Montreal Canadiens
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The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and playing in the National Hockey League. The oldest of the 30 franchises of the league, having been founded on December 4th, 1909. It is also, and by far, the most successful, having won the Stanley Cup 24 times over the years. They play their home games at the Bell Centre.
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[edit] Current Roster
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 
| Carey Price | L | 2005 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 41 | 
| Jaroslav Halak | L | 2003 | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Defencemen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 8 | 
| Mike Komisarek - A | R | 2001 | West Islip, New York |
| 71 |
| Patrice Brisebois | R | 2007 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 26 |
| Josh Gorges | L | 2006 | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| 44 | 
| Roman Hamrlik | L | 2007 | Zlin, Czechoslovakia |
| 3 |
| Ryan O’Byrne | R | 2003 | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 25 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | R | 2005 | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 24 |
| Matheiu Schnedier | L | 2009 | New York, New York |
| 51 |
| Francis Bouillon | L | 2002 | New York City, New York |
| 79 | 
| Andrei Markov | L | 1998 | Voskresensk, U.S.S.R. |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 11 | 
| Saku Koivu - C | C | L | 1993 | Turku, Finland |
| 21 |
| Christopher Higgins | LW | L | 2002 | Smithtown, New York |
| 15 |
| Glen Metropolit | C | R | 2009 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 27 |
| Alexei Kovalev - A | RW | L | 2004 | Togliatti, U.S.S.R. |
| 35 |
| Tomas Plekanec | LW | L | 2001 | Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| 17 |
| Georges Laraque | LW | R | 2008 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 46 | 
| Andrei Kostitsyn | LW | L | 2003 | Novopolotsk, Belarus |
| 74 |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | LW | L | 2005 | Novopolotsk, Belarus |
| 6 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | R | 2007 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 40 |
| Maxim Lapierre | C | D | 2003 | St-Leonard, Quebec |
| 36 |
| Matt D'Agostinii | RW | R | 2005 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| 84 |
| Guillaume Latendresse | RW | L | 2005 | Sainte-Catherine, Quebec |
[edit] Team Captains
- Jack Laviolette, 1909-10
- Newsy Lalonde, 1910-11
- Jack Laviolette, 1911-12
- Newsy Lalonde, 1912-13
- Jimmy Gardner, 1913-15
- Howard McNamara, 1915-16
- Newsy Lalonde, 1916-22
- Sprague Cleghorn, 1922-25
- Billy Coutu, 1925-26
- Sylvio Mantha, 1926-32
- George Hainsworth, 1932-33
- Sylvio Mantha, 1933-36
- Albert "Babe" Siebert, 1936-39
- Walter Buswell, 1939-40
- Toe Blake, 1940-48
- Bill Durnan, 1948 (January - April)
- Emile Bouchard, 1948-56
- Maurice Richard, 1956-60
- Doug Harvey, 1960-61
- Jean Béliveau, 1961-71
- Henri Richard, 1971-75
- Yvan Cournoyer, 1975-79
- Serge Savard, 1979-81
- Bob Gainey, 1981-89
- Guy Carbonneau & Chris Chelios, 1989-90 (co-captains)
- Guy Carbonneau, 1990-94
- Kirk Muller, 1994-95
- Mike Keane, 1995 (April-December)
- Pierre Turgeon, 1995-96
- Vincent Damphousse, 1996-99
- Saku Koivu, 1999- present
[edit] Retired numbers
- 1 Jacques Plante, G, 1952-63, number retired October 7, 1995
- 2 Doug Harvey, D, 1947-61, number retired October 26, 1985
- 4 Jean Béliveau, C, 1950-51 & 1952-71, number retired October 9, 1971
- 5 Bernard "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion, RW, 1950-64, number retired March 11, 2006
- 7 Howie Morenz, C, 1923-34 & 1936-37, number retired November 2, 1937
- 9 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, RW, 1942-60, number retired October 6, 1960
- 10 Guy Lafleur, RW, 1971-85, number retired February 16, 1985
- 12 Dickie Moore, LW, 1951-63 & Yvan Cournoyer, RW, 1963-79, number retired November 12, 2005
- 16 Henri Richard, C, 1955-75, number retired December 10, 1975
- 18 Serge Savard, D, 1966-81, number retired November 18, 2006
- 19 Larry Robinson, D, 1972-89, number retired November 19, 2007
- 23 Bob Gainey, LW, 1973-89, number retired February 23, 2008
- 29 Ken Dryden, G, 1970-79, number retired January 29, 2007
- 33 Patrick Roy, G, 1984-1995, number retired November 22, 2009
- 99 Wayne Gretzky, C, 1979-99 (Retired NHL wide, though a banner doesn't hang in the rafters of the Bell Centre)
