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In 1909, the Canadiens were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). In 1917, the franchise joined the NHL, and is one of the Original Six teams. [2] In their 100-year history, the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, and are the last Canadian team to have won the Stanley Cup, having done so in 1993. [3]
Often named the best general manager in NHL history, Pollock led the Canadiens to nine Stanley Cup championships in his 14 years at the helm of the team. [96] One of his key tactics was trading aging stars to expansion teams for draft picks, which led to the team drafting future Hall of Famers Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson and Ken Dryden. [96]
[4] [5] The Canadiens are owned by the Molson Family. The general manager position is filled by Kent Hughes while their coaches consist of Martin St. Louis as their head coach, Alexandre Burrows, Trevor Letowski, and Stephane Robidas as assistant coaches, and Eric Raymond as the goaltender coach. The current captain of the Canadiens is Nick Suzuki.
In Hughes' first full year as general manager, the Canadiens finished fifth-last in the league. [14] In advance of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft , Hughes traded the thirty-first overall selection that he acquired in the Chiarot trade the year prior to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Alex Newhook , another of his former clients, who was ...
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.
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Growing up in Quebec, Marc-Andre Fleury has such respect for the Canadiens’ rich history, the Golden Knights goalie uses the formal, “mister,” when referencing Montreal’s notable stars.
Grundman served as GM of the Canadiens from 1978 until 1983. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1979 , and he was one of the few GMs to win the Cup in their first year in the role. [ 5 ] He was responsible for drafting future National Hockey League (NHL) stars such as Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios , both of whom were eventually ...