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Montreal Canadiens
 Montreal Canadiens
Group 2 (1944-64)

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 Players (77 photos)
  Ralph Backstrom   Glen Harmon   Gerry McNeil
  Dave Balon   Terry Harper   Paul Meger
Jean Beliveau (centre) inducted HHOF 1972  Jean Beliveau Doug Harvey (defence) inducted HHOF 1973  Doug Harvey Dickie Moore (left wing) inducted HHOF 1974  Dickie Moore
  Red Berenson (WS)   Bill Hicke   Kenny Mosdell
  Red Berenson (BS)   Charlie Hodge (BS) Bert Olmstead (left wing) inducted HHOF 1985  Bert Olmstead
  Marcel Bonin   Charlie Hodge (WS)   Gerry Plamondon
Butch Bouchard (defence) inducted HHOF 1966  Butch Bouchard ("Butch") Tom Johnson (defence) inducted HHOF 1970  Tom Johnson Jacques Plante (goaltender) inducted HHOF 1978  Jacques Plante
  Tod Campeau   Vern Kaiser   Andre Pronovost
  Joe Carveth   Frank King   Claude Provost
  Murph Chamberlain (A) Elmer Lach (centre) inducted HHOF 1966  Elmer Lach (W) Ken Reardon (defence) inducted HHOF 1966  Ken Reardon ("Kenny")
  Gerry Couture   Albert Langlois   Billy Reay
  Floyd Curry Jacques Laperriere (defence) inducted HHOF 1987  Jacques Laperriere Henri Richard (centre) inducted HHOF 1979  Henri Richard
  Ian Cushenan   Hal Laycoe Maurice Richard (right wing) inducted HHOF 1961  Maurice Richard (W)
  Lorne Davis   Jackie Leclair   Rip Riopelle
  Eddie Dorohoy   Roger Leger   George Robertson
  Gilles Dube   Ed Litzenberger   Bobby Rousseau
Bill Durnan (goaltender) inducted HHOF 1964  Bill Durnan   Ross Lowe   Dollard St. Laurent
  Norm Dussault   Calum MacKay   Jean-Guy Talbot
  John Ferguson   Al MacNeil   Gilles Tremblay (DB)
  Bob Fillion   Bud MacPherson   Gilles Tremblay (LB)
  Lou Fontinato   Cesare Maniago   J.C. Tremblay (DB)
  Dick Gamble   Don Marshall   J.C. Tremblay (LB)
Bernie Geoffrion (right wing) inducted HHOF 1972  Bernie Geoffrion   Paul Masnick   Bob Turner
  Phil Goyette   Eddie Mazur   Grant Warwick
  Leo Gravelle   John McCormack Gump Worsley (goaltender) inducted HHOF 1980  Gump Worsley
  John Hanna   Ab McDonald    
 

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Montreal Canadiens Year-by-Year Record (1944-64)

Season

GP

 W

L

T

 GF GA Pts

Finish

 Playoff Result
1943-44 50 38 5 7 234 109 83 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1944-45 50 38 8 4 228 121 80 1st  Lost Semi-Final
1945-46 50 28 17 5 172 134 61 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1946-47 60 34 16 10 189 138 78 1st  Lost Final
1947-48 60 20 29 11 147 169 51 5th  Out of Playoffs
1948-49 60 28 23 9 152 126 65 3rd  Lost Semi-Final
1949-50 70 29 22 19 172 150 77 2nd  Lost Semi-Final
1950-51 70 25 30 15 173 184 65 3rd  Lost Final
1951-52 70 34 26 10 195 164 78 2nd  Lost Final
1952-53 70 28 23 19 155 148 75 2nd  Won Stanley Cup *
1953-54 70 35 24 11 195 141 81 2nd  Lost Final
1954-55 70 41 18 11 228 157 93 2nd  Lost Final
1955-56 70 45 15 10 222 131 100 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1956-57 70 35 23 12 210 155 82 2nd  Won Stanley Cup *
1957-58 70 43 17 10 250 158 96 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1958-59 70 39 18 13 258 158 91 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1959-60 70 40 18 12 255 178 92 1st  Won Stanley Cup *
1960-61 70 41 19 10 254 188 92 1st  Lost Semi-Final
1961-62 70 42 14 14 259 166 98 1st  Lost Semi-Final
1962-63 70 28 19 23 225 183 79 3rd  Lost Semi-Final
1963-64 70 36 21 13 209 167 85 1st  Lost Semi-Final

Coaching History (1944-64)

  • Dick Irvin Dick Irvin (centre) inducted HHOF 1958 (1943-44 to 1954-55)

  • Toe Blake Toe Blake (left wing) inducted HHOF 1966 (1955-56 to 1963-64)

Team Captains (1944-64)

  • Toe Blake (1943-44 to 1947-48)

  • Bill Durnan (1947-48)

  • Butch Bouchard (1948-49 to 1955-56)

  • Maurice Richard (1956-57 to 1959-60)

  • Doug Harvey (1960-61)

  • Jean Beliveau (1961-62 to 1963-64)

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updated: 31-Jul-2006

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