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An emblematic icon of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice Richard’s influence and [...]

Traded to Detroit by Montreal with ClaudeLaforge and Bud MacPherson for cash, [...]

Team captain for eight seasons, Émile Bouchard dished out solid hits and made [...]

Defensive specialist Floyd Curry excelled at keeping the top forwards of his [...]

Traded to Chicago by Montreal for Ike Hildebrand and future considerations, [...]

Dick Gamble first attracted the attention of the Canadiens organization with an [...]

One of the most remarkable offensive forces in hockey, Bernard Geoffrion [...]

Doug Harvey revolutionized the role of defenseman, becoming hockey’s first [...]

A key cog in the Habs’ dynasty of the 1950s, Tom Johnson shone on the [...]

One-third of the famous “Punch Line”, Elmer Lach, an exceptional playmaker, [...]

Traded to Buffalo (AHL) by Montreal for cash, October 15, 1953.

Traded to Montreal by Boston for Hal Laycoe, February 14, 1951.

Calum MacKay played a valuable role for the Canadiens during his five seasons [...]

His parents may have named him James Albert but to the hockey world he was [...]

Born and raised in Verdun, a streetcar ride away from the Montreal Forum, young [...]

One of the solid support players from Western Canada who found their way to [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, September 27, 1948. Returned to Montreal [...]