List of Montreal Canadiens award winners


This is a list of Montreal Canadiens award winners.

League awards

Team trophies

Individual awards

All-Stars

NHL First and Second Team All-Stars

The NHL First and Second Team All-Stars consists of the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
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NHL All-Rookie Team

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
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All-Star Game selections

The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Sixty-four All-Star Games have been held since 1947, with at least one player chosen to represent the Canadiens in each year except 2001. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labour stoppages, and 2006, 2010, and 2014 because of the Winter Olympic Games. Montreal has hosted twelve of the games.
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All-Star benefit games

Prior to the institution of the National Hockey League All-Star Game the league held three different benefit games featuring teams of all-stars. The first was the Ace Bailey Benefit Game, held in 1934, after a violent collision with Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins left Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs hospitalized and unable to continue his playing career. In 1937, the Howie Morenz Memorial Game was held to raise money for the family of Howie Morenz of the Canadiens, who died from complications after being admitted to the hospital for a broken leg. The Babe Siebert Memorial Game was held in 1939 to raise funds for the family of the Canadiens' Babe Siebert, who drowned shortly after his retirement from professional hockey.
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All-Star Game replacement events

Career achievements

Hockey Hall of Fame

In the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Canadiens boast the most enshrined Hall of Famers with 67. All of their inductees are from Canada save for former defencemen Joe Hall and Chris Chelios. Thirty-six of these players are from three separate notable dynasties: 12 from 1955–60, 11 from 1964–69 and 13 from 1975–79. Howie Morenz and Georges Vezina were the first Canadiens given the honour in 1945, while Guy Carbonneau was the most recent inductee in 2019.
IndividualCategoryYear inductedYears with Canadiens in categoryReferences
Player19651939–1940
Player19721950–1951, 1952–1971
Player19661935–1948
Player19661941–1956
Builder19911971–1979
Builder20141988–1992
Player19621919–1920
Player20191981–1994
Builder19771921–1935
Player20131984–1990
Player19581921–1925
Player19821963–1979
Builder19631921–1935
Player19751942–1943
Player19831970–1973, 1974–1979
Player20061964–1970
Player19641943–1950
Player19881968–1969
Player19921974–1989
Player19581926–1929
Player19621913–1915
Player19721950–1964
Player20112001–2003
Builder19631940–1946
Player19611926–1933, 1936–1937
Player19611917–1919
Player19731947–1961
Player19701947–1948, 1949–1963
Player19471922–1938
Player19661940–1954
Player19881971–1985
Player19501909–1911, 1912–1922
Player20021978–1982
Player19871963–1974
Player19931968–1982
Player19621909–1918
Player19841967–1979
Player19811970–1974
Player19501917–1919, 1922–1924
Player19601923–1936
Builder19731957–1968
Player19741951–1963
Player19451923–1934, 1936–1937
Player19621916–1917
Builder19471912–1946
Builder19621909–1910
Player19881941–1947
Player19851950–1958
Player19621910–1913, 1914–1923
Player19781952–1963
Builder19781959–1978
Builder19581940–1957
Player19661940–1942, 1945–1950
Player20171995–1999
Player19791955–1975
Player19611942–1960
Player19951972–1989
Player20061984–1996
Player20001990–1993
Player19861966–1981
Builder19601946–1964
Player19931972–1985
Player19641936–1939
Player19731916–1917
Player20161966–1971
Player19451910–1926
Player19801963–1970
Player19691929–1930

Foster Hewitt Memorial Award

Six members of the Canadiens organization have been honoured with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. The award is presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of ice hockey during their broadcasting career.
IndividualYear honouredYears with Canadiens as broadcasterReferences
19841952–1984
19991957–1989
19881966–1997
19841952–1985
1985
20021971–1997

Retired numbers

The Montreal Canadiens have retired fifteen of their jersey numbers. Also out of circulation is the number 99, which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. Gretzky did not play for the Canadiens during his 20-year NHL career and the only Canadiens to wear the number prior to its retirement were Joe Lamb, Des Roche and Leo Bourgeault during the 1934–35 season.
NumberPlayerPositionYears with Canadiens as a playerDate of retirement ceremonyReferences
11952–1963October 7, 1995
21947–1961October 26, 1985
31941–1956December 4, 2009
41950–1951, 1952–1971October 9, 1971
51950–1964March 11, 2006
51968–1982November 8, 2014
71923–1934, 1936–1937November 2, 1937
91942–1960October 6, 1960
101971–1985February 16, 1985
121963–1979November 12, 2005
121951–1963November 12, 2005
161940–1954December 4, 2009
161955–1975December 10, 1975
181966–1981November 18, 2006
191972–1989November 19, 2007
231974–1989February 23, 2008
291970–1973, 1974–1979January 29, 2007
331984–1996November 22, 2008

Team awards

Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy

The Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy is an award given to the player "who played a dominant role during the regular season, without obtaining any particular honor" as determined by the local media. It is named in honour of long-time reporter Jacques Beauchamp.
SeasonWinner
1981–82Doug Jarvis
1982–83Craig Ludwig
1983–84Jean Hamel
1984–85Craig Ludwig
1985–86Craig Ludwig
1986–87Rick Green
1987–88Mike McPhee
1988–89Petr Svoboda
1989–90Mike McPhee
1990–91Mike McPhee
1991–92Brent Gilchrist
1992–93Mike Keane
1993–94Lyle Odelein

SeasonWinner
1994–95Benoit Brunet
1995–96Peter Popovic
1996–97Stephane Quintal
1997–98Patrice Brisebois
1997–98Marc Bureau
1998–99Benoit Brunet
1999–00Eric Weinrich
2000–01Oleg Petrov
2001–02Joe Juneau
2002–03Jan Bulis
2003–04Francis Bouillon
2005–06Steve Begin
2006–07Mark Streit

SeasonWinner
2007–08Mark Streit
2008–09Maxim Lapierre
2009–10Josh Gorges
2010–11Roman Hamrlik
2011–12Josh Gorges
2012–13Brandon Prust
2013–14Brian Gionta
2014–15Dale Weise
2015–16Paul Byron
2016–17Phillip Danault
2017–18Paul Byron
2018–19Phillip Danault

Molson Cup

The Molson Cup is an award given to the player who earns the most points from three-star selections during the regular season.
SeasonWinner
1972–73Ken Dryden
1973–74Wayne Thomas
1974–75Guy Lafleur
1975–76Guy Lafleur
1976–77Guy Lafleur
1977–78Guy Lafleur
1978–79Guy Lafleur
1979–80Guy Lafleur
1980–81Larry Robinson
1981–82Guy Lafleur
1982–83Mario Tremblay
1983–84Guy Carbonneau
1984–85Steve Penney
1985–86Mats Naslund
1986–87Mats Naslund
1987–88Stephane Richer

SeasonWinner
1988–89Patrick Roy
1989–90Stephane Richer
1990–91Russ Courtnall
1991–92Patrick Roy
1992–93Kirk Muller
1993–94Patrick Roy
1994–95Patrick Roy
1995–96Pierre Turgeon
1996–97Mark Recchi
1997–98Mark Recchi
1998–99Jeff Hackett
1999–00Jeff Hackett
2000–01Jose Theodore
2001–02Jose Theodore
2002–03Jose Theodore
2003–04Jose Theodore

SeasonWinner
2005–06Saku Koivu
2006–07Cristobal Huet
2007–08Alexei Kovalev
2008–09Carey Price
2009–10Jaroslav Halak
2010–11Carey Price
2011–12Carey Price
2012–13Carey Price
2013–14Carey Price
2014–15Carey Price
2015–16Alex Galchenyuk
2016–17Carey Price
2017–18Brendan Gallagher
2018–19Carey Price

Other awards