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Traded to Montreal by Providence (Can-Am) for cash, February 6, 1933.

Claimed by Montreal from Mtl. Wanderers in Dispersal Draft, January 4, 1918.

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 [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, January 25, 1924.

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 [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, December 21, 1923.

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

Traded to Montreal by Toronto for George Hainsworth, October 1, 1933. Traded to [...]

Unlike brother Spraque, who enjoyed adding fuel to the fire, Odie Cleghorn [...]

Notoriously impulsive, Sprague Cleghorn was despised by opponents but truly [...]

Traded to Montreal by Boston for Billy Boucher with both teams holding right of [...]

Roger Cormier was born in Montreal, Quebec on Mar. 23, 1905, and was signed by [...]

The mere presence of Billy Coutu deterred opponents from taking liberties with [...]

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 [...]