Montreal Junior Canadiens
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The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior team that played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
From 1933-34 to 1936-37, and from 1940-41 to 1954-55, they played in the Junior Amateur Hockey Association & its successor the Quebec Junior Hockey League. This league then folded.
From 1961-62 through 1971-72, they played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A league.
From 1940-41 on they were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. This was before the Entry Draft. NHL teams sponsored junior teams and had the rights to all their players. This sponsorship ended in 1967.
The Montreal Junior Canadiens competed for the Memorial Cup and won it 3 times: 1949-50, 1968-69, and 1969-70.
[edit] Junior Amateur Hockey Association (Quebec)
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Playoffs |
| 1933-34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1934-35 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 46 | 5th | Lost 4th place playoff |
| 1935-36 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 6th | Out of Playoffs |
| 1936-37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1940-41 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 33 | 3rd | Lost Final |
| 1941-42 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1942-43 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 27 | - | - | 1st | Won Final Lost Eastern Final |
| 1943-44 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 79 | 39 | 2nd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 66 | 45 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1945-46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 69 | 1st | Won Final Lost Eastern Final |
| 1946-47 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 164 | 62 | 1st | Won Final Lost Eastern Final |
| 1947-48 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 105 | 86 | 3rd South | Lost Quarter Final |
| 1948-49 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 53 | - | - | 3rd South | Lost Quarter Final |
Note:The team did not operate in the 1937-38, 1938-39, & 1939-40 seasons.
[edit] Quebec Junior Hockey League
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Playoffs |
| 1949-50 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 56 | - | - | 1st | Won Memorial Cup |
| 1950-51 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 157 | 132 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1951-52 | 50 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 218 | 115 | 1st | Lost Eastern Final |
| 1952-53 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 230 | 107 | 1st | Won League |
| 1953-54 | 55 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 312 | 116 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1954-55 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 112 | 104 | 3rd | Lost Semi Final |
Note: In 1952-53 the Quebec Citadelles defaulted the league final to the Junior Canadiens. Since the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association was under suspension by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association the Junior Canadiens could not advance to the 1952-53 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
In 1955-56 the Quebec Junior Hockey League disbanded. The Junior Canadiens played an exhibition schedule which included winning the Laurier Cup. They then played in the 1955-56 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs and lost the final.
For the 1956-57 season, the team was moved to Ottawa where they became the independent Ottawa-Hull Canadiens.
In 1959-60 the team became the Brockville Canadiens in the Metropolitan Montreal Junior League.
In 1960-61 they played as the Hull Canadiens in the Interprovincial Senior Hockey League.
The team was revived in 1961 and joined the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A league.
[edit] Ontario Hockey Association
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Playoffs |
| 1961-62 | 50 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 230 | 138 | 1st | Lost Semi Final |
| 1962-63 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 63 | 201 | 146 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1963-64 | 56 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 75 | 289 | 188 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1964-65 | 56 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 48 | 215 | 214 | 5th | Lost Quarter Final |
| 1965-66 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 57 | 200 | 147 | 2nd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1966-67 | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 41 | 176 | 204 | 7th | Lost Quarter Final |
| 1967-68 | 54 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 81 | 261 | 170 | 2nd | Lost Semi Final |
| 1968-69 | 54 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 303 | 171 | 1st | Won Memorial Cup |
| 1969-70 | 54 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 79 | 316 | 200 | 1st | Won Memorial Cup |
| 1970-71 | 62 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 78 | 295 | 235 | 4th | Lost Semi Final |
| 1971–72 | 63 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 237 | 315 | 9th | Out of Playoffs |
Note: In 1972 the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League insisted that the Junior Canadiens leave the Ontario league and join their league. The team then switched over and became the Montreal Red White & Blue. The franchise (but not the players) switched to Kingston and became the Kingston Canadians and, eventually, the Kingston Frontenacs.
[edit] Junior Canadiens who went on to the NHL
- Ron Attwell
- Ossie Aubuchon
- Ralph Backstrom
- Marc Boileau
- Christian Bordeleau
- J.P. Bordeleau
- Paulin Bordeleau
- Butch Bouchard
- Pierre Bouchard
- Andre Boudrias
- Claude Bourque
- Tom Brennan
- Connie Broden
- Bucky Buchanan
- Kelly Burnett
- Robin Burns
- Tod Campeau
- Billy Carter
- Bob Champoux
- Bob Charlebois
- Guy Charron
- Terry Clancy
- Jacques Cossette
- Yvan Cournoyer
- Norm Dennis
- Michel Dion
- Rene Drolet
- Jude Drouin
- Gilles Dube
- Andre Dupont
- Rocky Farr
- Norm Ferguson
- Reggie Fleming
- Germain Gagnon
- Scott Garland
- John Garrett
- Phil Goyette
- Norm Gratton
- Lucien Grenier
- Jocelyn Guevremont
- Bobby Guindon
- Charlie Hodge
- Gord Hollingworth
- Rejean Houle
- Billy Inglis
- Eddie Johnston
- Forbes Kennedy
- Francois Lacombe
- Andre Lacroix
- Claude Laforge
- Jean-Guy Lagace
- Serge Lajeunesse
- Bobby Lalonde
- Jacques Laperriere
- Guy Lapointe
- Jacques Lemaire
- Bob Lemieux
- Rich Lemieux
- Dave Logan
- Blair MacKasey
- Don Marshall
- Rick Martin
- George McAvoy
- Bob McCord
- Al Millar
- Hartland Monahan
- Dickie Moore
- Ted Ouimet
- Craig Patrick
- Johnny Peirson
- Gilbert Perreault
- Jimmy Peters
- Gerry Plamondon
- Jacques Plante
- Larry Pleau
- Andre Pronovost
- Claude Pronovost
- Claude Provost
- Paul Raymond
- Henri Richard
- Fern Rivard
- Ernie Roche
- Jim Rutherford
- Serge Savard
- Andre St. Laurent
- Dollard St. Laurent
- Ralph Stewart
- Marc Tardif
- Leo Thiffault
- Ted Tucker
- Ian Turnbull
- Rogie Vachon
- Carol Vadnais
- Jerry Wilson
