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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 [...]

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

Some of the greatest moments of Gaston Gingras’ career came during his second [...]

A pillar on the Canadiens’ blue line, Rick Green spent seven seasons in [...]

Making most of his starts on the road, Brian Hayward proved to be a top-flight [...]

Traded to Toronto by Montreal with Montreal's 6th round choice (Michael Doers) [...]

A truly offensive defenseman, Tom Kurvers adapted quickly to life in the NHL, [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, September, 1983.