Canadiens?

The captain of Montréal Canadiens is Max Pacioretty.

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 Marc Bergevin.

What are the team colors of Montréal Canadiens?

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

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2016-2017 Season

Montréal Canadiens were 47-26-9 in the 2016-17 NHL season with 103 points, 7th overall.

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2016-2017 Montréal Canadiens Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.	Max Pacioretty (LW)	81	35	32	67	38	15	6	0	1	1	7	-2
2.	Alexander Radulov (RW)	76	18	36	54	62	10	6	2	5	7	6	0
3.	Alexander Galchenyuk (C/RW)	61	17	27	44	24	-5	6	0	3	3	4	0
4.	Paul Byron (LW/C)	81	22	21	43	29	21	6	1	0	1	0	-3
5.	Shea Weber (D)	78	17	25	42	38	20	6	1	2	3	5	1
6.	Phillip Danault (C/LW)	82	13	27	40	35	5	6	0	2	2	2	1
7.	Andrei Markov (D)	62	6	30	36	16	18	6	0	1	1	10	-1
8.	Andrew Shaw (RW/C)	68	12	17	29	110	4	5	0	0	0	7	-2
9.	Brendan Gallagher (RW)	64	10	19	29	39	7	6	1	2	3	8	-3
10.	Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	73	18	10	28	8	-1	6	2	2	4	2	-1
11.	Tomas Plekanec (C)	78	10	18	28	24	10	6	1	2	3	0	-4
12.	Jeff Petry (D)	80	8	20	28	22	3	6	1	0	1	2	-3
13.	Nathan Beaulieu (D)	74	4	24	28	44	8	5	0	1	1	0	-3
14.	Torrey Mitchell (C/RW)	78	8	9	17	38	5	3	1	0	1	0	1
15.	Brian Flynn (C/W)	51	6	4	10	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
16.	David Desharnais (C/LW)	31	4	6	10	6	5
17.	Alexei Yemelin (D)	76	2	8	10	71	1	2	1	0	1	2	1
18.	Daniel Carr (LW/RW)	33	2	7	9	6	4
19.	Sven Andrighetto (W/C)	27	2	6	8	4	1
20.	Greg Pateryn (D)	24	1	5	6	4	1
21.	Nikita Nesterov (D)	13	1	4	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	-1
22.	Michael McCarron (RW/C)	31	1	4	5	41	-4	1	0	0	0	0	-1
23.	Zach Redmond (D)	16	0	5	5	2	6
24.	Chris Terry (LW/RW)	14	2	2	4	4	-1
25.	Mark Barberio (D)	26	0	4	4	10	1
26.	Jordie Benn (D)	13	2	0	2	4	-1	6	0	0	0	6	-3
27.	Charles Hudon (LW/RW)	3	0	2	2	2	1
28.	Brandon Davidson (D)	10	0	2	2	4	-3	3	0	0	0	0	-1
29.	Nikita Scherbak (LW/RW)	3	1	0	1	0	1
30.	Dwight King (LW/RW)	17	1	0	1	2	-2	6	0	0	0	0	-1
31.	Steve Ott (C/W)	11	0	1	1	17	-2	6	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Brett Lernout (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
33.	Bobby Farnham (RW/LW)	3	0	0	0	17	0
34.	Mikhail Sergachyov (D)	4	0	0	0	0	1
35.	Joel Hanley (D)	7	0	0	0	4	-3
36.	Ryan Johnston (D)	7	0	0	0	4	-3
37.	Andreas Martinsen (LW/RW)	9	0	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0	0	-1
38.	Jacob de la Rose (C/W)	9	0	0	0	4	-3

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.	Charlie Lindgren (G)	2	1.48	.949	2	0	0	0	122:00	56
2.	Carey Price (G)	62	2.23	.923	37	20	5	3	3708:00	1656	6	1.86	.933
3.	Al Montoya (G)	19	2.67	.912	8	6	4	2	1125:00	519
4.	Zachary Fucale (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Montréal Canadiens Staff

Head CoachClaude Julien
Head CoachMichel Therrien
Assoc. CoachKirk Muller
Asst. CoachJean-Jacques Daigneault
Asst. CoachClément Jodoin
Asst. CoachDan Lacroix
Goaltending CoachStéphane Waite
General ManagerMarc Bergevin
Asst. General ManagerLarry Carrière
Asst. General ManagerScott Mellanby
Amateur ScoutDonald Audette
Amateur ScoutSerge Boisvert
Asst. Athletic TherapistNick Addey-Jibb
Asst. Equipment ManagerRichard Généreux
Asst. Equipment ManagerPatrick Langlois
Asst. Equipment ManagerPierre Ouellette

2016-2017 Montréal Canadiens Captains

"C"

Max Pacioretty

"A"

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Montréal Canadiens Facts

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

2016-2017 Montréal Canadiens Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
10 players
6 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Montréal Canadiens: 6 215 GP
NHL: 10 966 GP
WC: 327 GP
OG: 64 GP
SHL: 145 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 74 GP
Liiga: 96 GP
KHL: 630 GP
Czechia: 130 GP
AHL: 4 949 GP
DEL: 144 GP
NL: 21 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

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/03/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Pittsburgh Penguins	Montréal Canadiens	-	NHL
09/29/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Toronto Maple Leafs	Montréal Canadiens	-	NHL
05/30/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Carolina Hurricanes	Montréal Canadiens	6 - 1	NHL
05/28/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Carolina Hurricanes	0 - 4	NHL
05/26/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Montréal Canadiens	Carolina Hurricanes	2 - 3 (OT 74:06)	NHL

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Montréal Canadiens History and Standings

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

Montréal Canadiens Retired Numbers

Montréal Canadiens Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alexander Radulov (F)	2026-2027	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	10	4	5	9	2
2.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	8	2	7	9	0
3.	Darren Dietz (D)	2026-2027	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	9	3	4	7	2
4.	Tomas Tatar (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	4	4	2	6	0
5.	Daniel Carr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	6	2	4	6	0
6.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	2	4	6	2
7.	Cameron Hillis (F)	2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	8	2	3	5	6
8.	Nikita Nesterov (D)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	9	0	5	5	2
9.	Denis Guryanov (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	9	4	0	4	0
10.	Charles Hudon (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	4	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	26.17
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.14
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	26.65
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	26.97
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	198 lbs	27.22

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Regular Season

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 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

#	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	1.64
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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	80	56	136
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	78	60	132
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1978-1979	80	52	129
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1975-1976	80	56	125
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1979-1980	74	50	125

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	78	60	132
2.	Steve Shutt (F)	1976-1977	80	60	105
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	80	56	136
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1975-1976	80	56	125
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1974-1975	70	53	119

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Pete Mahovlich (F)	1974-1975	80	82	117
2.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1976-1977	80	80	136
3.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1978-1979	80	77	129
4.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1979-1980	74	75	125
5.	Guy Lafleur (F)	1977-1978	78	72	132

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Chris Nilan (F)	1984-1985	77	37	358
2.	Chris Nilan (F)	1983-1984	76	26	338
3.	Lyle Odelein (D)	1993-1994	79	40	276
4.	Chris Nilan (F)	1985-1986	72	34	274
5.	Chris Nilan (F)	1986-1987	44	20	266

Player Nationalities Throughout History

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"	174 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"	165 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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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)