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- Inaugural season: 1909
- Finals appearances: 36
- Stanley Cups: 24 (last in 1993)
- Home: Bell Centre Montreal
- Owner: George Gillette Jr.
- General manager: Bob Gainey
- Coach: Jacques Martin
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The Montreal Canadiens is a professional hockey team that plays in the Norteast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League. Their 24 Stanley Cup wins is the most in the history of the NHL.
On June 11, 2009, Geoff, Andrew and Justin Molson of the Molson Coors beer corporation confirmed a report that they had submitted an offer to purchase the team, the Gillett Entertainment Centre and the Bell Centre.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4249673
Former Florida Panthers GM Jacques Martin was named head coach of the Canadiens on June 1, 2009.ESPN.com: Canadiens tap Martin as head coach On March 9, 2009, the Canadiens fired head coach Guy Carbonneau, replacing him on an interim basis with general manager and vice president Bob Gainey.
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Team Restructuring
On March 23, 2009, team owner George Gillett confirmed to ESPN that he would be doing some restructuring, which would include a possible sale of his 80.1% share of team ownership.ESPN.com: Gillett in Process of Restructuring Assets A group led by former general manager Serge Savard came forward on April 7, 2009, announcing their intent to purchase the team, should it be available for sale.CBSSports.com: Group led by ex-GM Savard ready to buy Habs...100th Anniversary
The Canadiens are set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the franchise on December 4, 2009. As part of the festivities, the Royal Canadian Mint will produce a reported 10 million Canadian dollar coins featuring the "CH" logo displayed prominently. The observance will also include centennial stamps issued by the Canada Post and a number of products such as commemorative DVDs, throwback jerseys and a special edition of Monopoly.ESPN.com: Habs' 100th Anniversary... Logo on Canadian DollarEarly History
The franchise dates back to 1909 when they were originally founded as part of the National Hockey Association. They were twice NHA champions, one of which they also went on to win the Stanley Cup, in 1916. In 1917 they left the NHA as one of the first four teams forming the NHL.Pure Domination
Starting in 1953, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup 16 out of the next 27 seasons. This included a four year consecutive streak from 1976 to 1979. Over the years they had help from several NHL legends including Maurice Richard, Toe Blake and Jacques Plante. Hockey Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman led the team for five of those championships, starting in 1973.Recent Years
Following the nearly two decade long dynasty, the Canadiens returned to the Stanley Cup finals in 1986, 1989 and 1993, winning each year except for in 1989. In the years since they have only made it as far as the second round of the post season before they were eliminated.Goalies
Defencemen
Forwards
- Matt D'Agostini
- Steve Begin - (03-09)
- Christopher Higgins - (03-09)
- Saku Koivu - (95-09)
- Andrei Kostitsyn
- Sergei Kostitsyn
- Tom Kostopoulos - (07-09)
- Alex Kovalev - (04-09)
- Robert Lang - (08-09)
- Maxim Lapierre
- Georges Laraque
- Guillaume Latendresse
- Tomas Plekanec
- Maurice Richard - (42-60)
- Alex Tanguay - (08-09)
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Canadiens Skills Competition
Mike Cammellari and Glen Metropolit hit all targets during the 2009 Canadiens Skills competition. Metropolit was awarded the win after hitting all targets with slap shots.
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Montreal Canadiens Questions
Who is going to be captain of the Montreal Canadiens now? 2 AnswersEarly indications pointed towards Andrei Markov but he was injured during the season opener. I don't think Roman Hamrlik can be overlooked, he's not a brand ne... read more
Can I watch Montreal TV over the internet? 1 AnswerTry downloading Live Station and you can watch plenty of Montreal stations over the Internet. http://www.livestation.com read more
What do you think of Jacques Martin as new coach of the Canadiens? 1 AnswerAs a die hard Habs fan I'm going to reserve judgment on this one and just wait and see. Martin is known as a defensive coach, but as coach of the Senators he wa... read more
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Road to the Cup 1993
The Montreal Canadians last Stanley Cup was in 1993. That spring the team set an NHL-record of 10 consecutive overtime wins in the postseason, including three during the Finals.
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