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Catherine Street East, two miles east of Boulevard Saint Laurent — the dividing line between English and French Montreal — and was insisting that his team would play their home games there. The Ottawa team demanded that the Wanderers make their home base the Westmount Arena, one mile west of Saint Laurent, since it had double the capacity, better facilities and a much larger, heated foyer where the visiting Ottawa fans could wait in warmth and comfort for the gates to open after the train trip in to see their team play.

The argument grew in volume and in fury. Gardner and his crew stormed out of the room and through the lobby of the hotel where they were intercepted by J. Days later after cementing the agreement of the participating teams, the group announced their plans to the press, including the hiring of Jack Laviolette to manage and play on the new team, and the deposit of five thousand dollars in a Montreal bank account by Mr.

Unlike the pre-Gillett era, the team is now privately owned by the Molson Read More See Full Story. The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in , the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL.

Championship Stanley Cup 24 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Gillett, Jr. Who is the greatest Montreal Canadiens? To qualify as a greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team.

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Pouliot, Benoit Benoit Pouliot. Alfred, Ontario. Jacques Lemaire. Steve Shutt. Aurele Joliat. Mario Tremblay. Elmer Lach. Guy Lapointe. Georges Vezina. Newsy Lalonde. Joe Malone. Sprague Cleghorn. Herb Gardiner. Sylvio Mantha. Joe Hall. Template:Country data United Kingdom. George Hainsworth. Harry Cameron. Jack Laviolette. Didier Pitre. Albert "Babe" Siebert. Bill Durnan. Marty Barry. Ken Reardon.

Hector "Toe" Blake. Emile Bouchard. Tom Johnson. Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion. Doug Harvey. Dickie Moore. Gord Drillon. Jacques Plante. Henri "Pocket Rocket" Richard. Lorne "Gump" Worsley. Frank Mahovlich. Ken Dryden. Serge Savard. Jacques Laperriere. Bud O'Connor. Rod Langway. Dick Duff. Bernard Geoffrion. Links to related articles. Awards and achievements Preceded by Vancouver Millionaires. Stanley Cup Champions — Succeeded by Seattle Metropolitans.

Preceded by Ottawa Senators. Succeeded by Victoria Cougars.