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Traded to Colorado by Montreal with Sean Shanahan for cash, September 13, 1976.

Traded to Montreal by St. Louis for Chuck Lefley, November 28, 1974.

Though he played a robust game, Pierre Bouchard rarely dropped the gloves; his [...]

Traded to Los Angeles by Montreal for Los Angeles' 2nd round choice (Claude [...]

Blessed with exceptional speed and a lethal wrist shot, Yvan Cournoyer was one [...]

No one can forget Ken Dryden’s legendary pose, with his chin resting on his [...]

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

Traded to Los Angeles by Montreal with Montreal's 3rd round choice (later [...]

Nicknamed “The Blond Demon”, Guy Lafleur’s incredible rushes and lethal [...]

Famous for his goal against the Bruins in 1979, Yvon Lambert played a key [...]

One of the best offensive blueliners in team history, Guy Lapointe holds the [...]

Michel Larocque was a top-flight back-up goaltender in the 1970s.

Forward Claude Larose, whose long sideburns made him easy to spot on the ice, [...]

Traded to St. Louis by Montreal for Don Awrey, November 28, 1974.

Equally successful with the puck as he was without it, Jacques Lemaire, with [...]

Peter Mahovlich is one of four players in Canadiens history to have recorded [...]

With 11 Stanley Cup rings to his credit, Henri Richard has won more [...]

One of the game’s most notorious pests throughout the 1970s, center Doug [...]

Always a reliable stay-at-home defenseman, Jimmy Roberts suited up for over 600 [...]

A mentor to a generation of younger Canadiens defensemen, Larry Robinson was [...]