2009–10 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference8th Eastern
2009–10 record39–33–10
Home record20–16–5
Road record19–17–5
Goals for217
Goals against223
Team information
General managerBob Gainey (Oct.–Feb.)
Pierre Gauthier (Feb.–May)
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsHal Gill
Brian Gionta
Andrei Markov
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%)[1]
Total: 872,193
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Gionta (28)
AssistsScott Gomez (47)
PointsTomas Plekanec (70)
Penalty minutesRyan O'Byrne (74)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (11)
WinsJaroslav Halak (26)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (2.40)

The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

This season marked the 100th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1909. Coinciding with this, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the 2009 NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009 as well as the 2009 NHL Entry Draft that June leading up to the centennial anniversary of the franchise on December 4, 2009.[2][3]

Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth and final seed, the Canadiens were able to upset the first-seeded Washington Capitals during the first round, and then eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins before falling to the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers in five games.

Season events

Off-season

The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau.[4][5] Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues,[4] is known for his defence-first style.[5][6]

On June 20, the Canadiens announced that owner George Gillett had reached an agreement to sell his 80% share of the team, the Bell Centre and the Gillett concert promotion company to Geoffrey, Justin and Andrew Molson.[7][8] This represents the third time that the hockey club will be owned by the Molson family, which owned it from 1957 to 1971 and from 1978 to 2001. The purchase price was not disclosed but was estimated at between $506 and 537 million.[7] The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.[8]

At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick.[9] The pick was notable as it was the Canadiens' first first-round pick of a francophone since the team picked Eric Chouinard in the 1998 Entry Draft.[10] Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland.[10]

General manager Bob Gainey pursued a policy of change for the lineup. Prior to free agency, he traded for top centre Scott Gomez in a seven-player deal from the New York Rangers.[11] In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta,[12] high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri,[13] checking line winger Travis Moen,[14] and three defencemen: Hal Gill from the Pittsburgh Penguins,[15] Jaroslav Spacek from the Buffalo Sabres,[16] and Paul Mara from the New York Rangers.[17] Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with the Anaheim Ducks.[18] Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with the Ottawa Senators.[19] Mike Komisarek signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs[20] and Tom Kostopoulos signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.[21]

Regular season

For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain.[22] On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron[23] due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.[24]

On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.[25][26]

On February 8, general manager Bob Gainey announced his retirement as general manager of the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Gauthier became the interim general manager. Gauthier and head coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.[27]

The Canadiens finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams with 261.[28]

Playoffs

In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Canadiens faced the winners of the 2009–10 Presidents' Trophy, the Washington Capitals, who had led the league with the most goals scored during the regular season (318) and the most points (121). Despite trailing 3–1 after the first four games, the Canadiens won the final three, holding the Capitals to three goals. Montreal went 3–1 on the road in the series.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Canadiens faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the Canadiens found themselves trailing, this time 3–2. After edging the Penguins 4–3 at home in Game 6, the Canadiens jumped out to a 4–0 lead in Game 7 on the road and would go on to win by a final score of 5–2, thereby clinching the series 4–3.

In the Eastern Conference Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canadiens were shut out by scores of 6–0 and 3–0 in the first two games. They came back and won Game 3 at home by a score of 5–1. Game 4 was scoreless until 5:41 of the second period, when Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the playoffs on an assist from Kimmo Timonen. Ville Leino would score at 14:53 of the same period and Giroux would seal the win with an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the game. The 3–0 Flyers' win game them a 3–1 lead in the series. The Canadiens would open the scoring in Game 5 just 59 seconds into the game on Brian Gionta's ninth of the playoffs, but the Flyers took a 3–1 lead on a short-handed goal by Flyers' captain Mike Richards at 4:25 of the first period and even-strength goals 84 seconds apart by Arron Asham and Jeff Carter in the second period. The Canadiens cut the Flyer's lead to one on Scott Gomez's second of the playoffs (assisted by P. K. Subban and Brian Gionta) at 6:53 of the third period, but Jeff Carter would seal the 4–2 Flyers' win with an empty-net goal at 19:37 and give Philadelphia a 4–1 series win. The Canadiens' playoff performance was the franchise's best in 17 years. However, with this loss, the Canadiens failed to become champions during the 2000s. Having won at least one Stanley Cup in each decade since the 1910s, the 2000s was their first decade without a Cup, thus ending a nine-decade streak of at least one championship per decade.[29]

Schedule and results

Preseason

Pre-season: 4–2–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 17Florida Panthers2–3Bell Centre21,2731–0–0[30]
2September 18Ottawa Senators1–2Bell Centre21,2732–0–0[31]
3September 19@ Ottawa Senators6–1Scotiabank Place17,9312–1–0[32]
4September 20@ Boston Bruins2–1Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City15,3992–2–0[33]
5September 21Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Bell Centre21,2733–2–0[34]
6September 24Boston Bruins2–1 SOBell Centre21,2733–2–1[35]
7September 26Buffalo Sabres2–3Bell Centre21,2734–2–1[36]

Regular season

2009–10 game log
October: 7–7–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 1@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–3 OTAir Canada Centre19,6171–0–02[37]
2October 3@ Buffalo Sabres2–1 OTHSBC Arena18,6902–0–04[38]
3October 6@ Calgary Flames3–4Pengrowth Saddledome19,2892–1–04[39]
4October 7@ Vancouver Canucks1–7General Motors Place18,8102–2–04[40]
5October 10@ Edmonton Oilers2–3Rexall Place16,8392–3–04[41]
6October 15Colorado Avalanche2–3Bell Centre21,2732–4–04[42]
7October 17Ottawa Senators1–3Bell Centre21,2732–5–04[43]
8October 20Atlanta Thrashers2–1 SOBell Centre21,2733–5–06[44]
9October 22New York Islanders5–1Bell Centre21,2734–5–08[45]
10October 24New York Rangers5–4 OTBell Centre21,2735–5–010[46]
11October 26New York Islanders3–2 OTBell Centre21,2736–5–012[47]
12October 28@ Pittsburgh Penguins1–6Mellon Arena16,9656–6–012[48]
13October 30@ Chicago Blackhawks2–3United Center20,8076–7–012[49]
14October 31Toronto Maple Leafs5–4 SOBell Centre21,2737–7–014[50]
November: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–2–0)
Season: 12–12–2 (home: 7–5–2; road: 5–7–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
15November 3Atlanta Thrashers5–4Bell Centre21,2737–8–014[51]
16November 5@ Boston Bruins1–2 SOTD Garden17,5658–8–016[52]
17November 7Tampa Bay Lightning3–1Bell Centre21,2738–9–016[53]
18November 10Calgary Flames1–0Bell Centre21,2738–10–016[54]
19November 12@ Phoenix Coyotes2–4Jobing.com Arena10,0649–10–018[55]
20November 14@ Nashville Predators2–0Sommet Center15,6049–11–018[56]
21November 17Carolina Hurricanes2–3 SOBell Centre21,27310–11–020[57]
22November 20@ Washington Capitals2–3Verizon Center18,27711–11–022[58]
23November 21Detroit Red Wings3–2 SOBell Centre21,27311–11–123[59]
24November 24Columbus Blue Jackets3–5Bell Centre21,27312–11–125[60]
25November 25@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Mellon Arena17,09412–12–125[61]
26November 28Washington Capitals4–3 SOBell Centre21,27312–12–226[62]
December: 9–7–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 7–3–1)
Season: 21–19–3 (home: 9–9–2; road: 12–10–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
27December 1Toronto Maple Leafs3–0Bell Centre21,27312–13–226[63]
28December 3@ Buffalo Sabres6–2HSBC Arena18,69012–14–226[64]
29December 4Boston Bruins1–5Bell Centre21,27313–14–228[65]
30December 7Philadelphia Flyers1–3Bell Centre21,27314–14–230[66]
31December 8@ Ottawa Senators1–4Scotiabank Place18,86615–14–232[67]
32December 10Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Bell Centre21,27315–15–232[68]
33December 12@ Atlanta Thrashers3–4 OTPhilips Arena16,61615–15–333[69]
34December 14Buffalo Sabres4–3Bell Centre21,27315–16–333[70]
35December 16@ New Jersey Devils2–1Prudential Center12,17815–17–333[71]
36December 17Minnesota Wild3–1Bell Centre21,27315–18–333[72]
37December 19@ New York Islanders0–3Nassau Coliseum7,84216–18–335[73]
38December 21@ Atlanta Thrashers3–4 OTPhilips Arena15,07517–18–337[74]
39December 23@ Carolina Hurricanes1–5RBC Center14,82018–18–339[75]
40December 26@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–3 OTAir Canada Centre19,25019–18–341[76]
41December 28@ Ottawa Senators4–2Scotiabank Place20,36919–19–341[77]
42December 30@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–2 OTSt. Pete Times Forum18,44120–19–343[78]
43December 31@ Florida Panthers4–5BankAtlantic Center19,85121–19–345[79]
January: 4–6–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–4–1)
Season: 25–25–6 (home: 12–11–4; road: 13–14–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
44January 3Buffalo Sabres1–0Bell Centre21,27321–20–345[80]
45January 5@ Washington Capitals4–2Verizon Center18,27721–21–345[81]
46January 7Florida Panthers0–2Bell Centre21,27322–21–347[82]
47January 9New Jersey Devils2–1 OTBell Centre21,27322–21–448[83]
48January 14Dallas Stars3–5Bell Centre21,27323–21–450[84]
49January 16Ottawa Senators4–2Bell Centre21,27323–22–450[85]
50January 17@ New York Rangers2–6Madison Square Garden18,20023–23–450[86]
51January 20St. Louis Blues4–3 OTBell Centre21,27323–23–551[87]
52January 22@ New Jersey Devils3–1Prudential Center17,62524–23–553[88]
53January 23New York Rangers6–0Bell Centre21,27325–23–555[89]
54January 26@ Florida Panthers1–2BankAtlantic Center17,10425–24–555[90]
55January 27@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–3St. Pete Times Forum14,40425–25–555[91]
56January 30@ Ottawa Senators2–3 OTScotiabank Place20,50025–25–656[92]
February: 4–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
Season: 29–28–6 (home: 15–13–4; road: 14–15–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
57February 2Vancouver Canucks2–3Bell Centre21,27326–25–658[93]
58February 4@ Boston Bruins3–2 SOTD Garden17,56527–25–660[94]
59February 6Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Bell Centre21,27328–25–662[95]
60February 7Boston Bruins3–0Bell Centre21,27328–26–662[96]
61February 10Washington Capitals5–6 OTBell Centre21,27329–26–664[97]
62February 12@ Philadelphia Flyers3–2Wachovia Center19,80329–27–664[98]
63February 13Philadelphia Flyers6–2Bell Centre21,27329–28–664[99]
March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–1–2)
Season: 37–32–8 (home: 19–16–4; road: 18–16–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
64March 2@ Boston Bruins1–4TD Garden17,56530–28–666[100]
65March 4@ San Jose Sharks3–2HP Pavilion17,56230–29–666[101]
66March 6@ Los Angeles Kings2–4Staples Center18,11831–29–668[102]
67March 7@ Anaheim Ducks3–4 SOHonda Center15,88332–29–670[103]
68March 9Tampa Bay Lightning3–5Bell Centre21,27333–29–672[104]
69March 11Edmonton Oilers4–5 SOBell Centre21,27334–29–674[105]
70March 13Boston Bruins2–3Bell Centre21,27335–29–676[106]
71March 16@ New York Rangers1–3Madison Square Garden18,20036–29–678[107]
72March 20@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–2 SOAir Canada Centre19,53836–29–779[108]
73March 22Ottawa Senators2–0Bell Centre21,27336–30–779[109]
74March 24@ Buffalo Sabres3–2 SOHSBC Arena18,69036–30–880[110]
75March 25Florida Panthers1–4Bell Centre21,27337–30–882[111]
76March 27New Jersey Devils4–2Bell Centre21,27337–31–882[112]
77March 31Carolina Hurricanes1–2Bell Centre21,27337–32–882[113]
April: 2–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–1–1)
Season: 39–33–10 (home: 20–16–5; road: 19–17–5)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
78April 2@ Philadelphia Flyers0–1Wachovia Center19,80138–32–884[114]
79April 3Buffalo Sabres0–3Bell Centre21,27339–32–886[115]
80April 6@ New York Islanders4–3 SONassau Coliseum10,26339–32–987[116]
81April 8@ Carolina Hurricanes5–2RBC Center18,68039–33–987[117]
82April 10Toronto Maple Leafs4–3 OTBell Centre21,27339–33–1088[118]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) Washington Capitals
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 15Montreal Canadiens3–2Washington CapitalsOTHalak18,377Canadiens lead 1–0[119]
2April 17Montreal Canadiens5–6Washington CapitalsOTHalak18,377Series tied 1–1[120]
3April 19Washington Capitals5–1Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Capitals lead 2–1[121]
4April 21Washington Capitals6–3Montreal CanadiensPrice21,273Capitals lead 3–1[122]
5April 23Montreal Canadiens2–1Washington CapitalsHalak18,377Capitals lead 3–2[123]
6April 26Washington Capitals1–4Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Series tied 3–3[124]
7April 28Montreal Canadiens2–1Washington CapitalsHalak18,377Canadiens win 4–3[125]
Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 30Montreal Canadiens3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsHalak17,132Penguins lead 1–0[126]
2May 2Montreal Canadiens3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsHalak17,132Series tied 1–1[127]
3May 4Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Penguins lead 2–1[128]
4May 6Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Series tied 2–2[129]
5May 8Montreal Canadiens1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsHalak17,132Penguins lead 3–2[130]
6May 10Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Series tied 3–3[131]
7May 12Montreal Canadiens5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsHalak17,132Canadiens win 4–3[132]
Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 16Montreal Canadiens0–6Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,927Flyers lead 1–0[133]
2May 18Montreal Canadiens0–3Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,907Flyers lead 2–0[134]
3May 20Philadelphia Flyers1–5Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Flyers lead 2–1[135]
4May 22Philadelphia Flyers3–0Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Flyers lead 3–1[136]
5May 24Montreal Canadiens2–4Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,986Flyers win 4–1[137]
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division[138]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Buffalo Sabres82452710235207100
2 Ottawa Senators824432622523894
3 Boston Bruins8239301320620091
4 Montreal Canadiens8239331021722388
5 Toronto Maple Leafs8230381421426374

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[139]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jaroslav Halak452630261351052.401386.9245000
Carey Price412358132051092.771244.9120018
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Jaroslav Halak18101399432.55562.9230
Carey Price41350183.5673.8900

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Mike Cammalleri300th Career NHL PointOctober 30, 2009
Andrei Kostitsyn200th Career NHL GameOctober 31, 2009
Mathieu Carle1st Career NHL GameNovember 3, 2009
Tom Pyatt1st Career NHL GameNovember 5, 2009
Ryan White1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		November 5, 2009
Marc-Andre Bergeron100th Career NHL AssistNovember 12, 2009
Tomas Plekanec200th Career NHL PointNovember 12, 2009
J. T. Wyman1st Career NHL GameNovember 24, 2009
David Desharnais1st Career NHL GameNovember 25, 2009
Georges Laraque100th Career NHL AssistDecember 7, 2009
Mike Cammalleri400th Career NHL GameDecember 17, 2009
Travis Moen400th Career NHL GameDecember 21, 2009
Scott Gomez600th Career NHL PointDecember 26, 2009
Brian Gionta500th Career NHL GameJanuary 14, 2010
Glen Metropolit100th Career NHL AssistJanuary 14, 2010
Roman Hamrlik1,200th Career NHL GameJanuary 17, 2010
Josh Gorges300th Career NHL GameJanuary 26, 2010
Ryan O'Byrne100th Career NHL GameFebruary 2, 2010
Brock Trotter1st Career NHL GameFebruary 6, 2010
David Desharnais1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		February 10, 2010
Tom Pyatt1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		February 10, 2010
P. K. Subban1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		February 12, 2010
Hal Gill900th Career NHL GameFebruary 13, 2010
Benoit Pouliot100th Career NHL GameMarch 2, 2010
Andrei Markov600th Career NHL GameMarch 6, 2010
Glen Metropolit400th Career NHL GameMarch 9, 2010
Tomas Plekanec100th Career NHL GoalMarch 25, 2010
Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Mathieu Darche1st Career Playoff GameApril 15, 2010
Jaroslav Halak1st Career Playoff WinApril 15, 2010
Benoit Pouliot1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		April 15, 2010
Tom Pyatt1st Career Playoff GameApril 15, 2010
Dominic Moore1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		April 21, 2010
Maxim Lapierre1st Career Playoff GoalApril 26, 2010
P. K. Subban1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		April 26, 2010
P. K. Subban1st Career Playoff GoalApril 30, 2010
Ben Maxwell1st Career Playoff GameMay 2, 2010
Mathieu Darche1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		May 6, 2010
Tom Pyatt1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		May 6, 2010
Dominic Moore1st Career Playoff AssistMay 20, 2010

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardDate
Mike Cammalleri[140]NHL Second Star of the WeekOctober 26, 2009
Carey Price[141]NHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 23, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[142]NHL First Star of the WeekDecember 28, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[143]NHL First Star of the WeekApril 5, 2010

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 27, 2009 To Pittsburgh Penguins
6th-round pick in 2010		 To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick (211th overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[11] To New York Rangers
Chris Higgins
Ryan McDonagh
Pavel Valentenko
Doug Janik		 To Montreal Canadiens
Scott Gomez
Tom Pyatt
Michael Busto
November 23, 2009[144] To Minnesota Wild
Guillaume Latendresse		 To Montreal Canadiens
Benoit Pouliot
December 2, 2009[145] To Anaheim Ducks
Kyle Chipchura		 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2011
February 11, 2010[146] To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2011		 To Montreal Canadiens
Dominic Moore
March 2, 2010[147] To St. Louis Blues
Matt D'Agostini		 To Montreal Canadiens
Aaron Palushaj

Lost via retirement

Player
Patrice Brisebois[166]

Player signings

PlayerContract terms
P. K. Subban[167]3 years
Andre Benoit[148]1 year, 2-way contract
Alex Henry[150]1 year, 2-way contract
Mike Glumac[150]1 year, 2-way contract
Kyle Chipchura[168]1 year, $500,000
Guillaume Latendresse[169]1 year, $803,000
Shawn Belle[170]1 year, 2-way contract
Tomas Plekanec[171]1 year, $2.75 million
Greg Stewart[172]1 year, $500,000
Matt D'Agostini[173]1 year
Gabriel Dumont[174]3-year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 18 Louis Leblanc C  Canada Omaha Lancers (USHL)
3 65 (from Atlanta) Joonas Nattinen C  Finland Blues Jr. (SM-liiga)
3 79 Mac Bennett D  United States Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
4 109 Alexander Avtsin F  Russia Dynamo Moscow (RHL)
5 139 Gabriel Dumont C  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 169 Dustin Walsh C  Canada Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL)
7 199 Michael Cichy C  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 211 (from Pittsburgh) Petteri Simila G  Finland Karpat (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal continues their affiliation alongside the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2009–10.

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 CanadaEnglish: CBC, TSN, NHL Network; French: RDS, RIS.
 United StatesVersus, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, HDNet, NHL Network.
 EuropeNASN, NHL Network.
 RussiaNTV (Russia).
 Japan
 South Korea
 Thailand		ASN.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "2008-2009 is NOT the Montreal Canadiens' 100th Season!". Bleacher Report.
  3. ↑ "Calculate Duration Between Two Dates – Results".
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  5. 1 2 "Canadiens name Martin as head coach". CBC Sports. June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
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