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With Toe Blake leading the way, “The Punch Line” made sports history as the [...]

Loaned to Detroit by Montreal to replace injured Tiny Thompson, February 15, [...]

Rights traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for Gerry Carson, October 7, 1936.

Defenseman Walter Buswell was as steady and reliable as they come, missing just [...]

Traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for cash, September 24, 1938.

In an era when the Canadiens struggled for on-ice success, Wilf Cude proved to [...]

Standing 5-foot-7 and tipping the scales at 160 pounds, Polly Drouin was far [...]

Traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for cash, September 14, 1938.

Smart, fast and unpredictable, Johnny Gagnon didn’t earn the nickname [...]

A native of Trois-Rivières, QC, Cliff “Red” Goupille wore a Canadiens [...]

Traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for cash, September 14, 1938.

Traded to Montreal by Boston for Jack Riley, September 30, 1935.

Listed at 5-foot-5, 156 pounds, Ottawa native Rod Lorrain was among the [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 30, 1937.

Equally able to play on the back end or up front, Georges Mantha joined brother [...]

Defensive specialist Armand Mondou spent 12 years with the Canadiens and while [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 28, 1932. Signed as a free agent [...]

A natural forward, Babe Siebert finished his career as a blue-liner with the [...]

Traded to Montreal by Mtl. Maroons for cash, September 14, 1938.

Traded to Cleveland (IAHL) by Montreal with Bill MacKenzie for Jim O'Neil, May [...]