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Franchise History
Year
Team
1917-present
Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1909-1917
Montreal Canadiens (NHA)
Retired Numbers
No.
Player
1
Jacques Plante
2
Doug Harvey
4
Jean Beliveau
5
Bernard Geoffrion
7
Howie Morenz
9
Maurice Richard
10
Guy Lafleur
12
Dickie Moore
12
Yvan Cournoyer
16
Henri Richard
18
Serge Savard
19
Larry Robinson
23
Bob Gainey
29
Ken Dryden
33
Patrick Roy
Championship History
Postseason Play
Championships
Stanley Cups
24 - 1916 (NHA), 1924 (NHL), 1930 (NHL), 1931
(NHL), 1944 (NHL), 1946 (NHL), 1953 (NHL), 1956 (NHL), 1957
(NHL), 1958 (NHL), 1959 (NHL), 1960 (NHL), 1965 (NHL), 1966
(NHL), 1968 (NHL), 1969 (NHL), 1971 (NHL), 1973 (NHL), 1976
(NHL), 1977 (NHL), 1978 (NHL), 1979 (NHL), 1986 (NHL), 1993
(NHL)
Conference Championships
8 - 1976 (Campbell), 1977 (Campbell), 1978
(Campbell), 1979 (Campbell), 1981 (Wales), 1986 (Wales),
1989 (Wales), 1993 (Wales)
Division Championships
22 - 1928 (Canadian), 1929 (Canadian), 1930
(Canadian), 1931 (Canadian), 1932 (Canadian), 1937 (Canadian),
1968 (East), 1969 (East), 1973 (East), 1975 (Norris), 1976
(Norris), 1977 (Norris), 1978 (Norris), 1979 (Norris), 1980
(Norris), 1981 (Norris), 1982 (Adams), 1985 (Adams), 1988
(Adams), 1989 (Adams), 1992 (Adams), 2008 (Northeast)
Playoff Appearances
78 - 1916, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927,
1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938,
1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960,
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008,
2009
Year-by-Year Results
Year
W
L
T
OTL
PTS
Finish
2008-09
41
30
-
11
93
2nd
2007-08
47
25
-
10
104
1st
2006-07
42
34
-
6
90
4th
2005-06
42
31
-
9
93
3rd
2003-04
41
30
7
4
93
4th
2002-03
30
35
8
9
77
4th
2001-02
36
31
12
3
87
4th
2000-01
28
40
8
6
70
5th
1999-00
35
34
9
4
83
4th
1998-99
32
39
11
-
75
5th
1997-98
37
32
13
-
87
4th
1996-97
31
36
15
-
77
4th
1995-96
40
32
10
-
90
3rd
1994-95
18
23
7
-
43
6th
1993-94
41
29
14
-
96
3rd
1992-93
48
30
6
-
102
3rd
1991-92
41
28
11
-
93
1st
1990-91
39
30
11
-
89
2nd
1989-90
41
28
11
-
93
3rd
1988-89
53
18
9
-
115
1st
1987-88
45
22
13
-
103
1st
1986-87
41
29
10
-
92
2nd
1985-86
40
33
7
-
87
2nd
1984-85
41
27
12
-
94
1st
1983-84
35
40
5
-
75
4th
1982-83
42
24
14
-
98
2nd
1981-82
46
17
17
-
109
1st
1980-81
45
22
13
-
103
1st
1979-80
47
20
13
-
107
1st
1978-79
52
17
11
-
115
1st
1977-78
59
10
11
-
129
1st
1976-77
60
8
12
-
132
1st
1975-76
58
11
11
-
127
1st
1974-75
47
14
19
-
113
1st
1973-74
45
24
9
-
99
2nd
1972-73
52
10
16
-
120
1st
1971-72
46
16
16
-
108
3rd
1970-71
42
23
13
-
97
3rd
1969-70
38
22
16
-
92
5th
1968-69
46
19
11
-
103
1st
1967-68
42
22
10
-
94
1st
1966-67
32
25
13
-
77
2nd
1965-66
41
21
8
-
90
1st
1964-65
36
23
11
-
83
2nd
1963-64
36
21
13
-
85
1st
1962-63
28
19
23
-
79
3rd
1961-62
42
14
14
-
98
1st
1960-61
41
19
10
-
92
1st
1959-60
40
18
12
-
92
1st
1958-59
39
18
13
-
91
1st
1957-58
43
17
10
-
96
1st
1956-57
35
23
12
-
82
2nd
1955-56
45
15
10
-
100
1st
1954-55
41
18
11
-
93
2nd
1953-54
35
24
11
-
81
2nd
1952-53
28
23
19
-
75
2nd
1951-52
34
26
10
-
78
2nd
1950-51
25
30
15
-
65
3rd
1949-50
29
22
19
-
77
2nd
1948-49
28
23
9
-
65
3rd
1947-48
20
29
11
-
51
5th
1946-47
34
16
10
-
78
1st
1945-46
28
17
5
-
61
1st
1944-45
38
8
4
-
80
1st
1943-44
38
5
7
-
83
1st
1942-43
19
19
12
-
50
4th
1941-42
18
27
3
-
39
6th
1940-41
16
26
6
-
38
6th
1939-40
10
33
5
-
25
7th
1938-39
15
24
9
-
39
6th
1937-38
18
17
13
-
49
3rd
1936-37
24
18
6
-
54
1st
1935-36
11
26
11
-
33
4th
1934-35
19
23
6
-
44
3rd
1933-34
22
20
6
-
50
2nd
1932-33
18
25
5
-
41
3rd
1931-32
25
16
7
-
57
1st
1930-31
26
10
8
-
60
1st
1929-30
21
14
9
-
51
2nd
1928-29
22
7
15
-
59
1st
1927-28
26
11
7
-
59
1st
1926-27
28
14
2
-
58
2nd
1925-26
11
24
1
-
23
7th
1924-25
17
11
2
-
36
3rd
1923-24
13
11
0
-
26
2nd
1922-23
13
9
2
-
28
2nd
1921-22
12
11
1
-
25
3rd
1920-21
13
11
0
-
26
2nd
1919-20
13
11
0
-
26
3rd
1918-19
10
8
0
-
20
2nd
1917-18
13
9
0
-
26
3rd
Totals
3021
1954
838
53
6941
Coaching History
Years
Coach
Present
Jacques Martin
2008-09
Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau
2006-07 to 2007-08
Guy Carbonneau
2005-06
Bob Gainey, Claude Julien
2003-04 to 2004-05
Claude Julien
2002-03
Claude Julien, Michel Therien
2001-02
Michel Therien
2000-01
Michel Therien, Alain Vigneault
1997-98 to 1999-00
Alain Vigneault
1996-97
Mario Tremblay
1995-96
Mario Tremblay, Jacques Laperriere, Jacques Demers
1992-93 to 1994-95
Jacques Demers
1988-89 to 1991-92
Pat Burns
1985-86 to 1987-88
Jean Perron
1984-85
Jacques Lemaire
1983-84
Jacques Lemaire, Bob Berry
1981-82 to 1982-83
Bob Berry
1980-81
Claude Ruel
1979-80
Claude Ruel, Bernie Geoffrion
1971-72 to 1978-79
Scotty Bowman
1970-71
Al MacNeil, Claude Ruel
1968-69 to 1969-70
Claude Ruel
1955-56 to 1967-68
Toe Blake
1940-41 to 1954-55
Dick Irvin
1939-40
Pit Lepine
1939
Babe Siebert
1938-39
Jules Dugal, Cecil Hart
1936-37 to 1937-38
Cecil Hart
1935-36
Sylvio Mantha
1934-35
Leo Dandurand, Newsy Lalonde
1932-33 to 1933-34
Newsy Lalonde
1926-27 to 1931-32
Cecil Hart
1922-23 to 1925-26
Leo Dandurand
1921-22
Leo Dandurand, Newsy Lalonde
1915-16 to 1920-21
Newsy Lalonde
1913-14 to 1914-15
Jimmy Gardner
1911-12 to 1912-13
Napoleon Dorval
1910-11
Aldophe Lecours
1909-10
Jack Laviolette
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