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12 unusual facts about Montreal Canadiens


André Binette

André Binette (December 2, 1933 – August 16, 2004) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game with the Montreal Canadiens in 1954–55, giving up four goals, but winning the game.

Andre Dawson

After the franchise moved to Washington, the Montreal Canadiens raised a banner in the Bell Centre to commemorate all of the retired Expos numbers, including Dawson's.

Bill Chadwick

The first professional match Chadwick worked was between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans at The Garden.

Courtney Babcock

Her father was a hockey player who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens

Del Irvine

The Rosebuds won the PCHA championship, and came east to play the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup in the 1916 Stanley Cup World Series.

Donald Nyrop

He was the father of Bill Nyrop (July 23, 1952 – December 31, 1995) who was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.

Frank Stahan

Francis Ralph "Butch" Stahan (October 29, 1916 – May 25, 1995) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.

George Pargeter

George William Pargeter (February 24, 1923 – October 2, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.

Jean Lamirande

Lamirande (August 20, 1923 – January 30, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers.

Leo Gaudreault

Joseph Anne Leonard Gaudreault (October 19, 1902 in Saint-Bruno, Quebec – March 21, 1950 in Montreal) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 71 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.

Oldsmobile Toronado

Commercials for this vehicle were aired in the Stanley Cup Playoffs final game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Quebec Autoroute 50

There is some support to rename the highway to Autoroute Maurice-Richard after historic Montreal Canadiens hockey player Maurice Richard, but the Commission de toponymie du Québec has chosen to wait until the section between Buckingham and Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours is finished before making a decision.


1501 McGill College

For example, it is lit white, green and red during the Christmas holidays (in a similar manner to the Empire State Building), purple and yellow for Easter, orange for Halloween, green for Saint Patrick's Day, red for Valentine's Day, and, as of April 2011, blue, white and red to support the Montreal Canadiens during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

1921–22 NHL season

Prior to the start of this season, the NHL's first multiple-player trade in its history was made when Billy Coutu and Sprague Cleghorn of the Hamilton Tigers were traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour, and Cully Wilson.

1942–43 NHL season

With the suspension of the Americans, this was the inaugural season of the so-called Original Six era, with the NHL consisting of six teams (the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs).

2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen

George Gillett, owner of the NHL's Montréal Canadiens and part owner of the English Premier League's Liverpool Football Club, bought the majority share of Ray Evernham's team and has renamed the three-car operation (#9 of Kasey Kahne, #10 of Scott Riggs and #19 of Elliott Sadler) Gillett Evernham Motorsports (or "GEM" for short).

2011–12 Calgary Flames season

General Manager Jay Feaster had been working with his Montreal Canadiens counterpart Pierre Gauthier on a deal that would revolve around the Flames re-acquiring Michael Cammalleri in exchange for Rene Bourque.

Bill Holmes

William Orser Holmes (March 9, 1899 — March 14, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans.

Christine St-Pierre

In late 2011, when the Montreal Canadiens hired interim coach Randy Cunneyworth, she said she expected the Canadiens to rectify the situation as soon as possible as Cunneyworth speaks only English, and no French.

Gerald Heffernan

Gerald "Gerry" Joseph Heffernan (July 24, 1916 in Montreal, Quebec – January 16, 2007 in Moraga, California) was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.

Joe Lamb

Joseph Gordon Lamb (b. June 18, 1906 in Sussex, New Brunswick – d. August 21, 1982) was a professional ice hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons, Ottawa Senators, New York Americans, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Eagles and Detroit Red Wings.

Joe Micheletti

Originally drafted 123rd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, Micheletti instead chose to start his professional career in the rival World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys in 1977.

John LeClair

LeClair was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens with the 33rd pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft after graduating from Bellows Free Academy (B.F.A.) High School in St. Albans, Vermont.

Jude Drouin

Drafted in the third round of the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft, 17th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens, Drouin played for their junior team, the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Quebec Major Junior League, in the 1966 season, playing in 47 games and scoring a sparkling 32 goals and 36 assists.

Julie Payette

During her most recent mission Payette brought a signed sweater of the famed Montreal Canadiens star Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, stating she had brought "The Rocket" into the rocket to celebrate The Habs 100th year anniversary.

Leslie McFarlane

As part of the NFB in Montreal, he wrote and directed documentaries and short dramas including the 1951 documentary Royal Journey, Here's Hockey, a 1953 documentary about ice hockey featuring Montreal Canadiens star Jean Beliveau.

Mathieu Schneider

Drafted in the third round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, 44th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens, Schneider was the Canadiens' fourth pick (after forwards Andrew Cassels and John LeClair, and fellow defenseman Éric Desjardins).

Molson Brewery

Among many sports sponsorships, Molson and/or Coors also have deals with the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings, and their beverages can be purchased at other sports venues, such as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers, the Wells Fargo Center and the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center

Morris Stefaniw

After his stint with the Flames, they sent him down to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, the top farm club of the Montreal Canadiens, where he teamed up with Yvon Lambert (left wing) and Tony Featherstone (right wing), to become one of the most productive scoring lines in American Hockey League history.

Noah Welch

In his next game against the Montreal Canadiens, having replaced the suspended Eric Cairns, he suffered a nightmare start, scoring in his own net, but made amends by scoring his first NHL goal in the third period against the team he always cheered against as a child and Boston Bruins fan.

Thomas Rundqvist

He played with the club until 1984, when he crossed the Atlantic and signed with the Montreal Canadiens (who had drafted him in 1983 (10th round, 198th pick overall)).

Virginia Lancers

Mario Roberge - former Lancers forward who went on to play 112 games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1991-1995.