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2006–07 Montreal Canadiens
2006–07 Montreal Canadiens
Division	4th Northeast
Conference	10th Eastern
2006–07 record	42–34–6
Home record	26–12–3
Road record	16–22–3
Goals for	245
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey; Pierre Gauthier (interim)
Coach	Guy Carbonneau
Captain	Saku Koivu
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev (Feb.–Apr.) ; Craig Rivet (Oct.–Feb.) ; Sheldon Souray
Arena	Bell Centre
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Ryder (30)
Assists	Saku Koivu (53)
Points	Saku Koivu (75)
Penalty minutes	Sheldon Souray (135)
Plus/minus	Alexander Perezhogin (+11)
Wins	Cristobal Huet (19)
Goals against average	Cristobal Huet (2.81)
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The 2006–07 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 98th season, 90th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club finished fourth in the Northeast division and missed qualification for the playoffs by two points after losing the final game of the regular season 6–5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pre-season

The Canadiens were only minimally active in offseason transactions, with forwards Sergei Samsonov and Mike Johnson and defenceman Janne Niinimaa representing the only additions. Forwards Jan Bulis, Richard Zednik and Mike Ribeiro moved to other teams: Bulis via free agency to Vancouver, Zednik via a trade to Washington and Ribeiro via a trade to Dallas (for Niinimaa).

Regular season

The club intended to build on a 2005–06 season in which it took the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes to six games in the first round of the playoffs. Behind the leadership of goaltender Cristobal Huet and captain Saku Koivu, the Canadiens poised themselves to join the elite of the Eastern Conference.

However, the team failed to keep its momentum for the whole season. Cristobal Huet's injury on February 15, 2007, forced the Canadiens to use backup goaltenders Jaroslav Halak and David Aebischer. Despite Halak's decent performance, the Canadiens could not clinch a playoff spot. They were eliminated on April 8 after a 6–5 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the season's last game.

On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sheldon Souray had been voted by the fans to start at defence in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas.^[2]

The Canadiens finished the regular season with the NHL's best power-play percentage, at 22.75% (86 for 378), and tied the Ottawa Senators for most shorthanded goals scored, with 17.^[3]

Standings

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Buffalo Sabres	82	53	22	7	308	242	113
2	4	Ottawa Senators	82	48	25	9	288	222	105
3	9	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	31	11	258	269	91
4	10	Montreal Canadiens	82	42	34	6	245	256	90
5	13	Boston Bruins	82	35	41	6	219	289	76

^[4]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference^[5]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P - Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	53	22	7	308	242	113
2	Y - New Jersey Devils	AT	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
3	Y - Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	43	28	11	246	245	97
4	X - Ottawa Senators	NE	82	48	25	9	288	222	105
5	X - Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
6	X - New York Rangers	AT	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
7	X - Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	44	33	5	253	261	93
8	X - New York Islanders	AT	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
8.5
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	40	31	11	258	269	91
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	42	34	6	245	256	90
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	34	8	241	253	88
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	35	31	16	247	257	86
13	Boston Bruins	NE	82	35	41	6	219	289	76
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	28	40	14	235	286	70
15	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season^[6]

October: 6–2–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 3–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 6	Montreal	4–5	Buffalo	SO	Huet	18,690	0–0–1	1	Recap
2	October 7	Montreal	3–2	Toronto	SO	Aebischer	19,353	1–0–1	3	Recap
3	October 11	Montreal	3–1	Philadelphia		Aebischer	19,256	2–0–1	5	Recap
4	October 14	Ottawa	3–2	Montreal	SO	Huet	21,273	2–0–2	6	Recap
5	October 17	Calgary	4–5	Montreal		Huet	21,273	3–0–2	8	Recap
6	October 18	Montreal	1–2	Chicago		Aebischer	11,095	3–1–2	8	Recap
7	October 21	Colorado	5–8	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	4–1–2	10	Recap
8	October 23	Buffalo	4–1	Montreal		Huet	21,273	4–2–2	10	Recap
9	October 26	Montreal	3–2	Boston		Huet	13,920	5–2–2	12	Recap
10	October 28	Toronto	5–4	Montreal	SO	Aebischer	21,273	5–2–3	13	Recap
11	October 31	Ottawa	2–4	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	6–2–3	15	Recap

November: 8–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
12	November 2	Montreal	4–0	Carolina		Huet	6,486	7–2–3	17	Recap
13	November 4	New Jersey	2–1	Montreal		Huet	21,271	7–3–3	17	Recap
14	November 7	Edmonton	2–3	Montreal	SO	Aebischer	21,273	8–3–3	19	Recap
15	November 11	Montreal	1–5	Toronto		Aebischer	19,501	8–4–3	19	Recap
16	November 13	Montreal	6–3	Ottawa		Huet	20,051	9–4–3	21	Recap
17	November 15	Montreal	3–1	Tampa Bay		Huet	19,920	10–4–3	23	Recap
18	November 16	Montreal	1–5	Florida		Aebischer	13,506	10–5–3	23	Recap
19	November 18	Atlanta	1–3	Montreal		Huet	21,273	11–5–3	25	Recap
20	November 22	Minnesota	2–4	Montreal		Huet	21,273	12–5–3	27	Recap
21	November 24	Montreal	2–1	Buffalo	OT	Huet	18,690	13–5–3	29	Recap
22	November 25	Philadelphia	4–2	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	13–6–3	29	Recap
23	November 28	Florida	0–1	Montreal	SO	Huet	21,273	14–6–3	31	Recap
24	November 30	Montreal	2–4	Carolina		Huet	13,103	14–7–3	31	Recap

December: 8–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–3–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
25	December 2	Toronto	3–4	Montreal	SO	Huet	21,273	15–7–3	33	Recap
26	December 4	Boston	6–5	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	15–8–3	33	Recap
27	December 6	Montreal	1–2	New Jersey	OT	Aebischer	10,986	15–8–4	34	Recap
28	December 7	Montreal	4–2	NY Islanders		Huet	9,551	16–8–4	36	Recap
29	December 9	Buffalo	3–2	Montreal	SO	Huet	21,273	16–8–5	37	Recap
30	December 12	Boston	3–4	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	17–8–5	39	Recap
31	December 14	Tampa Bay	2–4	Montreal		Huet	21,273	18–8–5	41	Recap
32	December 16	Pittsburgh	3–6	Montreal		Huet	21,273	19–8–5	43	Recap
33	December 19	Montreal	5–2	Buffalo		Huet	18,690	20–8–5	45	Recap
34	December 21	Philadelphia	2–4	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	21–8–5	47	Recap
35	December 23	Montreal	2–4	Boston		Huet	17,565	21–9–5	47	Recap
36	December 27	Montreal	4–1	Washington		Huet	15,609	22–9–5	49	Recap
37	December 29	Montreal	1–3	Florida		Huet	19,772	22–10–5	49	Recap
38	December 30	Montreal	1–3	Tampa Bay		Huet	21,120	22–11–5	49	Recap

January: 6–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–4–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
39	January 2	Tampa Bay	2–5	Montreal	Huet	21,273	23–11–5	51	Recap
40	January 4	Montreal	1–5	Washington	Huet	11,287	23–12–5	51	Recap
41	January 6	NY Rangers	4–3	Montreal	Aebischer	21,273	23–13–5	51	Recap
42	January 7	New Jersey	3–0	Montreal	Huet	21,273	23–14–5	51	Recap
43	January 9	Atlanta	2–4	Montreal	Huet	21,273	24–14–5	53	Recap
44	January 11	Montreal	4–2	Philadelphia	Aebischer	19,411	25–14–5	55	Recap
45	January 13	Montreal	3–8	Ottawa	Huet	20,038	25–15–5	55	Recap
46	January 15	Montreal	0–2	Detroit	Aebischer	20,066	25–16–5	55	Recap
47	January 16	Vancouver	4–0	Montreal	Huet	21,273	25–17–5	55	Recap
48	January 18	Montreal	4–1	Atlanta	Huet	14,025	26–17–5	57	Recap
49	January 20	Buffalo	3–4	Montreal	Huet	21,273	27–17–5	59	Recap
50	January 27	Montreal	1–4	Toronto	Huet	19,508	27–18–5	59	Recap
51	January 29	Ottawa	1–3	Montreal	Aebischer	21,273	28–18–5	61	Recap

February: 5–9–1 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–4–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
52	February 1	Montreal	4–5	Pittsburgh	SO	Aebischer	17,132	28–18–6	62	Recap
53	February 3	NY Islanders	4–2	Montreal		Huet	21,273	28–19–6	62	Recap
54	February 4	Pittsburgh	3–4	Montreal	OT	Aebischer	21,273	29–19–6	64	Recap
55	February 6	Carolina	2–1	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	29–20–6	64	Recap
56	February 8	Montreal	1–4	Ottawa		Huet	19,915	29–21–6	64	Recap
57	February 10	Ottawa	5–3	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	29–22–6	64	Recap
58	February 13	Florida	1–0	Montreal		Huet	21,273	29–23–6	64	Recap
59	February 14	Montreal	2–5	New Jersey		Huet	7,515	29–24–6	64	Recap
60	February 17	Carolina	5–3	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	29–25–6	64	Recap
61	February 18	Montreal	3–2	Columbus		Halak	16,116	30–25–6	66	Recap
62	February 20	Washington	3–5	Montreal		Halak	21,273	31–25–6	68	Recap
63	February 22	Montreal	6–5	Nashville	SO	Halak	15,808	32–25–6	70	Recap
64	February 24	Montreal	2–3	NY Islanders		Halak	16,234	32–26–6	70	Recap
65	February 26	Toronto	5–4	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	33–26–6	72	Recap
66	February 27	Montreal	0–4	NY Rangers		Halak	18,200	33–27–6	72	Recap

March: 8–5–0 (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–5–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
67	March 2	Montreal	5–8	Buffalo		Aebischer	18,690	33–28–6	72	Recap
68	March 3	Montreal	1–3	Boston		Halak	17,565	33–29–6	72	Recap
69	March 8	Montreal	2–6	Atlanta		Halak	14,528	33–30–6	72	Recap
70	March 10	Montreal	4–3	St. Louis		Aebischer	19,421	34–30–6	74	Recap
71	March 13	NY Islanders	3–5	Montreal		Aebischer	21,273	35–30–6	76	Recap
72	March 16	Montreal	3–6	Pittsburgh		Aebischer	17,132	35–31–6	76	Recap
73	March 17	Toronto	2–3	Montreal	SO	Halak	21,273	36–31–6	78	Recap
74	March 20	Boston	0–1	Montreal		Halak	21,273	37–31–6	80	Recap
75	March 22	Montreal	6–3	Boston		Halak	17,026	38–31–6	82	Recap
76	March 24	Washington	1–4	Montreal		Halak	21,273	39–31–6	84	Recap
77	March 27	Rangers	4–6	Montreal		Halak	21,273	40–31–6	86	Recap
78	March 30	Montreal	2–5	Ottawa		Halak	20,185	40–32–6	86	Recap
79	March 31	Buffalo	3–4	Montreal		Halak	21,273	41–32–6	88	Recap

April: 1–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–2–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
80	April 3	Boston	0–2	Montreal	Halak	21,273	42–32–6	90	Recap
81	April 5	Montreal	1–3	NY Rangers	Halak	18,200	42–33–6	90	Recap
82	April 7	Montreal	5–6	Toronto	Huet	19,723	42–34–6	90	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
11	Saku Koivu	C	81	22	53	75	−21	74
44	Sheldon Souray	D	81	26	38	64	−28	135
73	Michael Ryder	RW	82	30	28	58	−25	60
79	Andrei Markov	D	77	6	43	49	2	56
35	Tomas Plekanec	LW	81	20	27	47	10	36
27	Alexei Kovalev	RW	73	18	29	47	−19	78
21	Chris Higgins	C	61	22	16	38	−11	26
32	Mark Streit	D	76	10	26	36	−5	14
20	Mike Johnson	RW	80	11	20	31	6	40
84	Guillaume Latendresse	RW	80	16	13	29	−20	47
15	Sergei Samsonov	LW	63	9	17	26	−4	10
14	Radek Bonk	C	74	13	10	23	0	54
8	Mike Komisarek	D	82	4	15	19	7	96
52	Craig Rivet‡	D	54	6	10	16	−7	57
42	Alexander Perezhogin	LW	61	6	9	15	11	48
51	Francis Bouillon	D	62	3	11	14	−10	52
40	Maxim Lapierre	C	46	6	6	12	−7	24
46	Andrei Kostitsyn	W	22	1	10	11	3	6
22	Steve Begin	C	52	5	5	10	−6	46
25	Mathieu Dandenault	D	68	2	6	8	−8	40
57	Garth Murray	C	43	2	1	3	−10	32
6	Janne Niinimaa	D	41	0	3	3	−13	36
47	Aaron Downey	RW	21	1	0	1	−6	48
41	Jaroslav Halak	G	16	0	1	1		2
39	Cristobal Huet	G	42	0	1	1		0
62	Duncan Milroy	RW	5	0	1	1	−2	0
30	David Aebischer	G	32	0	0	0		2
26	Josh Gorges†	D	7	0	0	0	−1	0
59	Mikhail Grabovski	C	3	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Cristobal Huet	42	19	16	3	1280	107	2.81	.916	2	2286
30	David Aebischer	32	13	12	3	929	93	3.17	.900	0	1760
41	Jaroslav Halak	16	10	6	0	469	44	2.89	.906	2	912

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	King Clancy Memorial Trophy	Saku Koivu	^[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Cristobal Huet	^[8]
	NHL All-Star Game selection	Sheldon Souray^[b]	^[8]
	NHL Third Star of the Month	Cristobal Huet (November)	^[10]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Sheldon Souray (October 22)	^[11]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Jaroslav Halak (March 25)	^[11]
Team	Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy	Mark Streit	^[12]
Team	Molson Cup	Cristobal Huet	^[13]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Guillaume Latendresse	October 6, 2006	^[14]
	Mikhail Grabovski	January 6, 2007
	Duncan Milroy	February 17, 2007
	Jaroslav Halak	February 18, 2007

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.^[15]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)	To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 2006	To Montreal Canadiens 1st-round pick in 2006 2nd-round pick in 2006	^[16]
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 4th-round pick in 2006	To Montreal Canadiens Chicago's 3rd-round pick in 2006	^[17]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)	To Washington Capitals Richard Zednik	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2007	^[18]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)	To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2007	To Montreal Canadiens Mike Johnson	^[18]
September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)	To Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro 6th-round pick in 2008	To Montreal Canadiens Janne Niinimaa 5th-round pick in 2007	^[19]
December 15, 2006 (2006-12-15)	To San Jose Sharks Patrick Traverse	To Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Biron	^[20]
February 25, 2007 (2007-02-25)	To San Jose Sharks Craig Rivet 5th-round pick in 2008	To Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges 1st-round pick in 2007	^[21]
May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)	To New York Rangers 7th-round pick in 2007	To Montreal Canadiens Rights to Ryan Russell	^[22]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)	Sergei Samsonov	Edmonton Oilers	2-year	Free agency	^[18]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	Dan Jancevski	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[23]
September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)	Patrick Traverse	San Jose Sharks		Waivers	^[24]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)	Michael Leighton	Philadelphia Flyers		Waivers	^[25]
May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)	Janne Lahti	HPK (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	^[22]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	Raitis Ivanans	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (UFA)	^[27]
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21)	Pete Vandermeer	Washington Capitals	Free agency (III)	^[28]
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24)	Jan Bulis	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (III)	^[29]
September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07)	Olivier Michaud	Saint–Jean Chiefs (LNAH)	Free agency (UFA)	^[30]
September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	Todd Simpson	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)	Free agency (III)	^[31]
October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	Pierre Dagenais	Jokerit (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	^[32]
October 18, 2006 (2006-10-18)	Jeff Paul	Tilburg Trappers (NED)	Free agency (VI)	^[33]
October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26)	Johnathan Aitken	EC KAC (EBEL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[34]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 25, 2006 (2006-06-25)	Cristobal Huet	2-year	Re-signing	^[35]
June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29)	Jonathan Ferland	1-year	Re-signing	^[36]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)	Francis Bouillon	3-year	Re-signing	^[37]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)	Jean-Philippe Cote	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)	Mike Ribeiro	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)	Mathieu Aubin	3-year	Entry-level	^[39]
	Matt D'Agostini	3-year	Entry-level	^[39]
	Mikhail Grabovski	2-year	Entry-level	^[39]
	Chris Higgins	1-year	Re-signing	^[39]
	Mike Komisarek	1-year	Re-signing	^[39]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)	David Aebischer	1-year	Re-signing	^[18]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	Andrew Archer	1-year	Re-signing	^[23]
	Yann Danis	1-year	Re-signing	^[23]
	Duncan Milroy	1-year	Re-signing	^[23]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)	Alexander Perezhogin	1-year	Re-signing	^[40]
July 23, 2006 (2006-07-23)	Michael Ryder	1-year	Re-signing	^[41]
August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09)	Ryan O'Byrne	2-year	Entry-level	^[42]
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)	Guillaume Latendresse	3-year	Entry-level	^[43]
May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)	Mathieu Carle	3-year	Entry-level	^[44]
May 26, 2007 (2007-05-26)	Sergei Kostitsyn	3-year	Entry-level	^[45]
May 28, 2007 (2007-05-28)	Andrei Markov	4-year	Extension	^[46]
May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)	Ryan Russell	3-year	Entry-level	^[22]

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[47] The Canadiens had the 16th overall draft pick, which they traded to the San Jose Sharks for the 20th and 53rd overall picks.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team (league)
1	20	David Fischer (D)	United States	Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose)	Apple Valley High School (MSHSL)
2	49	Ben Maxwell (C)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
2	53	Mathieu Carle (D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose)	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
3	66	Ryan White (C)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago)	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5	139	Pavel Valentenko (D)	Russia	Montreal Canadiens	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian Superleague)
7	199	Cameron Cepek (D)	United States	Montreal Canadiens	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

Notes

^ Gauthier served as interim general manager from December 10 to January 1 while Gainey took a leave of absence following the death of his daughter.^[1]
^ Souray was voted to the starting lineup.^[9]
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[26]

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^ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ "NHL Three Stars of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
^ "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ McKeon, Ross (June 25, 2006). "Sharks pick defenseman / San Jose trades up to grab 'ecstatic' youngster Wishart". SFGATE. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Recap". Philadelphia Flyers. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Canadiens change look with busy day of deals". Victoria News Daily. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Canadiens acquire defenseman Janne Niinimaa". Canadiens de Montreal. September 30, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Montreal Mathieu Biron from San Jose for Patrick Traverse". OurSports Central. December 15, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Canadiens acquire Josh Gorges from Sharks". Canadiens de Montreal. February 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Canadiens acquire forward Ryan Russell, sign free agent Janne Lahti". Canadiens de Montreal. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Danis, Milroy, Archer and Jancevski sign with Canadiens". OurSports Central. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Patrick Traverse est de retour". RDS.ca (in French). September 28, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Habs claim goalie Leighton off waivers from Flyers". Canadiens de Montreal. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Los Angeles Kings--Signed F Raitis Ivanans to a one-year contract.
^ "Vandermeer lands with Capitals". theahl.com. July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Bulis bolts Habs for Canucks". CBC.ca. July 24, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Olivier Michaud avec Saint-Jean". RDS.ca (in French). September 7, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Hannover Scorpions: Scorpions verpflichten Todd Simpson - Robuster Stay-at-home-Verteidiger". EISHOCKEY INFO (in German). September 19, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Pierre Dagenais jokerimiehistöön". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 17, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Jeff Paul". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024. 18-Oct-06: Signed with the Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands).
^ "Johnathan Aitken". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024. 26-Oct-06: Signed with the EC KAC Klagenfurt (Austria).
^ "Habs hold on to Huet". Canadiens de Montreal. June 25, 2006. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 30, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jonathan Ferland to a one-year contract.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS–Signed D Francis Bouillon to a three-year contract.
^ ^a ^b "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 7, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Montreal Canadiens--Signed C Mike Ribeiro and D Jean-Philippe Cote to one-year contracts.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 11, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS - Signed F Chris Higgins and D Mike Komisarek to one-year contracts; C Mikhail Grabovski to a two-year contract and C Mathieu Aubin and RW Matt D'Agostini to three-year contracts.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Alexander Perezhogin to a one-year contract.
^ "Habs, Ryder avoid arbitration". Canadiens de Montreal. July 23, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Canadiens sign O'Byrne to two-year deal". Canadiens de Montreal. August 9, 2006. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Latendresse reste". RDS.ca (in French). September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Habs Assign Defenceman Mathieu Carle To Dogs". OurSports Central. May 8, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Canadiens sign CHL's top assist man". CBC.ca. May 26, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Canadiens lock up Markov". Canadiens de Montreal. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

External links

NHL Team Salaries - Montreal Canadiens from nhlnumbers.com

[2] Gauthier served as interim general manager from December 10 to January 1 while Gainey took a leave of absence following the death of his daughter.^[1]

[11] Souray was voted to the starting lineup.^[9]

[29] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[26]

[1] "Canadiens GM returns to work after daughter's death". ESPN. January 2, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[3] TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader

[4] "2006-07 NHL Summary".

[5] Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

[nhl0607-6] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[7] "2006-07 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[8] "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[9] "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[10] "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[12] "NHL Three Stars of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[13] "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[14] Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553

[15] Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552

[16] "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[pst-17] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[18] McKeon, Ross (June 25, 2006). "Sharks pick defenseman / San Jose trades up to grab 'ecstatic' youngster Wishart". SFGATE. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[19] "2006 NHL Entry Draft Recap". Philadelphia Flyers. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[712moves-20] "Canadiens change look with busy day of deals". Victoria News Daily. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[21] "Canadiens acquire defenseman Janne Niinimaa". Canadiens de Montreal. September 30, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[22] "Montreal Mathieu Biron from San Jose for Patrick Traverse". OurSports Central. December 15, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[23] "Canadiens acquire Josh Gorges from Sharks". Canadiens de Montreal. February 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[531signings-24] "Canadiens acquire forward Ryan Russell, sign free agent Janne Lahti". Canadiens de Montreal. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[713signings-25] "Danis, Milroy, Archer and Jancevski sign with Canadiens". OurSports Central. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[26] "Patrick Traverse est de retour". RDS.ca (in French). September 28, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[27] "Habs claim goalie Leighton off waivers from Flyers". Canadiens de Montreal. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[falist-28] "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[30] "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Los Angeles Kings--Signed F Raitis Ivanans to a one-year contract.

[31] "Vandermeer lands with Capitals". theahl.com. July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[32] "Bulis bolts Habs for Canucks". CBC.ca. July 24, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[33] "Olivier Michaud avec Saint-Jean". RDS.ca (in French). September 7, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[34] "Hannover Scorpions: Scorpions verpflichten Todd Simpson - Robuster Stay-at-home-Verteidiger". EISHOCKEY INFO (in German). September 19, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[35] "Pierre Dagenais jokerimiehistöön". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 17, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[36] "Jeff Paul". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024. 18-Oct-06: Signed with the Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands).

[37] "Johnathan Aitken". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024. 26-Oct-06: Signed with the EC KAC Klagenfurt (Austria).

[38] "Habs hold on to Huet". Canadiens de Montreal. June 25, 2006. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[39] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 30, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jonathan Ferland to a one-year contract.

[40] "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS–Signed D Francis Bouillon to a three-year contract.

[706signings-41] "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 7, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. Montreal Canadiens--Signed C Mike Ribeiro and D Jean-Philippe Cote to one-year contracts.

[710signings-42] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 11, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS - Signed F Chris Higgins and D Mike Komisarek to one-year contracts; C Mikhail Grabovski to a two-year contract and C Mathieu Aubin and RW Matt D'Agostini to three-year contracts.

[43] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Alexander Perezhogin to a one-year contract.

[44] "Habs, Ryder avoid arbitration". Canadiens de Montreal. July 23, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[45] "Canadiens sign O'Byrne to two-year deal". Canadiens de Montreal. August 9, 2006. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[46] "Latendresse reste". RDS.ca (in French). September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[47] "Habs Assign Defenceman Mathieu Carle To Dogs". OurSports Central. May 8, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[48] "Canadiens sign CHL's top assist man". CBC.ca. May 26, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[49] "Canadiens lock up Markov". Canadiens de Montreal. May 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[50] "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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v t e Montreal Canadiens
Founded in 1909 Based in Montreal, Quebec
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	History Original Six Centennial Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman) General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Team captain Nick Suzuki Current roster
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Culture and lore	Youppi! The Hockey Sweater Pour toujours, les Canadiens! Ginette Reno Tour des Canadiens The Punch Line Richard Riot 1938 European tour "Fix You" Good Friday Massacre 2003 Heritage Classic 2011 Heritage Classic 2016 Winter Classic 100 Classic Bell Sports Complex
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v t e Montreal Canadiens seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2006–07 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions