National hockey league official guide and record book 2006, p. The montreal canadiens, the red army, and the night that saved hockey by todd denault. They were the best of the best the 1976 77 montreal canadiens team that set records. He won the jack adams award as nhl coach of the year for the 1976 77 season when the montreal canadiens posted a historically good 60812 record in 80 regularseason games. Season records individual records montreal canadiens. When was the last time the canadiens lost a playoff series. As it turned out, the only major roster move was rejean houles return from a threeyear excursion in the wha. The 8 best and 7 worst first round picks in montreal canadiens history. The most impressive feat was the habs whopping 2 point total, which set a league record. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Get the best deals on montreal canadiens hockey vintage sports media guides when you shop the largest online selection at. I followed them all season long and knew the canadiens of the late 70s were so special i would never see anything like this team again. He played only 19 games during the season, but played most of the games in the playoffs and led the canadiens to the stanley cup finals. My advice to you, if you want to get a feel for the true meaning of hockey in montreal and in canada overall, check out the game by ken dryden and the greatest game.
A chronicle of the 197677 montreal canadiens recordbreaking season ebook. National hockey league nhl team records end of 2003 season. Montreal canadiens franchise season records nhl records. Great history of the montreal canadiens one of the oldest teams in the nhl and winner of the most stanley cups in the league. The book is best from the eighteennineties to the nineteenseventies. The new years eve game between the montreal canadiens and the soviet red army is the feature, but after finishing the book i gained a better appreciation for the way the soviets developed the game of hockey in their own special way. Montreal canadiens 196771 vachon entered the national hockey league in 196667 with the montreal canadiens, as a backup goaltender to gump worsley. Season records regular season record montreal canadiens. Original nhl montreal canadiens 1976 77 official hockey media guide. Montreal canadiens hockey vintage sports media guides for. They set an nhl record for most points in a season by a team with 2 points. Montreal canadiens 201920 season data this site contains information about the various forward lines and defensive pairings used by the montreal canadiens during the. Our history the historical website of the montreal canadiens. Click on the record description link, for an expanded listing of the record.
Find great deals on ebay for montreal canadiens media guide. The 197677 montreal canadiens season was the canadiens 68th season. The montreal canadiens are an ice hockey team in the national hockey league nhl. As with ice hockey wiki, the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons attributionshare alike license 3. The canadiens won their 20th stanley cup in 197677, taking the nhl championship. The 1976 77 montreal canadiens season was the canadiens 68th season. The montreal canadiens once again dominated the playoffs as, for the second straight year, they swept their opponent four games to none in the final. Montreal canadiens 1976 77, 60 wins, 8 losses, 12 ties, 80. The 1976 77 canadiens still hold the record for most points in a regular season after posting a 60812 record for 2 points en route to winning their second of four straight stanley cups. The nhl entry draft is the most exciting time of year for hockey prospects, as well as the teams and general managers who have to decide who they want to draft as part of their team. This is a list of franchise records for the montreal canadiens of the national hockey league.
Conference series records conference championship games win charts bowl games pick a team pick a year is my team better than yours. Nhl records for most points and fewest losses still held. After one of those losses superstar guy lafleur said, i will never accept losing. Montreal canadiens stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown in the 1975 1976 nhl season. In 2017, the montreal canadiens lost to the new york rangers in the first round. Lafleur rewrote the habs record books through his time in. The official 1976 roster of the montreal canadiens, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. However one player, in particular, had a hard time keeping his competitive drive going, and that was ken dryden. They have won the stanley cup championship 24 times, more than any other team. Jump to navigation jump to search this is a list of franchise records. Definitions of list of montreal canadiens records, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of list of montreal canadiens records, analogical dictionary of list of montreal canadiens records english. Discover the history of the oldest team in the national hockey league. We would recommend the nhl official guide and record book. Find great deals on ebay for montreal canadiens guide.
The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 1976 77 montreal canadiens playing in the nhl. For every nhl team like the 198485 edmonton oilers, 1976 77 montreal canadiens and 199192 pittsburgh penguins that made a compelling case. Denault has put together a gem of a book that tells the story of hockey from both a canadian and soviet perspective. What this book does very well is chronicle this record setting season game by game while giving insights into the individual games and the entire season. I was a teenager in 1976 77 and a tremendous canadiens fan. Its easy to see why the 1976 77 montreal canadiens are often recognized as the bestever team in national hockey league history. Player nationality and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1975 1976 season. With 100 years already in the books, we asked the habs how much the game will have changed by nhl200.
They outscored opponents by 216 goals in 80 games for an average. There was very little room for improvement for the 1976 77 montreal canadiens, and with good reason. It might be difficult to believe, but the montreal canadiens actually had a losing record against the boston bruins in 197677. Toronto maple leafs 2 t h 1976 1121 montreal canadiens 9 toronto maple leafs 5 w a. The montreal canadiens historical web site is the teams official online encyclopedia.
After that, besides patrick roy, the history of the canadiens got a little bland. The original article was at list of nhl records team. Montreal canadiens hockey vintage sports programs ebay. Their nickname is the habs short for the french habitants, early settlers in quebec from france. Montreal went 60812, scoring 216 goals more than they allowed. The canadiens won their 20th stanley cup in 1976 77, taking the nhl championship. The montreal canadiens have had a long and stories history, including four players who have hit 100 points in a single season. Montreal canadiens simple english wikipedia, the free. Get the best deals on montreal canadiens hockey vintage sports programs when you shop the largest online selection at. A funny thing happened to the montreal canadiens last saturday night in the forum. The 8 best and 7 worst first round picks in montreal.