2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season

2009–10 Montreal Canadiens
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–Feb)
Pierre Gauthier (Feb–May)
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Hal Gill
Brian Gionta
Andrei Markov
Arena Bell Centre
Average attendance 21,273 (100%)[1]
Total: 872,193
Team leaders
Goals Brian Gionta (28)
Assists Scott Gomez (47)
Points Tomas Plekanec (70)
Penalties in minutes Ryan O'Byrne (74)
Plus/minus Andrei Markov (11)
Wins Jaroslav Halak (26)
Goals against average Jaroslav Halak (2.40)

The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was their 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The organization was celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1909. The Montreal Canadiens hosted the 57th NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25, 2009, and the 59th NHL Entry Draft in June 2009 as part of the team's celebrations for its centennial. The 100th anniversary of the franchise was on December 4, 2009.[2][3]

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft took place in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27.

Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eight 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.

Season events

Off-season

The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau.[4][5] Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues,[4] is known for his defence-first style.[5][6]

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.[7][8] 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.[7] The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.[8]

At the Entry Draft, this year held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens made Louis Leblanc their first-round pick.[9] 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.[10] Leblanc was born in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland.[10]

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.[11] In free agency, the Canadiens signed Gomez's former New Jersey linemate Brian Gionta,[12] high-scoring Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri,[13] checking line winger Travis Moen,[14] and three defencemen: Hal Gill from the Pittsburgh Penguins,[15] Jaroslav Spacek from the Buffalo Sabres,[16] and Paul Mara from the New York Rangers.[17] Captain Saku Koivu was not offered a contract and instead signed with the Anaheim Ducks.[18] Alexei Kovalev turned down a contract and signed with the Ottawa Senators.[19] Mike Komisarek signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs[20] and Tom Kostopoulos signed with the Carolina Hurricanes.[21]

Regular season

For the first time in franchise history, the Canadiens enter the regular season without a captain.[22] On October 6, 2009, the Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron[23] due to early injuries to Andrei Markov.[24]

On December 28, 2009, forward Michael Cammalleri scored the 20,000th goal in franchise history in a game against the Ottawa Senators.[25][26]

On February 8, General Manager (GM) Bob Gainey announced his retirement as GM from the club, staying on as advisor to the club. Assistant GM Pierre Gauthier becomes the interim GM. Gauthier and coach Jacques Martin held the same positions with the Ottawa Senators in the late 1990s.[27]

The Canadiens finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 261.[28]

Playoffs

In the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals, 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. 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.[29]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2009–10 game log

Legend:   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

2009–10 schedule

Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (7) Philadelphia Flyers
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 16Montreal Canadiens0–6Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,927Flyers lead 1–0[133]
2May 18Montreal Canadiens0–3Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,907Flyers lead 2–0[134]
3May 20Philadelphia Flyers1–5Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Flyers lead 2–1[135]
4May 22Philadelphia Flyers3–0Montreal CanadiensHalak21,273Flyers lead 3–1[136]
5May 24Montreal Canadiens2–4Philadelphia FlyersHalak19,986Flyers win 4–1[137]

Legend:   Win   Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Northeast Division[138]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Buffalo Sabres82452710235207100
2 Ottawa Senators824432622523894
3 Boston Bruins8239301320620091
4 Montreal Canadiens8239331021722388
5 Toronto Maple Leafs8230381421426374

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[139]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Player stats

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

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

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Jaroslav Halak452630261351052.401386.9245000
Carey Price412358132051092.771244.9120018
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Jaroslav Halak18101399432.55562.9230
Carey Price41350183.5673.8900

†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.

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
TeamMilestoneReached
Montreal Canadiens20,000th NHL GoalDecember 28, 2009

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardDate
Michael Cammalleri[140]NHL Second Star of the WeekOctober 26, 2009
Carey Price[141]NHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 23, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[142]NHL First Star of the WeekDecember 28, 2009
Jaroslav Halak[143]NHL First Star of the WeekApril 5, 2010

Transactions

The Canadiens were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 27, 2009 To Pittsburgh Penguins
6th-round pick in 2010		 To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick (#211 overall) in 2009
June 30, 2009[11] To New York Rangers
Chris Higgins
Ryan McDonagh
Pavel Valentenko
Doug Janik		 To Montreal Canadiens
Scott Gomez
Tom Pyatt
Michael Busto
November 23, 2009[144] To Minnesota Wild
Guillaume Latendresse		 To Montreal Canadiens
Benoit Pouliot
December 2, 2009[145] To Anaheim Ducks
Kyle Chipchura		 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2011
February 11, 2010[146] To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2011		 To Montreal Canadiens
Dominic Moore
March 2, 2010[147] To St. Louis Blues
Matt D'Agostini		 To Montreal Canadiens
Aaron Palushaj

Lost via retirement

Player
Patrice Brisebois[166]

Player signings

PlayerContract terms
P. K. Subban[167]3 years
Andre Benoit[148]1 year, 2-way contract
Alex Henry[150]1 year, 2-way contract
Mike Glumac[150]1 year, 2-way contract
Kyle Chipchura[168]1 year, $500,000
Guillaume Latendresse[169]1 year, $803,000
Shawn Belle[170]1 year, 2-way contract
Tomas Plekanec[171]1 year, $2.75 million
Greg Stewart[172]1 year, $500,000
Matt D'Agostini[173]1 year
Gabriel Dumont[174]3 year entry-level contract

Roster

Final player roster

Updated May 10, 2010.[175]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
47 Canada Marc-Andre Bergeron D L 38 2009 Saint-Louis-de-France, Quebec
13 Canada Michael Cammalleri LW L 36 2009 Richmond Hill, Ontario
52 Canada Mathieu Darche LW L 41 2009 Montreal, Quebec
75 United States Hal Gill (A) D L 43 2009 Concord, Massachusetts
21 United States Brian Gionta (A) RW R 39 2009 Rochester, New York
91 United States Scott Gomez C L 38 2009 Anchorage, Alaska
26 Canada Josh Gorges D L 34 2007 Kelowna, British Columbia
41 Slovakia Jaroslav Halak G L 33 2003 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
44 Czech Republic Roman Hamrlik D L 44 2007 Zlín, Czechoslovakia
74 Belarus Sergei Kostitsyn LW L 31 2005 Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
40 Canada Maxim Lapierre C R 33 2003 Montreal
17 Canada Georges Laraque RW R 41 2008 Montreal
22 United States Paul Mara  D L 39 2009 Ridgewood, New Jersey
79 Russia Andrei Markov (A)  D L 39 1998 Voskresensk, Soviet Union
61 Canada Ben Maxwell C L 30 2006 North Vancouver, British Columbia
15 Canada Glen Metropolit C R 44 2009 Toronto
32 Canada Travis Moen LW L 36 2009 Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan
42 Canada Dominic Moore C L 38 2010 Thornhill, Ontario
20 Canada Ryan O'Byrne D R 34 2003 Victoria, British Columbia
14 Czech Republic Tomas Plekanec C L 35 2001 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
57 Canada Benoit Pouliot LW L 32 2009 Alfred, Ontario
31 Canada Carey Price G L 31 2005 Anahim Lake, British Columbia
94 Canada Tom Pyatt C L 31 2009 Thunder Bay, Ontario
6 Czech Republic Jaroslav Spacek D L 44 2009 Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
76 Canada P. K. Subban D R 29 2007 Toronto

Staff

Montreal Canadiens staff
Executive operations  

Hockey operations

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 18 Louis Leblanc C  Canada Omaha Lancers (USHL)
3 65 (from Atlanta) Joonas Nattinen C  Finland Blues Jr. (SM-liiga)
3 79 Mac Bennett D  United States Hotchkiss School (U.S. High School)
4 109 Alexander Avtsin F  Russia Dynamo Moscow (RHL)
5 139 Gabriel Dumont C  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 169 Dustin Walsh C  Canada Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL)
7 199 Michael Cichy C  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 211 (from Pittsburgh) Petteri Simila G  Finland Kärpät (Jr. A SM-liiga)

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2009–10.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal continues their affiliation alongside the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2009–10.

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 CanadaEnglish: CBC, TSN, NHL Network; French: RDS, RIS.
 United StatesVersus, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, HDNet, NHL Network.
 EuropeNASN, NHL Network.
 RussiaNTV (Russia).
 Japan
 South Korea
 Thailand		ASN.

See also

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