Officially known as Le Club de Hockey Canadien, the Montreal Canadiens () are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1909, the Canadiens were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). In 1917, the franchise joined the NHL, and is one of the Original Six teams. In their 100-year history, the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, and are the last Canadian team to have won the Stanley Cup, having done so in 1993. Having played in the Jubilee Arena (1909–1910,1918–1919), the Montreal Arena (1911–1918), the Mount Royal Arena (1919–1926), and the Montreal Forum (1926–1996), the Canadiens have played their home games at the Bell Centre, formerly known as the Molson Centre, since 1996. The team has had eighteen general managers since their inception.
Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category
General managers
+General managers of the Montreal Canadiens No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Joseph Cattarinich December 1909 – 1910 Jack Laviolette3 George Kennedy 1910 – October 19, 1921 Won Stanley Cup (1916)4 Leo Dandurand November 2, 1921 – September 17, 1935 Won Stanley Cup 3 times in 4 finals appearances (1924, 1925, 1930, 1931) 4 division titles and 12 playoff appearances5 Ernest Savard September 17, 1935 – 1936 No playoff appearances6 Cecil Hart 1936 – 1939 1 division title and 3 playoff appearances7 Jules Dugal 1939 – 1940 No playoff appearances8 Tommy Gorman 1940 – July 1946 Won Stanley Cup 2 times (1944, 1946) 6 playoff appearances9 Frank J. Selke July 10, 1946 – May 15, 1964 Won Stanley Cup 6 times (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960) Lost in Stanley Cup Final 5 times (1947, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955) 17 playoff appearances10 Sam Pollock May 15, 1964 – September 6, 1978 Won Stanley Cup 9 times (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978) Lost in Stanley Cup Final (1967) 3 conference titles, 7 division titles, and 13 playoff appearances11 Irving Grundman September 6, 1978 – April 14, 1983 Won Stanley Cup (1979) 2 conference titles, 4 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances12 Serge Savard April 28, 1983 – October 17, 1995 Won Stanley Cup 2 times in 3 finals appearances (1986, 1989, 1993) 3 conference titles, 4 division titles, and 11 playoff appearances13 Rejean Houle October 21, 1995 – November 20, 2000 3 playoff appearances14 Andre Savard November 20, 2000 – June 2, 2003 1 playoff appearance15 Bob Gainey June 2, 2003 – February 8, 2010 1 division title and 4 playoff appearances16 Pierre Gauthier February 8, 2010 – March 29, 2012 2 playoff appearances17 Marc Bergevin May 2, 2012 – November 28, 2021 Lost in Stanley Cup Final (2021) 3 division titles and 6 playoff appearances18 Kent Hughes January 18, 2022 – present 2 playoff appearances Lost in Conference Final (2026)
See also List of current NHL general managers
Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.
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