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

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 [...]

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

Traded to Winnipeg by Montreal for Winnipeg's 2nd round choice (David Maley) in [...]

Traded to Washington by Montreal with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig [...]

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

Traded to St. Louis by Montreal for St. Louis' 1st round choice (Doug [...]

Reclaimed by Montreal from Quebec prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

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

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

Traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (Jocelyn [...]

A part of the Canadiens family for nearly 40 years, Rejean Houle appeared in [...]

Traded to Pittsburgh by Montreal with Rob Holland for Denis Herron and [...]