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January 1st, 2012 - Canadiens signed defenceman Josh Gorges to a six-year contract extension.
 
December 31, 2011 - Defenceman Morgan Ellis was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
 
December 21, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Michaël Bournival to a three-year entry level contract.
 
December 17, 2011 - Canadiens relieved Jacques Martin of his duties as Head Coach, named Randy Cunneyworth as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season and named Larry Carrière Assistant Coach.
 
December 16, 2011 - Bulldogs signed defenceman T.J. Fast to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season.
 
December 9, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Tomas Kaberle from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenceman Jaroslav Spacek.
 
November 16, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brendan Gallagher to a three-year entry level contract.
 
November 2, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Jarred Tinordi to a three-year entry level contract.
 
October 26, 2011 - Canadiens has relieved assistant coach Perry Pearn of his duties.
 
October 23, 2011 - Canadiens acquired forward Petteri Nokelainen and defenceman Garrett Stafford from the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Brock Trotter and a 2012 7th round pick.
 
October 9, 2011- Waivers claim on forward Blair Betts from the Philadelphia Flyers was voided since he was not physical fit.
 
October 7, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Joe Callahan to a one-year contract.
 
October 6, 2011 - New York Rangers claimed defenceman Jeff Woywitka off waivers from Montréal.
 
October 5, 2011 - Canadiens claimed forward Blair Betts off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers.
 
September 27, 2011 - Bulldogs signed forward Philip DeSimone and defenceman Olivier Dame-Malka to one-year AHL contracts.
 
September 26, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Chris Campoli to a one-year contract.
 
September 9, 2011 - Bulldogs signed defenceman Zack FitzGerald to a one-year AHL contract.
 
August 15, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Jeff Woywitka to a one-year contract.
 
August 9, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Ron Wilson as assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs.
 
August 5, 2011 - Canadiens renewed ECHL affiliation with the Wheeling Nailers for the 2011-12 season.
 
July 22, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Josh Gorges to a one-year contract.
 
July 22, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur as Assistant Coaches in Montréal.
 
July 22, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Clément Jodoin as Head Coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs.
 
July 15, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Mark Mitera from the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Mathieu Carle.
 
July 15, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Frédéric St-Denis to a one-year contract.
 
July 13, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Ryan White to a one-year contract.
 
July 7, 2011 - Canadiens acquired forward Mike Blunden from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Ryan Russell.
 
July 7, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brian Willsie to a one-year contract.
 
July 5, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Nathan Lawson to a one-year contract.
 
July 5, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Peter Delmas to a three-year contract.
 
July 4, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brock Trotter to a one-year contract.
 
July 1st, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Erik Cole to a four-year contract.
 
July 1st, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year contract.
 
June 29, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Yannick Weber to a two-year contract.
 
June 29, 2011 - Canadiens traded negotiating rights of defenceman James Wisniewski to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2012 7th round pick.
 
June 27, 2011 - Canadiens tendered qualifying offers to forwards Ryan Russell and Ryan White, defensemen Mathieu Carle, Josh Gorges, Kyle Klubertanz, Frédéric St-Denis and Yannick Weber.
 
June 23, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Andrei Markov to a three-year contract.
 
June 20, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward David Desharnais to a two-year contract.
 
June 20, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Max Pacioretty to a two-year contract.
 
June 10, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Mathieu Darche to a one-year contract.
 
June 9, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a one-year contract.
 
June 1st, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Hal Gill to a one-year contract.
 
June 1st, 2011 - Defenceman Kyle Klubertanz signed a two-year contract with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. (in Swedish)
 
May 26, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Joonas Nättinen to a three-year entry level contract.
 
May 17, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Alexei Yemelin to a one-year entry level contract.
 
May 13, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Raphael Diaz to a one-year entry level contract.
 
May 6, 2011 - Goaltender Karri Rämö signed a two-year contract extension with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. (in Russian)
 
April 8, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Alain Berger to a three-year entry level contract.
 
March 22, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Joe Stejskal to a two-year entry level contract.
 
February 28, 2011 - Canadiens acquired goaltender Drew MacIntyre from the Atlanta Thrashers for defenceman Brett Festerling.
 
February 24, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes from the Atlanta Thrashers for forward Ben Maxwell and a 2011 4th round pick.
 
February 17, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Paul Mara from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2012 5th round pick (previously acquired from the Ducks).
 
December 31, 2010 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Brett Festerling and a 2012 5th round pick from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Maxim Lapierre.
 
December 28, 2010 - Canadiens acquired defenceman James Wisniewski from the New York Islanders for a compensatory 2011 2nd round pick and a conditional 2012 5th round pick.
 
November 11, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Michaël Bournival from the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Ryan O’Byrne.
 
October 14 - Bulldogs signed goaltender Peter Delmas to a one-year contract.
 
September 7, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Jeff Halpern to a one-year contract.
 
September 2, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed goaltender Carey Price to a two-year contract.
 
August 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed an agreement with the Wheeling Nailers as ECHL's affiliate for the 2010-11 season.
 
August 16, 2010 - Canadiens acquired goaltender Karri Rämö from the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Cédrick Desjardins.
 
July 31, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Alexandre Picard to a one-year contract.
 

July 30, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Alex Henry to a two-year contract.

Canadiens signed forward Louis Leblanc to a three-year entry level contract.

 
July 27, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Serge Boisvert, Ryan Jankowski and Christer Rockström as Amateur Scouts.
 

July 20, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed goaltender Cédrick Desjardins to a one year-contract.

Canadiens re-signed forward Ryan Russell to a one year-contract.

Canadiens named Randy Cunneyworth as Head Coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs and appointed Randy Ladouceur as Assistant Coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs.

 
July 19, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Pierre Allard as Strength & Conditioning Coach.
 

July 16, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Larry Carrière as Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel.

 

July 15, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed forward David Desharnais to a one-year contract.

Canadiens signed forward Alexander Avtsin to three-year entry level contract.

 

July 13, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed forward Maxim Lapierre to a one year-contract.

Canadiens re-signed defenceman Mathieu Carle to a one year-contract.

Canadiens re-signed forward J.T. Wyman to a one year-contract.

 

July 1st, 2010 - Canadiens signed goaltender Alex Auld to a one-year contract.

Canadiens re-signed goaltender Curtis Sanford to a one year-contract.

Canadiens signed forward Dustin Boyd to a one-year contract.

Canadiens signed defenceman Frédéric St-Denis to a one-year entry level contract.

 
June 29, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan Ellis from the Nashville Predators for forward Sergei Kostitsyn.
 

June 28, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed forward Tom Pyatt to a one-year contract.

Canadiens re-signed forward Benoit Pouliot to a one-year contract.

 
June 24, 2010 - Canadiens tendered qualifying offers to forwards David Desharnais, Sergei Kostitsyn, Maxim Lapierre, Tom Pyatt, Ryan Russell, Brock Trotter and J.T. Wyman, defenceman Mathieu Carle, goaltenders Cédrick Desjardins and Carey Price.
 

June 22, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed forward Tomas Plekanec to a six-year contract.

Canadiens re-signed forward Mathieu Darche to a one-year contract.

 
June 15, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forwards Lars Eller and Ian Schultz from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
 
June 15, 2010 - Canadiens bought out the contract of forward Georges Laraque.
 
May 27, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Kyle Klubertanz to a one-year entry level contract.
 
April 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Gabriel Dumont to a three-year entry level contract.
 
March 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Brendon Nash to a two-year entry level contract.
 
March 18, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Hunter Bishop to a two-year entry level contract.
 
March 3, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Aaron Palushaj from the St. Louis Blues for forward Matt D'Agostini.
 
February 8, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Dominic Moore from the Florida Panthers for a 2011 2nd round pick.
 
February 8, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Pierre Gauthier as Executive Vice-President and General Manager. Also announced that Bob Gainey will remain with the organization as Special Advisor to the General Manager.
 
December 2, 2009 - Canadiens acquired a 2011 4th round pick from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Kyle Chipchura.
 
December 1st, 2009 - San Jose Sharks claimed Jay Leach off waivers from Montréal.
 
November 23, 2009 - Canadiens acquired forward Benoit Pouliot from the Minnesota Wild for forward Guillaume Latendresse.
 
November 6, 2009 - Canadiens claimed defenceman Jay Leach off re-entry waivers from the New Jersey Devils.
 
October 6, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract.
 
September 15, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Philippe Lefebvre to a three-year entry level contract.
 
August 14, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Matt D'Agostini to a one-year contract.
 
August 10, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Greg Stewart to a one-year contract.
 
August 5, 2009 - Canadiens named Daniel Lacroix and Martin Raymond Assistant Coaches of the Hamilton Bulldogs.
 
July 21, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Tomas Plekanec to a one-year contract.
 
July 20, 2009 - Canadiens signed goaltender Curtis Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract.
 

July 15, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Guillaume Latendresse to a one-year contract.

Canadiens re-signed defenceman Shawn Belle to a one-year, two-way contract.

 
July 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Andreas Enqgvist to a three-year entry level contract.
 
July 11, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract.
 

July 10, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenceman Paul Mara to a one-year contract.

Canadiens signed forward Travis Moen to a three-year contract.

 
July 6, 2009 - Canadiens added goaltending coach Pierre Groulx and assistant coach Perry Pearn to the team’s coaching staff.
 

July 2, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Mathieu Darche and re-signed forward Mike Glumac and defenceman Alex Henry to one-year, two-way contracts.

 

July 1st, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenceman Jaroslav Spacek to a three-year contract.

Canadiens signed forward Mike Cammalleri to a five-year contract.

Canadiens signed defenceman Hal Gill to a two-year contract.

Canadiens signed forward Brian Gionta to a five-year contract.

 
June 30, 2009 - Canadiens acquired forwards Scott Gomez and Tom Pyatt and defenseman Mike Busto from the New York Rangers for forward Chris Higgins and defensemen Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik.
 
June 29, 2009 - Canadiens tendered qualifying offers to forwards Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini, Greg Stewart and Kyle Chipchura.
 

June 23, 2009 - Canadiens announced that Assistant Coach Kirk Muller will remain behind the Habs bench.

Canadiens announced that Assistant Coach Doug Jarvis would not be returning next season.

 

June 1st, 2009 - Jacques Martin named Head Coach of the Montréal Canadiens.

Canadiens announced that Goaltending Coach Roland Melanson would not be returning next season.

 
May 26, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Mikael Johansson to a one-year entry level contract.
 
May 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenseman P.K. Subban to a three-year entry level contract.
 
May 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenseman André Benoit to a one-year contract.
 
April 15, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Dany Massé to a three-year entry level contract.
 
March 19, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Olivier Fortier to a three-year entry level contract.
 

March 9, 2009 - Bob Gainey takes over Guy Carbonneau as Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

 
March 2, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Andrew Conboy to a three-year entry level contract.
 
February 27, 2009 - Canadiens claimed forward Glen Metropolit off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers.
 
February 26, 2009 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Doug Janik from the Dallas Stars for forward Steve Bégin.
 
February 16, 2009 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider and a conditional 2009 draft pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2009 2nd round pick and a 2010 3rd round pick.
 
February 2, 2009 - Bulldogs signed forward Andrew Conboy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season.
 
January 5, 2009 - Canadiens acquired defenseman T.J. Kemp from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional 2010 7th round pick.
 
November 5, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward David Desharnais to a two-year entry level contract.
 
September 25, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Robert Mayer to a three-year entry level contract.
 
September 12, 2008 - Canadiens acquired center Robert Lang from Chicago for a 2010 2nd round pick (Tor).
 
September 12, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a one-year contract.
 
August 15, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Yannick Weber to a three-year entry level contract.
 
August 6, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Chad Anderson to a one-year entry level contract.
 
July 25, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Yanick Lehoux to a one-year contract.
 
July 17, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Max Pacioretty to a three-year entry level contract.
 
July 16, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Ryan O'Byrne to a three-year contract.
 
July 16, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Shawn Belle to a one-year contract.
 
July 16, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Mike Glumac to a one-year, two-way contract.
 
July 11, 2008 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Shawn Belle from Minnesota for forward Corey Locke.
 
July 9, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a three-year contract.
 
July 8, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contact.
 
July 7, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Ryan Flinn to a one-year.
 
July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year.
 
July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Georges Laraque to a three-year contract.
 
July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Cédrick Desjardins to a two-year entry level contract and defenseman Alex Henry to a one-year contract.
 
July 3, 2008 - Canadiens traded forward Mikhail Grabovski to Toronto for defenseman Greg Pateryn and their 2010 2nd round pick.
 
July 1st, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract.
 
June 25, 2008 - Canadiens tendered qualifying offers to forwards Mikhail Grabovski, Andrei Kostitsyn and Corey Locke, defencemen Josh Gorges and Ryan O'Byrne and goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
 
June 20, 2008 - Canadiens traded their 2008 1st round pick and 2009 2nd round pick to Calgary for Alex Tanguay and their 2008 5th round pick.
 
June 9, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed forward Maxim Lapierre to a two-year contract.
 
May 12, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Ryan White to a three-year entry level contract.
 
March 18, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward J.T. Wyman to a two-year entry level contract.
 
March 1st, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Ben Maxwell to a three-year entry level contract.
 
February 26, 2008 - Canadiens traded goaltender Cristobal Huet to Washington for a 2009 2nd round pick (Ana).
 
February 19, 2008 - Canadiens loaned Cory Urquhart to Phoenix and Olivier Latendresse was loaned to the Canadiens.
 
February 8, 2008 - Canadiens acquired forward Brett Engelhardt from Detroit for forward Francis Lemieux.
 
February 7, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Brock Trotter to a three-year entry level contract.

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