Officially known as Le Club de Hockey Canadien,[1] the Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] [5] The team has had eighteen general managers since their inception.
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | Number of general managers | |
| Ref(s) | References | |
| – | Does not apply | |
| Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category |
| Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Cattarinich | December 1909 – 1910 | [6] [7] | ||
| Jack Laviolette | |||||
| 3 | George Kennedy | 1910 – October 19, 1921 |
| [8] | |
| 4 | Leo Dandurand | November 2, 1921 – September 17, 1935 | [9] | ||
| 5 | Ernest Savard | September 17, 1935 – 1936 |
| [10] | |
| 6 | Cecil Hart | 1936 – 1939 |
| [11] | |
| 7 | Jules Dugal | 1939 – 1940 |
| [12] | |
| 8 | Tommy Gorman | 1940 – July 1946 | [13] [14] | ||
| 9 | Frank J. Selke | July 10, 1946 – May 15, 1964 | [15] [16] | ||
| 10 | Sam Pollock | May 15, 1964 – September 6, 1978 | [17] [18] | ||
| 11 | Irving Grundman | September 6, 1978 – April 14, 1983 |
| [19] [20] | |
| 12 | Serge Savard | April 28, 1983 – October 17, 1995 | [21] [22] [23] | ||
| 13 | Rejean Houle | October 21, 1995 – November 20, 2000 |
| [24] [25] | |
| 14 | Andre Savard | November 20, 2000 – June 2, 2003 |
| [26] [27] | |
| 15 | Bob Gainey | June 2, 2003 – February 8, 2010 |
| [28] | |
| 16 | Pierre Gauthier | February 8, 2010 – March 29, 2012 |
| [29] | |
| 17 | Marc Bergevin | May 2, 2012 – November 28, 2021 |
| [30] | |
| 18 | Kent Hughes | January 18, 2022 – present |