Montreal Canadiens 42966 225831355 2008-07-15T16:31:33Z Djsasso 149061 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/79.183.135.223|79.183.135.223]] ([[User talk:79.183.135.223|talk]]) to last version by Djsasso {{current sport-related|mini=1|2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season|image=Hockey current event.png}} {{NHL Team | CAN_eng=1 |team_name = Montreal Canadiens<br /><small>(Canadiens de Montréal)<!--Do not revert, as per the talk page of this article. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Montreal_Canadiens#Top_Infobox.--> |bg_color = #BF2F38 |text_color = white |logo_image = MontrealCanadiens.png |conference = [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern]] |division = [[Northeast Division (NHL)|Northeast]] |founded = [[December 4]], [[1909]] |history = '''Montreal Canadiens'''<br />1909-1917 ([[National Hockey Association|NHA]])<br />1917-present ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) |arena = [[Bell Centre]] (Centre Bell) |city = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] |media_affiliates = <u>'''English'''</u><br />[[CJAD (AM)|CJAD (800 AM)]]<br /><u>'''French'''</u><br />[[Réseau des sports|RDS]]<br />[[CKAC (AM)|CKAC (730 AM)]] |team_colors = Blue, White and Red <br /> (Bleu, Blanc et Rouge) |head_coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Guy Carbonneau]] |general_manager = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bob Gainey]] |owner = {{flagicon|USA}} [[George N. Gillett Jr.]] |president = [[Pierre Boivin]] |captain = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Saku Koivu]] |minor_league_affiliates = [[Hamilton Bulldogs]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])<br />[[Cincinnati Cyclones]] ([[ECHL]]) |stanley_cups = [[1915-16 NHA season|1915-16]], [[1923-24 NHL season|1923-24]], [[1929-30 NHL season|1929-30]], [[1930-31 NHL season|1930-31]], [[1943-44 NHL season|1943-44]], [[1945-46 NHL season|1945-46]], [[1952-53 NHL season|1952-53]], [[1955-56 NHL season|1955-56]], [[1956-57 NHL season|1956-57]], [[1957-58 NHL season|1957-58]], [[1958-59 NHL season|1958-59]], [[1959-60 NHL season|1959-60]], [[1964-65 NHL season|1964-65]], [[1965-66 NHL season|1965-66]], [[1967-68 NHL season|1967-68]], [[1968-69 NHL season|1968-69]], [[1970-71 NHL season|1970-71]], [[1972-73 NHL season|1972-73]], [[1975-76 NHL season|1975-76]], [[1976-77 NHL season|1976-77]], [[1977-78 NHL season|1977-78]], [[1978-79 NHL season|1978-79]], [[1985-86 NHL season|1985-86]], [[1992-93 NHL season|1992-93]] |conf_titles = [[1975-76 NHL season|1975-76]], [[1976-77 NHL season|1976-77]], [[1977-78 NHL season|1977-78]], [[1978-79 NHL season|1978-79]], [[1980-81 NHL season|1980-81]], [[1985-86 NHL season|1985-86]], [[1988-89 NHL season|1988-89]], [[1992-93 NHL season|1992-93]] <!-- Conference titles are not officially won until a team makes it to the Stanley Cup finals per the NHL. Please do not add finishing first in conference during regular season. --> |division_titles = [[1927-28 NHL season|1927-28]], [[1928-29 NHL season|1928-29]], [[1929-30 NHL season|1929-30]], [[1930-31 NHL season|1930-31]], [[1931-32 NHL season|1931-32]], [[1936-37 NHL season|1936-37]], [[1967-68 NHL season|1967-68]], [[1968-69 NHL season|1968-69]], [[1972-73 NHL season|1972-73]], [[1974-75 NHL season|1974-75]], [[1975-76 NHL season|1975-76]], [[1976-77 NHL season|1976-77]], [[1977-78 NHL season|1977-78]], [[1978-79 NHL season|1978-79]], [[1979-80 NHL season|1979-80]], [[1980-81 NHL season|1980-81]], [[1981-82 NHL season|1981-82]], [[1984-85 NHL season|1984-85]], [[1987-88 NHL season|1987-88]], [[1988-89 NHL season|1988-89]], [[1991-92 NHL season|1991-92]], [[2007-08 NHL season|2007-08]] }}The '''Montreal Canadiens''' ({{lang-fr|Les Canadiens de Montréal}}) are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. They are members of the [[Northeast Division (NHL)|Northeast Division]] of the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The club is officially known as '''Le Club de Hockey Canadien'''. French nicknames for the team include ''Les Canadiens'' (or ''Le Canadien''), ''Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge'', ''La Sainte-Flanelle'', ''Le Tricolore'', ''Les Glorieux'' (or ''Nos Glorieux''), ''Les [[Habitants]]'' and ''Le Grand Club''. In English, the team's main nickname is the ''Habs'' (coming from "Les Habitants"). The French spelling ''Canadiens'' is always used in English (never ''Canadians''). Founded in [[1909]], eight years before the founding of the NHL, the Canadiens are the oldest continuously-operating professional ice hockey team and the only continuously-operating club to predate the league. On account of playing in the NHL prior to its [[1967 NHL Expansion|1967 expansion]], they are considered one of the "[[Original Six]]" teams. With the departure of the [[Quebec Nordiques]] in 1995, the Canadiens are the sole NHL team in Quebec. The team's championship season in [[1992-93 NHL season|1992-93]] still marks the last time that a Canadian team won the [[Stanley Cup]].<ref name="CanadaCup">{{cite web|url=http://proicehockey.about.com/od/stanleycupbunker/a/stanley_cuplist.htm|title=The Complete List of Stanley Cup Champions|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2006-02-14|year=2007}}</ref> The Canadiens have achieved more success than any other ice hockey club. They have won more [[Stanley Cup]]s (24, the first in 1916, before the NHL existed) than any other team.<ref name="MostCups">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/cup/champs.html|title=Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists|publisher=NHL.com|accessdate=2007-02-14|year=2007}}</ref> On a percentage basis, this makes them historically the most successful major professional sports team of the traditional four major sports of Canada and the United States, having won 36.3% of all NHL/NHA Stanley Cup championships. Only the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] (27.8%, with their 2007-08 NBA Finals win) and the [[New York Yankees]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (25%) have achieved success rates anywhere remotely close to the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens play their home games at the [[Bell Centre]], which was named the Molson Centre until 2003.<ref name="Renamed">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/02/26/bellcentre020226.html|title=Molson Centre renamed Bell Centre|accessdate=2007-02-14|year=2002|publisher=CBC Sports}}</ref> Former homes of the team include [[Jubilee Rink]], [[Montreal Arena|Montreal Westmount Arena]], [[Mount Royal Arena]] and the famous [[Montreal Forum]]. The Forum was considered a veritable shrine to hockey fans everywhere,<ref name="forum">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18096190.html | publisher=High Beam Research | title= The end of an era (The Montreal Forum) | date=1996 | accessdate=2007-02-10}}</ref> and housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships. ==History== {{main|History of the Montreal Canadiens}} The Canadiens were founded on [[December 4]], [[1909]] as a charter member of the [[National Hockey Association]], the forerunner to the [[National Hockey League]]. The team won its first [[Stanley Cup]] championship in the [[1915-16 NHA season|1915-16 season]]. In 1917, with four other NHA teams, the Canadiens formed the NHL, and they won their first NHL Stanley Cup during the [[1923-24 NHL season|1923-24 season]], led by [[Howie Morenz]]. The team moved to the [[Montreal Forum]] for the [[1926-27 NHL season|1926-27 season]]. Led by the "[[Punch line (hockey)|Punch Line]]" of [[Maurice Richard|Maurice "Rocket" Richard]], [[Toe Blake]], and [[Elmer Lach]], in the 1940s the Canadiens enjoyed success again atop the NHL. From 1952 to 1960, the franchise won six Stanley Cups, including a record five straight from [[1955-56 NHL season|1956]] to [[1959-60 NHL season|1960]], with a new set of stars coming to prominence: [[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]], [[Dickie Moore (hockey)|Dickie Moore]], [[Doug Harvey]], [[Bernard Geoffrion|Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion]], [[Jacques Plante]], and Richard's younger brother, [[Henri Richard|Henri]]. The Canadiens added ten more championships in fifteen seasons from [[1964-65 NHL season|1965]] to [[1978-79 NHL season|1979]], with another dynastic run of four straight Cups from [[1975-76 NHL season|1976]] to [[1978-79 NHL season|1979]]. In the [[1976-77 NHL season|1976-77 season]], the Canadiens set a modern-day record for fewest losses by only losing eight games in an 80-game season. The next generation of stars included [[Guy Lafleur]], [[Yvan Cournoyer]], [[Ken Dryden]], [[Pete Mahovlich]], [[Steve Shutt]], [[Bob Gainey]], [[Serge Savard]], [[Guy Lapointe]] and [[Larry Robinson]]. The Canadiens won Stanley Cups in [[1985-86 NHL season|1986]], led by rookie star goaltender [[Patrick Roy]], and in [[1992-93 NHL season|1993]], continuing their streak of winning at least one championship in every decade from the 1910s to the 1990s. In 1996, the Habs moved from the Montreal Forum, their home during 71 seasons and 22 Stanley Cups, to the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]]. [[Image:Canadiens100Anniversary.png|right|thumb|250px|The Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary logo to be used in 2008-09.]] ===Centennial celebrations=== {{main|2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season}} As part of the Canadiens celebrations for their Centennial year of 2008-09, the [[2009 NHL All-Star Game]] was awarded to Montreal<ref name="AllStar2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=287828|title=Montreal will host 2009 NHL All-Star events|publisher=NHL.com|year=2007|accessdate=2007-02-14}}</ref> as well as the [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]]. ==Team colors and mascot== [[Image:MontrealCanadiens1918.png|right|thumb|150px|Logo used (1917-19, 1921-22)]] {{Details|History of the Montreal Canadiens}} The current team colors are red, blue and white. These colors have been used in combination since 1914. The Canadiens' famous colors are an important part of French Canadian culture. In the short story "The Hockey Sweater" by [[Roch Carrier]] a young Québécois boy is accidentally given the jersey of the rival [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. The poem was later made into an animated short; a quote from it appears on the Canadian five dollar bill. ===Logo=== One of sports' oldest and most recognizable logos, the classic 'C' and 'H' of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917-18 season before evolving to its current form in 1952-53. The 'H' does not stand for 'Habs' or [[Habitants]]; this misconception stems from an error by an English language newspaper reporter in the 1950s. It actually stands for 'Hockey', as in 'Club de Hockey Canadien', the official name of the team. According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was American [[Tex Rickard]], owner of [[Madison Square Garden]], in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants."<ref name="theH">{{cite web|url=http://proicehockey.about.com/od/history/f/canadiens_habs.htm|title=Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs?|publisher=About.com|year=2008|accessdate=2008-04-30}}</ref>. [[Image:Montreal-canadiens-07-jerseys.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Montreal Canadiens 2007 jerseys]] ===Uniforms=== The home [[Hockey jersey|jersey]] (traditionally called a sweater) is predominantly red in colour. There are four blue and white stripes, one across each arm, one across the chest and the other across the waist. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist, red at the end of both arm sleeves and the shoulders are also draped with red. The basic design has been in use since 1914. Because of the team's rich history and significance, the sweater is referred to by many as 'La sainte flanelle' (the holy flannel sweater). ===Mascot=== Beginning in the [[2004-05 NHL season]], the Canadiens adopted [[Youppi]] as their official mascot, the first in their 90+ year history. Youppi was the longtime mascot for the [[Montreal Expos]] baseball team, but was dropped from the franchise when they moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] in [[2004]] and became the [[Washington Nationals]]. With the switch, Youppi became the first mascot in professional sports to switch leagues.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/9371075/|title=Canadiens adopt Youppi! as their mascot|publisher=NBC|year=2005|accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref> ==Seasons and records== ===Season by season results=== ''This is a partial list of the last six seasons completed by the Canadiens. For the full season-by-season history, see [[Montreal Canadiens seasons]]'' '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' {| class="wikitable" |- align="center" style="font-size: small; font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd; padding:5px;" | |Season || GP || W || L || T<sup>1</sup> || OTL || GF || GA || PTS || PIM || Finish || Playoffs |- |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [[2002-03 NHL season|2002-03]] || 82 || 30 || 35 || 8 || 9 || 206 || 234 || 77 || 900 || 4th, Northeast || Did not qualify |- | [[2003-04 NHL season|2003-04]] || 82 || 41 || 30 || 7 || 4 || 208 || 192 || 93 || 1039 || 4th, Northeast ||Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 ([[Tampa Bay Lightning|Lightning]]) |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [[2004-05 NHL season|2004-05]] || colspan="11"| ''Season cancelled due to [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]'' |- | [[2005-06 NHL season|2005-06]]<sup>1</sup>|| 82 || 42 || 31 || — || 9 || 243 || 247 || 93 || 1312 || 3rd, Northeast || Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 ([[Carolina Hurricanes|Hurricanes]]) |-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07]] || 82 || 42 || 34 || — || 6 || 245 || 256 || 90 || 1119 || 4th, Northeast || Did not qualify |- |[[2007-08 NHL season|2007–08]] || 82 || 47 || 25 || — || 10 || 262 || 222 || 104 || 1072 || 1st, Northeast || Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 ([[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]]) |} :<sup>1</sup> <small>As of the [[2005-06 NHL season]], all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).</small> ==Franchise scoring leaders== {{details|Montreal Canadiens Records}} <!--PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS.--> These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. '''''Note:''' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game ''Updated at completion of 2007–2008 season'' {| class="wikitable" |- align="center" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | | align="left" | Player || Pos || GP || G || A || Pts || P/G |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Guy Lafleur]] || RW || 961 || 518 || 728 || '''1246''' || 1.30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]] || C || 1125 || 507 || 712 || '''1219''' || 1.08 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Henri Richard]] || C || 1256 || 358 || 688 || '''1046''' || .83 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Maurice Richard]] || RW || 978 || 544 || 421 || '''965''' || .99 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Larry Robinson]] || D || 1202 || 197 || 686 || '''883''' || .73 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Yvan Cournoyer]] || RW || 968 || 428 || 435 || '''863''' || .89 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Jacques Lemaire]] || C || 853 || 366 || 469 || '''835''' || .98 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Steve Shutt]] || LW || 871 || 408 || 368 || '''776''' || .89 |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Bernie Geoffrion]] || RW || 766 || 371 || 388 || '''759''' || .99 |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" | align="left" | [[Elmer Lach]] || C || 664 || 215 || 408 || '''623''' || .94 |} ===Individual records=== ====Career==== *Most Seasons: [[Henri Richard]], 20 *Most Games: Henri Richard, 1256 *Most Goals: [[Maurice Richard]], 544 *Most Assists: [[Guy Lafleur]], 728 *Most Points: Guy Lafleur, 1246 (518G, 728A) *Most Penalty Minutes: [[Chris Nilan]], 2248 *Most Shutouts: [[George Hainsworth]], 75 *Most Consecutive Games Played: [[Doug Jarvis]], 560 *Most Stanley Cups: [[Henri Richard]], 11* ====Season==== *Most Goals in a season: [[Steve Shutt]] & [[Guy Lafleur]], 60 (1976-77; 1977-78) *Most Powerplay goals in a season: [[Yvan Cournoyer]], 20 (1966-67) *Most Assists in a season: [[Pete Mahovlich]], 82 (1974-75) *Most Points in a season: [[Guy Lafleur]], 136 (1976-77) *Most Penalty Minutes in a season: [[Chris Nilan]], 358 (1984-85) *Most Points in a season, defenceman: [[Larry Robinson]], 85 (1976-77) *Most Points in a season, rookie: [[Mats Näslund|Mats Naslund]]; [[Kjell Dahlin]], 71 (1982-83; 1985-86) *Most Wins in a season: [[Jacques Plante]]; [[Ken Dryden]], 42 (1955-56 & 1961-62; 1975-76) *Most Shutouts in a season: [[George Hainsworth]], 22 (1928-29)* *Most Goals in a season, defenceman: [[Guy Lapointe]], 28 (1974-75) * Indicates a League Record ==Current roster== {{Montreal Canadiens roster}} ==Leaders== ===Team captains=== <div style="float:left; margin-right:8.0em;"> *[[Jack Laviolette]], 1909-10 *[[Newsy Lalonde]], 1910-11 *[[Jack Laviolette]], 1911-12 *[[Newsy Lalonde]], 1912-13 *[[Jimmy Gardner]], 1913-15 *[[Howard McNamara]], 1915-16 *[[Newsy Lalonde]], 1916-22 *[[Sprague Cleghorn]], 1922-25 *[[Billy Coutu]], 1925-26 *[[Sylvio Mantha]], 1926-32 *[[George Hainsworth]], 1932-33 *[[Sylvio Mantha]], 1933-36 *[[Albert Babe Siebert|Albert "Babe" Siebert]], 1936-39 *[[Walter Buswell]], 1939-40 *[[Toe Blake]], 1940-48 *[[Bill Durnan]], 1948 <small> (January - April)</small> </div><div style="float:left; width:48%;"> *[[Emile Bouchard]], 1948-56 *[[Maurice Richard]], 1956-60 *[[Doug Harvey]], 1960-61 *[[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]], 1961-71 *[[Henri Richard]], 1971-75 *[[Yvan Cournoyer]], 1975-79 *[[Serge Savard]], 1979-81 *[[Bob Gainey]], 1981-89 *[[Guy Carbonneau]] & [[Chris Chelios]], 1989-90 <small> (co-captains)</small> *[[Guy Carbonneau]], 1990-94 *[[Kirk Muller]], 1994-95 *[[Mike Keane]], 1995 <small> (April-December)</small> *[[Pierre Turgeon]], 1995-96 *[[Vincent Damphousse]], 1996-99 *[[Saku Koivu]], 1999- ''present'' </div><br clear="all"> ===Head coaches=== <div style="float:left; margin-right:2.5em;"> *[[Jack Laviolette|Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette]], 1909–10 *[[Adolphe Lecours]], 1910–11 *[[Napoléon Dorval|Napoleon Dorval]], 1911-13 *[[Jimmy Gardner|James Henry "Jimmy" Gardner]], 1913-15 *[[Edouard Lalonde|Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde]], 1915-21 *[[Edouard Lalonde|Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde]]<br>and [[Leo Dandurand]], 1921-22 *[[Leo Dandurand]], 1922-26 *[[Cecil Hart]], 1926-32 *[[Edouard Lalonde|Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde]], 1932-34 *[[Edouard Lalonde|Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde]]<br>and [[Leo Dandurand]], 1934-35 *[[Sylvio Mantha]], 1935-36 *[[Cecil Hart]], 1936-38 *[[Cecil Hart]] and [[Jules Dugal]], 1938-39 *[[Albert Babe Siebert|Albert "Babe" Siebert]], 1939 *[[Alfred Lepine|Alfred "Pit" Lepine]], 1939-40 *[[Dick Irvin]], 1940-55 </div><div style="float:left; width:48%;"> *[[Toe Blake|Hector "Toe" Blake]], 1955-68 *[[Claude Ruel]], 1968-71 *[[Al MacNeil]], 1971 *[[Scotty Bowman]], 1971-79 *[[Bernie Geoffrion]], 1979 *[[Claude Ruel]], 1979-81 *[[Bob Berry (hockey player)|Bob Berry]], 1981-84 *[[Jacques Lemaire]], 1984-85 *[[Jean Perron]], 1985-88 *[[Pat Burns]], 1988-92 *[[Jacques Demers]], 1992-95 *[[Mario Tremblay]], 1995-97 *[[Alain Vigneault]], 1997-00 *[[Michel Therrien]], 2000-03 *[[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]], 2003-06 *[[Bob Gainey]], 2006 <small> (January - May) (interim coach)</small> *[[Guy Carbonneau]], 2006 - ''present'' </div><br clear="all"> ==Honoured members== {{details|Montreal Canadiens notable players and award winners}} ===Pro Hockey Hall of Famers=== In the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]], the Canadiens boast the most enshrined Hall-of-Famers with forty-two. All of their inductees are from [[Canada]] with the exception of former defenceman [[Joe Hall]], who was from [[England]]. Thirty-six of these players are from three separate notable dynasties: 12 from 1955-1960, 11 from 1964-1969 and 13 from 1975-1979. [[Howie Morenz]] and [[Georges Vézina]] were the first Canadiens given the honour in 1945, while [[Patrick Roy]] and [[Dick Duff]] were the most recently inducted, in 2006. {| class="wikitable" |align="center" colspan="12"|'''Montreal Canadiens Hall of Famers''' |-align="center" !Player !Nat. !Position !Inducted !Player !Nat. !Position !Inducted !Player !Nat. !Position !Inducted |- | [[Howie Morenz]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1945 ||[[Bill Durnan]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]]|| 1964|| [[Yvan Cournoyer]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]|| 1982 |- | [[Georges Vézina|Georges Vezina]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]]|| 1945 ||[[Toe Blake|Hector "Toe" Blake]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 1966 || [[Ken Dryden]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]]|| 1983 |- | [[Aurel Joliat]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 1947 ||[[Ken Reardon]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1966 || [[Jacques Lemaire]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1984 |- | [[Newsy Lalonde]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1950 ||[[Emile Bouchard]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1966 || [[Bert Olmstead]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]|| 1985 |- | [[Joe Malone]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1950 ||[[Elmer Lach]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1966 ||[[Serge Savard]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1986 |- | [[Sprague Cleghorn]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1958 ||[[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1970 || [[Jacques Laperriere]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1987 |- | [[Herb Gardiner]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 1958 ||[[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]|| 1972|| [[Guy Lafleur]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]|| 1988 |- | [[Sylvio Mantha]] ||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1960 ||[[Bernard Geoffrion|Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 1972 || [[Bud O'Connor]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]|| 1988 |- | [[Maurice Richard|Maurice "Rocket" Richard]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]|| 1961 ||[[Doug Harvey]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1973 || [[Bob Gainey]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 1992 |- | [[Joe Hall]]||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1961 ||[[Dickie Moore (hockey)|Dickie Moore]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1974 || [[Guy Lapointe]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1993 |- | [[George Hainsworth]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]]|| 1961 ||[[Jacques Plante]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]] || 1978 || [[Steve Shutt]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 1993 |- | [[Jack Laviolette]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1962 ||[[Henri Richard|Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]] || 1979 || [[Larry Robinson]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]|| 1995 |- | [[Didier Pitre]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]] || 1962 ||[[Gump Worsley|Lorne "Gump" Worsley]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]] || 1980 || [[Patrick Roy]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Goaltender|G]]|| 2006 |- | [[Albert Siebert|Albert "Babe" Siebert]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1964 ||[[Frank Mahovlich]]||{{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 1981 || [[Dick Duff]] || {{flagicon|Canada}}|| [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]|| 2006 |- |} === Retired numbers === The Canadiens have retired thirteen numbers, by 14 players, in their history,<ref name="Retired">{{cite web | author = Club de hockey Canadien | title = Montreal Canadiens - History | publisher = canadiens.nhl.com | date = 2008 | url = http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=16875 | format = HTML | accessdate = 2008-02-23 }} </ref> the most of any team in the [[National Hockey League]], and the fourth highest total of any North American professional sports franchise. All of the honourees were born in Canada. [[Howie Morenz]] was the first honouree on [[November 2]], [[1937]]. Although not officially retired under his name, Jacques Laperriere who wore No. 2 after Doug Harvey, was present on the ice in the Montreal Forum the night the number was retired. {| class="wikitable" |align="center" colspan="6"|'''Montreal Canadiens Retired Numbers''' |- !No. !Player !Retired !No. !Player !Retired |- | align="center"| '''1'''|| [[Jacques Plante]]|| [[October 7]], [[1975]]|| align="center"| '''12'''|| [[Dickie Moore (hockey)|Dickie Moore]]|| [[November 12]], [[2005]] |- | align="center"| '''2'''|| [[Doug Harvey]]|| [[October 26]], [[1985]]|| align="center"| '''12'''|| [[Yvan Cournoyer]]|| [[November 12]], [[2005]] |- | align="center"| '''4'''|| [[Jean Béliveau|Jean Beliveau]]|| [[October 9]], [[1971]]|| align="center"| '''16'''|| [[Henri Richard]]|| [[December 10]], [[1975]] |- | align="center"| '''5'''|| [[Bernard Geoffrion]]|| [[March 11]], [[2006]]|| align="center"| '''18'''|| [[Serge Savard]]|| [[November 18]], [[2006]] |- | align="center"| '''7'''|| [[Howie Morenz]]|| [[November 2]], [[1937]]|| align="center"| '''19'''|| [[Larry Robinson]]|| [[November 19]], [[2007]] |- | align="center"| '''9'''|| [[Maurice Richard]]|| [[October 6]], [[1960]]|| align="center"| '''23'''|| [[Bob Gainey]]|| [[February 23]], [[2008]] |- | align="center"| '''10'''|| [[Guy Lafleur]]|| [[February 16]], [[1985]]|| align="center"| '''29'''|| [[Ken Dryden]]|| [[January 29]], [[2007]] |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== * [[Montreal Canadiens notable players and award winners]] * [[Montreal Junior Canadiens]] * [[Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry]] * [[List of Montreal Canadiens presidents]] * [[List of NHL players]] * [[List of NHL seasons]] * [[List of Stanley Cup champions]] * [[List of Montreal Canadiens goaltenders]] ==External links== *[http://www.canadiens.com/ Official website of the Montreal Canadiens] <!-- READ [[WP:EL]] before adding any links --> {{Navboxes|titlestyle=background:#BF2F38; 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