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Relentless and intense, forward Keith Acton showed off his offensive skills in [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 4, 1979.

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 15, 1984.

Claimed by Montreal from Hartford in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1981.

For more than a decade, no NHLer has even come close toshutting down the [...]

Traded to Pittsburgh by Montreal for Ron Flockhart, November 9, 1984.

To this day, Chris Chelios remains the Canadiens’ most recent Norris Trophy [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 9, 1981

Traded to St. Louis by Montreal with Greg Paslawski and Doug Wickenheiser for [...]

Traded to Washington by Montreal with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig [...]

Deemed by many as the league’s best defensive forward, Bob Gainey was named [...]

Some of the greatest moments of Gaston Gingras’ career came during his second [...]

A pillar on the Canadiens’ blue line, Rick Green spent seven seasons in [...]

Claimed by Montreal from Quebec in Waiver Draft, October 3, 1983.

Traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (Jocelyn [...]

Traded to Winnipeg by Montreal for Doug Soetaert, October 9, 1984.

A part of the Canadiens family for over 40 years, Rejean Houle appeared in more [...]

Mark Hunter, brother of Dale and Dave, kept the family reputation alive, [...]