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2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season 

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2008–09 Montreal Canadiens
Division TBD Northeast
Conference TBD Eastern
2008–09 record TBD
Home record TBD
Road record TBD
Goals for TBD
Goals against TBD
General Manager Bob Gainey
Coach Guy Carbonneau
Captain TBD
Alternate captains TBD
Arena Bell Centre
Average attendance TBD
Team leaders
Goals TBD
Assists TBD
Points TBD
Penalties in minutes TBD
Plus/Minus TBD
Wins TBD
Goals against average TBD

The 2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season will be their 99th season of play and 91st in the National Hockey League.

The Montreal Canadiens will host the 57th NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009, and the 59th NHL Entry Draft in June 2009, part of the the Canadiens' 100th Anniversary celebration.[1]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


Offseason

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

2008–09 Game Log
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
2008–09 Schedule


Playoffs

Player stats

As of July 3, 2008 [1]

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Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
31 Flag of Canada Carey Price L 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia
41 Flag of Slovakia Jaroslav Halak L 2003 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
— Flag of Canada Marc Denis L 2008 Montreal, Quebec
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Flag of Canada Ryan O'Byrne R 2003 Victoria, British Columbia
8 Flag of the United States Mike Komisarek R 2001 West Islip, New York
25 Flag of Canada Mathieu Dandenault R 2005 Sherbrooke, Quebec
26 Flag of Canada Josh Gorges L 2007 Kelowna, British Columbia
44 Flag of the Czech Republic Roman Hamrlik L 2007 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
51 Flag of the United States Francis Bouillon L 2002 New York, New York
71 Flag of Canada Patrice Brisebois R 2007 Montreal, Quebec
79 Flag of Russia Andrei Markov L 1998 Voskresensk, U.S.S.R.
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
6 Flag of Canada Tom Kostopoulos RW R 2007 Mississauga, Ontario
11 Flag of Finland Saku Koivu – C C L 1993 Turku, Finland
14 Flag of the Czech Republic Tomas Plekanec C L 2001 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
17 Flag of Canada Georges Laraque RW R 2008 Montreal, Quebec
20 Flag of the United States Bryan Smolinski C R 2007 Toledo, Ohio
21 Flag of the United States Christopher Higgins – A C L 2002 Smithtown, New York
22 Flag of Canada Steve Begin LW L 2003 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
27 Flag of Russia Alexei Kovalev – A RW L 2004 Tolyatti, U.S.S.R.
28 Flag of Canada Kyle Chipchura C L 2004 Westlock, Alberta
40 Flag of Canada Maxim Lapierre C R 2003 Saint-Leonard, Quebec
46 Flag of Belarus Andrei Kostitsyn LW L 2003 Navapolatsk, U.S.S.R.
70 Flag of Canada Gregory Stewart LW L 2004 Kitchener, Ontario
74 Flag of Belarus Sergei Kostitsyn LW L 2005 Navapolatsk, U.S.S.R.
84 Flag of Canada Guillaume Latendresse RW L 2005 Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
— Flag of Canada Alex Tanguay LW L 2008 Sainte-Justine, Quebec

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA

Awards and records

Team Awards

National Hockey League Awards

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

June 20, 2008
 To Montreal Canadiens
Alex Tanguay
5th round pick in 2008		 To Calgary Flames
25th overall pick in 2008
2nd round pick in 2009

Free Agents

Free agent acquisitions

Player Former team Contract Terms
Georges Laraque Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $4.5 millions
Marc Denis Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, undisclosed
Alex Henry Nashville Predators 1 year, undisclosed
Ryan Flinn Edmonton Oilers 1 year, undisclosed

Players lost to free agency

Player New team
Mark Streit New York Islanders
Michael Ryder Boston Bruins
Yann Danis New York Islanders
Janne Lahti Jokerit Helsinki (Fin)
Jonathan Ferland EC Villacher SV (Aus)
Brett Engelhardt Augsburger Panther (Ger)

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario [2]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 25 Danny Kritso RW American U.S. National Under-18 Team (USDP)
3 86 Steve Quailer RW American Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4 116 Jason Missiaen G Canadian Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 138 Maxim Trunev F Russian Severstal Cherepovets-2 (Rus3)
7 206 Patrick Johnson F American University of Wisconsin (NCAA)

See also

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2008–09.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal had a joint affiliation with the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2007–08.[2] [3] (Both teams had signed a one-year affiliation with Cincinnati. Nothing has been announced for the 2008-09 season.)

References

  1. ^ Montreal to host '09 All-Star Game
  2. ^ 2008 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
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