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

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Traded to Montreal by Detroit for cash, October 10, 1929.

A well-travelled 29-year-old by the time he joined the Montreal Canadiens in [...]

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

Herb Gardiner’s exploits in 1926-27 earned him the Hart Trophy, awarded to [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 7, 1927.

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, February 9, 1927.

Traded to Montreal by San Francisco (Cal-Pro) for $5,000, February 13, 1930.

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