Montreal Canadiens

The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. They are based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

Notable players

Current Roster

Active roster as of October 5 2005

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October 5 - 2005

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Hall of Famers

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• Jean Béliveau
• Hector "Toe" Blake
• Emile Bouchard
• Sprague Cleghorn
• Yvan Cournoyer
• Ken Dryden
• Bill Durnan
• Bob Gainey
• Herb Gardiner
• Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion
• George Hainsworth
• Joe Hall
• Doug Harvey
• Aurel Joliat
• Tom Johnson
• Elmer Lach
• Guy Lafleur
• Newsy Lalonde
• Jacques Laperrière
• Guy Lapointe
• Jack Laviolette

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• Jacques Lemaire
• Frank Mahovlich
• Joe Malone
• Sylvio Mantha
• Dickie Moore
• Howie Morenz
• Bud O'Connor
• Bert Olmstead
• Didier Pitre
• Jacques Plante
• Ken Reardon
• Maurice Richard
• Henri Richard
• Larry Robinson
• Denis Savard
• Serge Savard
• Steve Shutt
• Albert "Babe" Siebert
• Georges Vézina
• Lorne "Gump" Worsley

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Team Captains

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• Saku Koivu 1999-Present
• Vincent Damphousse 1996-1999
• Pierre Turgeon 1995-Oct.1996
• Mike Keane 1995 (Apr.-Dec.)
• Kirk Muller 1994-1995
• Guy Carbonneau 1990-1994
• Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios (Co-Cap.) 1989-1990
• Bob Gainey 1981-1989
• Serge Savard 1979-1981
• Yvan Cournoyer 1975-1979
• Henri Richard 1971-1975
• Jean Béliveau 1961-1971
• Doug Harvey 1960-1961
• Maurice "Rocket" Richard 1956-1960
• Emile "Butch" Bouchard 1948-1956
• Bill Durnan 1948 (Jan.-Apr.)

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• Hector "Toe" Blake 1940-1948
• Walter Buswell 1939-1940
• Albert Babe Siebert 1936-1939
• Sylvio Mantha 1933-1936
• George Hainsworth 1932-1933
• Sylvio Mantha 1926-1932
• Billy Coutu 1925-1926
• Sprague Cleghorn 1922-1925
• Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde 1916-1922
• Howard McNamara 1915-1916
• James Henry "Jimmy" Gardner 1913-1915
• Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde 1912-1913
• Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette 1911-1912
• Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde 1910-1911
• Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette 1909-1910

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Not to be forgotten

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• Ralph Backstrom
• Patrice Brisebois
• Odie Cleghorn
• Shayne Corson
• Wilf Cude
• John Ferguson
• Johnny Gagnon
• Glen Harmon
• Terry Harper
• Ted Harris
• Charlie Hodge
• Rejean Houle
• Michel Larocque
• Battleship Leduc
• Pit Lepine

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• Pete Mahovlich
• Don Marshall
• Gerry McNeil
• Pierre Mondou
• Ken Mosdell
• Mats Naslund
• Chris Nilan
• Claude Provost
• Jim Roberts
• Bobby Rousseau
• Patrick Roy
• Jean-Guy Talbot
• J.C. Tremblay
• Mario Tremblay

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Retired Numbers

• 1 Jacques Plante
• 2 Doug Harvey
• 4 Jean Béliveau (Number was also worn by Aurel Joliat)
• 7 Howie Morenz
• 9 Maurice Richard
• 10 Guy Lafleur
• 16 Henri Richard (Number was also worn by Elmer Lach)
• 99 Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide by the NHL)

Three more numbers will be retired which will be announced on October 15.

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Infamous Players:

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• Billy Coutu: First player banned from the NHL for life
• Maurice Richard: Suspended remainder of season, resulting in a riot.