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Relentless and intense, forward Keith Acton showed off his offensive skills in [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 4, 1979.

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.

Traded to Colorado by Montreal for Colorado's 3rd round choice (Daniel [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 15, 1984.

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

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

Claimed by Montreal from Hartford in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1981.

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

Traded to Pittsburgh by Montreal for Ron Flockhart, November 9, 1984.

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

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

Traded to Montreal by Minnesota for Gord Labossiere, January 26, 1971.

Claimed by Edmonton from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.

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

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 9, 1981

Traded to Montreal by Winnipeg for Perry Turnbull, June 13, 1984.