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This is a list of franchise records for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Team records. Single season. Most points: 132: 1976–77:
The Montreal Canadiens [note 4] (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially le Club de hockey Canadien (lit. The Canadian Hockey Club) [ 9 ] and colloquially known as the Habs , [ note 5 ] are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal .
The Blueshirts won the playoff and so the Canadiens finished in second place. b From the 1910 season to the 1916–17 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHA. [8] c The 1916–17 NHA season was played in two half seasons. Montreal qualified for the two-game total-goal playoff by winning the first half of the schedule.
The 1976–77 Canadiens are widely considered to be the greatest team in NHL history, [2] [3] [4] [111] though arguments exist for the 1955–56 and 1975–76 Canadiens teams as well. [ 112 ] The 1978–79 season capped Montreal's run of four consecutive championships in dramatic fashion.
The Montreal Canadiens have retired fifteen of their jersey numbers. Also out of circulation is the number 99, which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. [ 185 ] Gretzky did not play for the Canadiens during his 20-year NHL career and the only Canadiens to wear the number prior to its retirement were Joe Lamb , Des ...
History of the Montreal Canadiens; 0–9. 1993 Stanley Cup Riot; A. List of Montreal Canadiens award winners; B. Battle of Quebec (ice hockey) Bruins–Canadiens ...
The origins of the Challenge era come from the method of play of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada prior to 1893. From 1887 to 1893, the league did not play a round-robin format, but rather challenges between teams of the association that year, with the winner of the series being the 'interim' champion, with the final challenge winner becoming the league champion for the year.
Held nearly 30 world records in 12, 20, 28, and .410 gauge shooting; All-around world champion (1968–1971) [196] 1975: Doug Harvey: Ice hockey: Athlete: 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens (1953, 1956–1960); 7-time Norris Trophy winner, (1954–1958, 1960, 1961 with the Canadiens, 1962 while coaching the New York Rangers ...