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Claimed by Montreal from Mtl. Wanderers in Dispersal Draft, January 4, 1918.

A native of Papineau, QC, Louis Berlinquette played his first four games in a [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, January 2, 1922.

One of four hockey-playing brothers who made it to the NHL in the league’s [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, January 25, 1924.

Traded to Montreal by Ottawa with Harold Starr for Marty Burke and future [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, December 21, 1923.

Gerald Carson, nicknamed “Stub”, was the youngest of three hockey playing [...]

Unlike brother Spraque, who enjoyed adding fuel to the fire, Odie Cleghorn [...]

Notoriously impulsive, Sprague Cleghorn was despised by opponents but truly [...]

A right-winger originally from Bradford, Ontario, Norman Collings joined the [...]

A 5-foot-11, 200-pounder from Penetanguishene, ON, Albert “Bert” Corbeau [...]

Roger Cormier was born in Montreal, Quebec on Mar. 23, 1905, and was signed by [...]

The mere presence of Billy Coutu deterred opponents from taking liberties with [...]

Rights traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for Lionel Conacher and the rights to [...]

In an era when the Canadiens struggled for on-ice success, Wilf Cude proved to [...]

Standing 5-foot-7 and tipping the scales at 160 pounds, Polly Drouin was far [...]

Smart, fast and unpredictable, Johnny Gagnon didn’t earn the nickname [...]

Traded to Montreal by Chicago with Roger Jenkins and Lionel Conacher for Howie [...]