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Saturday, March 7, 2009

The top 100 moments in Habs history


1.Retired number worn by Jacques Plante
2 Retired number worn by Doug Harvey
3. Team record for most power play goals in one period, Yvan Cournoyer
4. Retired number worn by Jean Beliveau
5. Retired number worn by Boom Boom Geoffrion
6. 50-goal and 100-point seasons by Guy Lafleur
7. Retired number worn by Howie Morenz
8. Players to win the Conn Smythe (total of nine awards)
9. Retired number worn by Maurice Richard
10. Retired number worn by Guy Lafleur
11. Norris trophies won by Canadiens defensemen
12. Retired number worn by Dickie Moore and Yvan Cournoyer
13. Largest margin of victory in team history, 16-3 over the Quebec Bulldogs on March 3, 1920
14. Patrick Roy’s team record for most consecutive home wins, 1988-89
15. Number Maurice Richard wore at the start of his NHL career
16. Retired number worn by Henri Richard
17. Newsy Lalonde playoff goals in 1918-19, a team record
18. Retired number worn by Serge Savard
19. Retired number worn by Larry Robinson
20. Team record seasons Henri Richard played with the Habs
21. Spot where Saku Koivu was selected overall in 1993
22. Michel Larocque’s team record unbeaten streak, 20-0-2 in 1977-78
23. Retired number worn by Bob Gainey
24. Stanley Cups won by Canadiens
25. Captains or co-captains in team history
26. Maurice Richard regular season hat tricks
27. Road wins in 1976-77
28. Goals by Guy Lapointe in ’73-74, a team record for defensemen
29. Retired number worn by Ken Dryden
30. Head coaches in team history
31. Playoff series against Boston
32. Kjell Dahlin’s team rookie record for goals, 1985-86
33. Spot where 1993 playoff hero John LeClair was selected in '87
34. Bill Durnan career shutouts
35. First-place finishes
36. 40-plus win seasons
37. Year Howie Morenz passed away
38. Wins recorded (reg. season and playoffs) by Steve Penney following his great 1984 playoff
39. Henri Richard’s age when he retired
40. Most losses in a season, ’83-84 and ’00-01
41. Career playoff assists by Pete Mahovlich as a Hab
42. Team record for goalie victories in season; Jacques Plante (’55-56 & ’61-62) and Ken Dryden (’75-76)
43. Frank Mahovlich’s high for goals in his four seasons with Montreal, 1971-72
44. Goals scored by Joe Malone in 1917-18 – in 20 games
45. Playoff points for Claude Lemieux as a Canadien
46. Regular season shutouts by Ken Dryden
47. Jean Beliveau’s career high for goals, 1955-56
48. Career regular season losses by Michel Larocque in 231 games as a Canadien
49. Regular season goals scored by John LeClair with Montreal
50. Maurice Richard became the first player in league history to score 50 goals in a season – ’44-45
51. Goals scored by Stephane Richer in 1989-90, the last Canadien to post 50.
52. Playoff assists by Chris Chelios as a Canadien
53. Wayne Thomas’ team mark for most saves, one game, Mar. 10, ’74 (5-4 win vs PIT)
54. Habs Hall of Famers, including builders
55. Year of the Richard Riot -- March 17
56. The year that started record run of five Cups, 1956-60
57. Team reacord number of shots Wayne Thomas faced March 10, 1974
58. Frank Mahovlich playoff points (in 49 games as a Hab)
59. Playoff assists by Doug Harvey in a Montreal uniform
60. Team record for most goals in a season: Steve Shutt (1976-77) and Guy Lafleur (1977-78)
61. Most shots on goal in game: Feb. 2, 1990 vs PIT (11-1 win)
62. Jacques Plante’s last of six Vezina trophies
63. Brian Engblom’s plus/minus in 1980-81
64. Career playoff goals by Yvan Cournoyer
65. Points for leading scorer two straight seasons: '03-04 (Mike Ribeiro), '05-06 (Alex Kovalev)
66. Assists by Larry Robinson in 1976-77, a team record for defensemen
67. Assists by Mats Naslund in 1985-86, a team mark for left wings
68. Patrick Roy's career-high games, 1993-94
69. Year Serge Savard won the Conn Smythe
70. Patrick Roy playoff victories
71. Team record for points by a rookie: Mats Naslund (’82-83) and Kjell Dahlin (’85-86)
72. Home points in 1976-77; 33-1-6
73. Career playoff points Bob Gainey
74. Maurice Richard’s career high for points, 1954-55
75. Shutouts by George Hainsworth in seven-plus seasons with Montreal
76. All-time postseason appearances
77. Year Larry Robinson won his first of two Norris trophies
78. Jacques Lemaire’s career playoff assists
79. Playoff goals scored by Jean Beliveau
80. Team record playoff victories by Ken Dryden
81. Vincent Damphousse’s team-leading point total, 1996-97
82. Pete Mahovlich’s record for most assists in a season, 1974-75
83. Points compiled by the 1943-44 team, the most in the NHL’s pre-70-game era
84. Bobby Smith’s playoff points as a Hab
85. Points by Larry Robinson in 1976-77, a team record for defensemen
86. Year Patrick Roy won his first of two Conn Smythe’s
87. All-time playoff series victories
88. Keith Acton’s career-high for points, 1981-82
89. Guy Lafleur’s career-best plus/minus, 1976-77
90. Joe Juneau is the Canadien to sport this number.
91. Jean Beliveau’s career high for points, 1958-59
92. Victories by Gump Worsley as aCandien
93. Last time NHL All-Star Game was played in Montreal; Wales 16 Campbell 6
94. Years since “In Flanders Fields” was written (“To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high”)
95. Consecutive regular games without being shut out, 2/15/06 – 3/10/07
96. Year Bell Centre opened
97. Seconds it took for the Habs to score four goals against Washington on Feb. 4, 1977
98. Playoff games by Chris Chelios when he was with Montreal
99. Number worn by three players on the 1933-34 team, the only time the now-retired number was worn in team history
100. Guy Lafleur became the first Hab to record 100 points in a season when he scored a goal against Washington on March 7, 1975

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