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| January 1st, 2012 - Canadiens signed defenceman Josh Gorges to a six-year contract extension. |
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| December 31, 2011 - Defenceman Morgan Ellis was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. |
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| December 21, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Michaël Bournival to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| 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. |
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| December 16, 2011 - Bulldogs signed defenceman T.J. Fast to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season. |
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| December 9, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Tomas Kaberle from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenceman Jaroslav Spacek. |
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| November 16, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brendan Gallagher to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| November 2, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Jarred Tinordi to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| October 26, 2011 - Canadiens has relieved assistant coach Perry Pearn of his duties. |
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| 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. |
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| October 9, 2011- Waivers claim on forward Blair Betts from the Philadelphia Flyers was voided since he was not physical fit. |
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| October 7, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Joe Callahan to a one-year contract. |
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| October 6, 2011 - New York Rangers claimed defenceman Jeff Woywitka off waivers from Montréal. |
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| October 5, 2011 - Canadiens claimed forward Blair Betts off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers. |
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| September 27, 2011 - Bulldogs signed forward Philip DeSimone and defenceman Olivier Dame-Malka to one-year AHL contracts. |
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| September 26, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Chris Campoli to a one-year contract. |
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| September 9, 2011 - Bulldogs signed defenceman Zack FitzGerald to a one-year AHL contract. |
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| August 15, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Jeff Woywitka to a one-year contract. |
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| August 9, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Ron Wilson as assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs. |
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| August 5, 2011 - Canadiens renewed ECHL affiliation with the Wheeling Nailers for the 2011-12 season. |
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| July 22, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Josh Gorges to a one-year contract. |
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| July 22, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur as Assistant Coaches in Montréal. |
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| July 22, 2011 - Canadiens appointed Clément Jodoin as Head Coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs. |
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| July 15, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Mark Mitera from the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Mathieu Carle. |
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| July 15, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Frédéric St-Denis to a one-year contract. |
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| July 13, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Ryan White to a one-year contract. |
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| July 7, 2011 - Canadiens acquired forward Mike Blunden from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Ryan Russell. |
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| July 7, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brian Willsie to a one-year contract. |
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| July 5, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Nathan Lawson to a one-year contract. |
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| July 5, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Peter Delmas to a three-year contract. |
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| July 4, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Brock Trotter to a one-year contract. |
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| July 1st, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Erik Cole to a four-year contract. |
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| July 1st, 2011 - Canadiens signed goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year contract. |
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| June 29, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Yannick Weber to a two-year contract. |
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| June 29, 2011 - Canadiens traded negotiating rights of defenceman James Wisniewski to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2012 7th round pick. |
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| 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. |
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| June 23, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Andrei Markov to a three-year contract. |
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| June 20, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward David Desharnais to a two-year contract. |
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| June 20, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Max Pacioretty to a two-year contract. |
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| June 10, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Mathieu Darche to a one-year contract. |
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| June 9, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a one-year contract. |
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| June 1st, 2011 - Canadiens re-signed defenceman Hal Gill to a one-year contract. |
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| June 1st, 2011 - Defenceman Kyle Klubertanz signed a two-year contract with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. (in Swedish) |
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| May 26, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Joonas Nättinen to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| May 17, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Alexei Yemelin to a one-year entry level contract. |
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| May 13, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Raphael Diaz to a one-year entry level contract. |
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| May 6, 2011 - Goaltender Karri Rämö signed a two-year contract extension with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. (in Russian) |
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| April 8, 2011 - Canadiens signed forward Alain Berger to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| March 22, 2011 - Canadiens signed defenceman Joe Stejskal to a two-year entry level contract. |
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| February 28, 2011 - Canadiens acquired goaltender Drew MacIntyre from the Atlanta Thrashers for defenceman Brett Festerling. |
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| 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. |
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| February 17, 2011 - Canadiens acquired defenceman Paul Mara from the Anaheim Ducks for a 2012 5th round pick (previously acquired from the Ducks). |
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| December 31, 2010 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Brett Festerling and a 2012 5th round pick from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Maxim Lapierre. |
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| 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. |
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| November 11, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Michaël Bournival from the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Ryan O’Byrne. |
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| October 14 - Bulldogs signed goaltender Peter Delmas to a one-year contract. |
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| September 7, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Jeff Halpern to a one-year contract. |
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| September 2, 2010 - Canadiens re-signed goaltender Carey Price to a two-year contract. |
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| August 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed an agreement with the Wheeling Nailers as ECHL's affiliate for the 2010-11 season. |
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| August 16, 2010 - Canadiens acquired goaltender Karri Rämö from the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Cédrick Desjardins. |
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| July 31, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Alexandre Picard to a one-year contract. |
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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. |
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| July 27, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Serge Boisvert, Ryan Jankowski and Christer Rockström as Amateur Scouts. |
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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. |
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| July 19, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Pierre Allard as Strength & Conditioning Coach. |
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July 16, 2010 - Canadiens appointed Larry Carrière as Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| June 29, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan Ellis from the Nashville Predators for forward Sergei Kostitsyn. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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| June 15, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forwards Lars Eller and Ian Schultz from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Jaroslav Halak. |
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| June 15, 2010 - Canadiens bought out the contract of forward Georges Laraque. |
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| May 27, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Kyle Klubertanz to a one-year entry level contract. |
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| April 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Gabriel Dumont to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| March 30, 2010 - Canadiens signed defenceman Brendon Nash to a two-year entry level contract. |
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| March 18, 2010 - Canadiens signed forward Hunter Bishop to a two-year entry level contract. |
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| March 3, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Aaron Palushaj from the St. Louis Blues for forward Matt D'Agostini. |
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| February 8, 2010 - Canadiens acquired forward Dominic Moore from the Florida Panthers for a 2011 2nd round pick. |
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| 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. |
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| December 2, 2009 - Canadiens acquired a 2011 4th round pick from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Kyle Chipchura. |
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| December 1st, 2009 - San Jose Sharks claimed Jay Leach off waivers from Montréal. |
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| November 23, 2009 - Canadiens acquired forward Benoit Pouliot from the Minnesota Wild for forward Guillaume Latendresse. |
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| November 6, 2009 - Canadiens claimed defenceman Jay Leach off re-entry waivers from the New Jersey Devils. |
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| October 6, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract. |
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| September 15, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Philippe Lefebvre to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| August 14, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Matt D'Agostini to a one-year contract. |
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| August 10, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Greg Stewart to a one-year contract. |
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| August 5, 2009 - Canadiens named Daniel Lacroix and Martin Raymond Assistant Coaches of the Hamilton Bulldogs. |
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| July 21, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Tomas Plekanec to a one-year contract. |
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| July 20, 2009 - Canadiens signed goaltender Curtis Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract. |
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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. |
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| July 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Andreas Enqgvist to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| July 11, 2009 - Canadiens re-signed forward Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract. |
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July 10, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenceman Paul Mara to a one-year contract.
Canadiens signed forward Travis Moen to a three-year contract. |
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| July 6, 2009 - Canadiens added goaltending coach Pierre Groulx and assistant coach Perry Pearn to the team’s coaching staff. |
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July 2, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Mathieu Darche and re-signed forward Mike Glumac and defenceman Alex Henry to one-year, two-way contracts. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| June 29, 2009 - Canadiens tendered qualifying offers to forwards Tomas Plekanec, Chris Higgins, Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini, Greg Stewart and Kyle Chipchura. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| May 26, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Mikael Johansson to a one-year entry level contract. |
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| May 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenseman P.K. Subban to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| May 13, 2009 - Canadiens signed defenseman André Benoit to a one-year contract. |
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| April 15, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Dany Massé to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| March 19, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Olivier Fortier to a three-year entry level contract. |
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March 9, 2009 - Bob Gainey takes over Guy Carbonneau as Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens. |
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| March 2, 2009 - Canadiens signed forward Andrew Conboy to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| February 27, 2009 - Canadiens claimed forward Glen Metropolit off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers. |
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| February 26, 2009 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Doug Janik from the Dallas Stars for forward Steve Bégin. |
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| 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. |
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| February 2, 2009 - Bulldogs signed forward Andrew Conboy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season. |
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| January 5, 2009 - Canadiens acquired defenseman T.J. Kemp from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional 2010 7th round pick. |
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| November 5, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward David Desharnais to a two-year entry level contract. |
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| September 25, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Robert Mayer to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| September 12, 2008 - Canadiens acquired center Robert Lang from Chicago for a 2010 2nd round pick (Tor). |
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| September 12, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a one-year contract. |
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| August 15, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Yannick Weber to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| August 6, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Chad Anderson to a one-year entry level contract. |
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| July 25, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Yanick Lehoux to a one-year contract. |
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| July 17, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Max Pacioretty to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| July 16, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Ryan O'Byrne to a three-year contract. |
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| July 16, 2008 - Canadiens signed defenseman Shawn Belle to a one-year contract. |
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| July 16, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Mike Glumac to a one-year, two-way contract. |
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| July 11, 2008 - Canadiens acquired defenseman Shawn Belle from Minnesota for forward Corey Locke. |
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| July 9, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a three-year contract. |
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| July 8, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contact. |
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| July 7, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Ryan Flinn to a one-year. |
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| July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year. |
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| July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed forward Georges Laraque to a three-year contract. |
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| July 3, 2008 - Canadiens signed goaltender Cédrick Desjardins to a two-year entry level contract and defenseman Alex Henry to a one-year contract. |
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| July 3, 2008 - Canadiens traded forward Mikhail Grabovski to Toronto for defenseman Greg Pateryn and their 2010 2nd round pick. |
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| July 1st, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| June 9, 2008 - Canadiens re-signed forward Maxim Lapierre to a two-year contract. |
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| May 12, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Ryan White to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| March 18, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward J.T. Wyman to a two-year entry level contract. |
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| March 1st, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Ben Maxwell to a three-year entry level contract. |
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| February 26, 2008 - Canadiens traded goaltender Cristobal Huet to Washington for a 2009 2nd round pick (Ana). |
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| February 19, 2008 - Canadiens loaned Cory Urquhart to Phoenix and Olivier Latendresse was loaned to the Canadiens. |
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| February 8, 2008 - Canadiens acquired forward Brett Engelhardt from Detroit for forward Francis Lemieux. |
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| February 7, 2008 - Canadiens sign forward Brock Trotter to a three-year entry level contract. |