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Businessman and promoter Joseph Viateur “Leo” Dandurand purchased the [...]

Cecil Hart first coached the Canadiens from 1926 to 1932, and returned for a [...]

An original member of the 1909-10 Canadiens who scored the first goal in [...]

Traded to Montreal by Providence (Can-Am) for cash, February 6, 1933.

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 [...]

Loaned to Pittsburgh by Montreal for remainder of 1927-28 season for the loan [...]

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

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

Traded to Montreal by Toronto for George Hainsworth, October 1, 1933. Traded to [...]

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 [...]

Traded to Montreal by Boston for Billy Boucher with both teams holding right of [...]

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 [...]