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Signed as a free agent by Montreal, February 8, 1985.

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

Andrew Cassels is one of a select few players who scored on their first NHL shot.

Traded to Vancouver by Montreal for Dan Woodley, January 25, 1989.

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

Traded to New Jersey by Montreal with Stephane Richer for Kirk Muller and [...]

An energetic and hard-hitting power forward, Shayne Corson’s bone-rattling [...]

Traded to Montreal by Toronto for John Kordic and Montreal's 6th round choice [...]

Kjell Dahlin broke into the NHL with a bang, scoring 25 goals in the first half [...]

Traded to Montreal by Philadelphia for Scott Sandelin, November 7, 1988.

Traded to Philadelphia by Montreal with Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair for [...]

Traded to Chicago by Montreal for cash, October 10, 1990.

Traded to Tampa Bay by Montreal to complete transaction that sent Rob Ramage to [...]

Traded to Montreal by St. Louis for St. Louis' 3rd round choice (previously [...]

Traded to Edmonton by Montreal for cash, October 2, 1989.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Steven Fletcher was the 10th round draft choice of [...]

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

A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, right-winger Perry Ganchar was the 6th [...]

In his rookie season with Montreal in 1988-89, Brent Gilchrist helped the Habs [...]