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Hailing from St. Jean, Quebec, left-winger Arthur Alexandre enjoyed two stints [...]

With Toe Blake leading the way, “The Punch Line” made sports history as the [...]

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 [...]

Rights traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for Gerry Carson, October 7, 1936.

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

Defenseman Walter Buswell was as steady and reliable as they come, missing just [...]

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

Carson Cooper was traded to the Canadiens by the Boston Bruins in return for [...]

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

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 22, 1935.

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

Originally from Pembroke, Ontario, defenseman Gordon Fraser won the Stanley Cup [...]

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.

Originally from Espanola, Ontario, center Arthur Gauthier signed a contract [...]

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

A native of Trois-Rivières, QC, Cliff “Red” Goupille wore a Canadiens [...]