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An emblematic icon of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice Richard’s influence and [...]

Jean Beliveau proudly wore the “C” for 10 seasons, the longest tenure in [...]

Team captain for eight seasons, Émile Bouchard dished out solid hits and made [...]

Traded to Chicago by Montreal for Max Quackenbush, July 3, 1955.

Right-handed defenseman, Hugh Currie was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on [...]

Defensive specialist Floyd Curry excelled at keeping the top forwards of his [...]

Traded to Montreal by Cincinnati (AHL) for Paul Masnick, February 13, 1951.

A French-Canadian born in Springfield, MA, Norm Dussault spent his formative [...]

Dick Gamble first attracted the attention of the Canadiens organization with an [...]

One of the most remarkable offensive forces in hockey, Bernard Geoffrion [...]

Leo Gravelle burst onto the hockey scene well before he played his first game [...]

Combining physicality with finesse, Glen Harmon won two Stanley Cups while [...]

Doug Harvey revolutionized the role of defenseman, becoming hockey’s first [...]

Traded to Detroit by Montreal for Gerry Couture, June 19, 1951.

A key cog in the Habs’ dynasty of the 1950s, Tom Johnson shone on the [...]

Traded to Montreal by Springfield (AHL) for Charles Gagnon and future [...]

Traded to Montreal by Cleveland (AHL) for cash, April 12, 1950.

One-third of the famous “Punch Line”, Elmer Lach, an exceptional playmaker, [...]