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The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).
2009–10 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 4th Northeast |
Conference | 8th Eastern |
2009–10 record | 39–33–10 |
Home record | 20–16–5 |
Road record | 19–17–5 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 223 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bob Gainey (Oct. 1–Feb. 10)[1] Pierre Gauthier (interim, Feb.10–May 22)[1] |
Coach | Jacques Martin |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Hal Gill Brian Gionta Andrei Markov |
Arena | Bell Centre |
Average attendance | 21,273 (100%)[2] Total: 872,193 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Gionta (28) |
Assists | Scott Gomez (47) |
Points | Tomas Plekanec (70) |
Penalty minutes | Ryan O'Byrne (74) |
Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (11) |
Wins | Jaroslav Halak (26) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.40) |
This season marked the 100th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1909. Coinciding with this, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the 2009 NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009 as well as the 2009 NHL Entry Draft that June leading up to the centennial anniversary of the franchise on December 4, 2009.[3][4]
The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau.[5][6] Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues,[5] is known for his defence-first style.[6][7]
On June 20, the Canadiens announced that owner George Gillett had reached an agreement to sell his 80% share of the team, the Bell Centre and the Gillett concert promotion company to Geoffrey, Justin and Andrew Molson.[8][9] This represents the third time that the hockey club will be owned by the Molson family, which owned it from 1957 to 1971 and from 1978 to 2001. The purchase price was not disclosed but was estimated at between $506 and 537 million.[8] The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.[9]
At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick.[10] The pick was notable as it was the Canadiens' first first-round pick of a francophone since the team picked Eric Chouinard in the 1998 Entry Draft.[11] Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland.[11]
General manager Bob Gainey pursued a policy of change for the lineup. Prior to free agency, he traded for top centre Scott Gomez in a seven-player deal from the New York Rangers.[12] In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta,[13] high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri,[14] checking line winger Travis Moen,[15] and three defencemen: Hal Gill from the Pittsburgh Penguins,[16] Jaroslav Spacek from the Buffalo Sabres,[17] and Paul Mara from the New York Rangers.[18] Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with the Anaheim Ducks.[19] Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with the Ottawa Senators.[20] Mike Komisarek signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs[21] and Tom Kostopoulos signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.[22]
For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain.[23] On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron[24] due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.[25]
On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.[26][27]
On February 8, general manager Bob Gainey announced his retirement as general manager of the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Gauthier became the interim general manager. Gauthier and head coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.[28]
The Canadiens finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams with 261.[29]
In the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, the Canadiens faced the winners of the 2009–10 Presidents' Trophy, the Washington Capitals, who had led the league with the most goals scored during the regular season (318) and the most points (121). Despite trailing 3–1 after the first four games, the Canadiens won the final three, holding the Capitals to three goals. Montreal went 3–1 on the road in the series.
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Canadiens faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the Canadiens found themselves trailing, this time 3–2. After edging the Penguins 4–3 at home in Game 6, the Canadiens jumped out to a 4–0 lead in Game 7 on the road and would go on to win by a final score of 5–2, thereby clinching the series 4–3.
In the Eastern Conference Final against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Canadiens were shut out by scores of 6–0 and 3–0 in the first two games. They came back and won Game 3 at home by a score of 5–1. Game 4 was scoreless until 5:41 of the second period, when Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his seventh of the playoffs on an assist from Kimmo Timonen. Ville Leino would score at 14:53 of the same period and Giroux would seal the win with an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the game. The 3–0 Flyers' win game them a 3–1 lead in the series. The Canadiens would open the scoring in Game 5 just 59 seconds into the game on Brian Gionta's ninth of the playoffs, but the Flyers took a 3–1 lead on a short-handed goal by Flyers' captain Mike Richards at 4:25 of the first period and even-strength goals 84 seconds apart by Arron Asham and Jeff Carter in the second period. The Canadiens cut the Flyer's lead to one on Scott Gomez's second of the playoffs (assisted by P. K. Subban and Brian Gionta) at 6:53 of the third period, but Jeff Carter would seal the 4–2 Flyers' win with an empty-net goal at 19:37 and give Philadelphia a 4–1 series win. The Canadiens' playoff performance was the franchise's best in 17 years, as it was the first time they reached the Conference Finals since 1993.[30] However, with this loss, the Canadiens failed to become champions during the 2000s. Having won at least one Stanley Cup in each decade since the 1910s, the 2000s was their first decade without a Cup, thus ending a nine-decade streak of at least one championship per decade.[31]
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
2 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 263 | 74 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 | ||
2 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 | ||
3 | y – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 | ||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 | ||
5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 | ||
6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 | ||
7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 | ||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 | ||
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9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 | ||
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 | ||
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 | ||
12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 | ||
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 | ||
14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 | ||
15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
Pre-season: 4–2–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 0–2–0)
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October: 7–7–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–0)
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November: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–2–0) Season: 12–12–2 (home: 7–5–2; road: 5–7–0)
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December: 9–7–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 7–3–1) Season: 21–19–3 (home: 9–9–2; road: 12–10–1)
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January: 4–6–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–4–1) Season: 25–25–6 (home: 12–11–4; road: 13–14–2)
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February: 4–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Season: 29–28–6 (home: 15–13–4; road: 14–15–2)
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March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–1–2) Season: 37–32–8 (home: 19–16–4; road: 18–16–4)
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April: 2–1–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–1–1) Season: 39–33–10 (home: 20–16–5; road: 19–17–5)
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Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth and final seed, the Canadiens were able to upset the first-seeded Washington Capitals during the first round, and then eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins before falling to the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers in five games.
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Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins
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Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
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Legend:
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued | Ref |
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Georges Laraque | Kneeing Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall | 5 games | $38,860.00 | November 23, 2009 | [142] |
Maxim Lapierre | Boarding Sharks forward Scott Nichol | 4 games | $14,248.72 | March 5, 2010 | [143] |
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Michael Cammalleri | 300th Career NHL Point | October 30, 2009 | |||||||
Andrei Kostitsyn | 200th Career NHL Game | October 31, 2009 | |||||||
Mathieu Carle | 1st Career NHL Game | November 3, 2009 | |||||||
Tom Pyatt | 1st Career NHL Game | November 5, 2009 | |||||||
Ryan White | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 5, 2009 | |||||||
Marc-Andre Bergeron | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 12, 2009 | |||||||
Tomas Plekanec | 200th Career NHL Point | November 12, 2009 | |||||||
J. T. Wyman | 1st Career NHL Game | November 24, 2009 | |||||||
David Desharnais | 1st Career NHL Game | November 25, 2009 | |||||||
Georges Laraque | 100th Career NHL Assist | December 7, 2009 | |||||||
Michael Cammalleri | 400th Career NHL Game | December 17, 2009 | |||||||
Travis Moen | 400th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2009 | |||||||
Scott Gomez | 600th Career NHL Point | December 26, 2009 | |||||||
Brian Gionta | 500th Career NHL Game | January 14, 2010 | |||||||
Glen Metropolit | 100th Career NHL Assist | January 14, 2010 | |||||||
Roman Hamrlik | 1,200th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2010 | |||||||
Josh Gorges | 300th Career NHL Game | January 26, 2010 | |||||||
Ryan O'Byrne | 100th Career NHL Game | February 2, 2010 | |||||||
Brock Trotter | 1st Career NHL Game | February 6, 2010 | |||||||
David Desharnais | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 10, 2010 | |||||||
Tom Pyatt | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 10, 2010 | |||||||
P. K. Subban | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 12, 2010 | |||||||
Hal Gill | 900th Career NHL Game | February 13, 2010 | |||||||
Benoit Pouliot | 100th Career NHL Game | March 2, 2010 | |||||||
Andrei Markov | 600th Career NHL Game | March 6, 2010 | |||||||
Glen Metropolit | 400th Career NHL Game | March 9, 2010 | |||||||
Tomas Plekanec | 100th Career NHL Goal | March 25, 2010 | |||||||
Playoffs | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Mathieu Darche | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 15, 2010 | |||||||
Jaroslav Halak | 1st Career Playoff Win | April 15, 2010 | |||||||
Benoit Pouliot | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 15, 2010 | |||||||
Tom Pyatt | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 15, 2010 | |||||||
Dominic Moore | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 21, 2010 | |||||||
Maxim Lapierre | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 26, 2010 | |||||||
P. K. Subban | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 26, 2010 | |||||||
P. K. Subban | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 30, 2010 | |||||||
Ben Maxwell | 1st Career Playoff Game | May 2, 2010 | |||||||
Mathieu Darche | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | May 6, 2010 | |||||||
Tom Pyatt | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | May 6, 2010 | |||||||
Dominic Moore | 1st Career Playoff Assist | May 20, 2010 | |||||||
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Player | Award | Date | |||||||
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Mike Cammalleri[144] | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 26, 2009 | |||||||
Carey Price[145] | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 23, 2009 | |||||||
Jaroslav Halak[146] | NHL First Star of the Week | December 28, 2009 | |||||||
Jaroslav Halak[147] | NHL First Star of the Week | April 5, 2010 |
The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Date | Details | |
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June 27, 2009 | To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in 2010 |
To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick (211th overall) in 2009 |
June 30, 2009[12] | To New York Rangers Chris Higgins Ryan McDonagh Pavel Valentenko Doug Janik |
To Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Tom Pyatt Michael Busto |
November 23, 2009[148] | To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse |
To Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot |
December 2, 2009[149] | To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Chipchura |
To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2011 |
February 11, 2010[150] | To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
To Montreal Canadiens Dominic Moore |
March 2, 2010[151] | To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini |
To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player |
Patrice Brisebois[170] |
Player | Contract terms |
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P. K. Subban[171] | 3 years |
Andre Benoit[152] | 1 year, 2-way contract |
Alex Henry[154] | 1 year, 2-way contract |
Mike Glumac[154] | 1 year, 2-way contract |
Kyle Chipchura[172] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Guillaume Latendresse[173] | 1 year, $803,000 |
Shawn Belle[174] | 1 year, 2-way contract |
Tomas Plekanec[175] | 1 year, $2.75 million |
Greg Stewart[176] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Matt D'Agostini[177] | 1 year |
Gabriel Dumont[178] | 3-year entry-level contract |
Montreal's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 18 | Louis Leblanc | C | ![]() |
Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
3 | 65 (from Atlanta) | Joonas Nattinen | C | ![]() |
Blues Jr. (SM-liiga) |
3 | 79 | Mac Bennett | D | ![]() |
Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT) |
4 | 109 | Alexander Avtsin | F | ![]() |
Dynamo Moscow (RHL) |
5 | 139 | Gabriel Dumont | C | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
6 | 169 | Dustin Walsh | C | ![]() |
Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) |
7 | 199 | Michael Cichy | C | ![]() |
Indiana Ice (USHL) |
7 | 211 (from Pittsburgh) | Petteri Simila | G | ![]() |
Karpat (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.
Montreal continues their affiliation alongside the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2009–10.
Country | Broadcaster |
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![]() | English: CBC, TSN, NHL Network; French: RDS, RIS. |
![]() | Versus, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, HDNet, NHL Network. |
![]() | NASN, NHL Network. |
![]() | NTV (Russia). |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ASN. |
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