Montreal Canadiens Milestones

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How to play the Montreal Canadiens history timeline

This deck breaks Canadiens hockey into a long run of franchise moments, from the club's first seasons onward, and each card has a short line under its title explaining what happened. You sort them by the year they took place. One moment is already on the timeline with its year showing, and every new card goes into a gap before, between or after the ones placed. Choose well and the year appears. Choose badly and the card still drops into its real place, but you lose one of your three lives.

Montreal's story is mostly a story of championships, and that is the hard part: a big share of these cards are Stanley Cup wins, often against the same handful of Original Six rivals. The descriptions carry the clues, so read who they beat, how the series ended and whether a run is just starting or stretching on. The few cards about buildings, anniversaries and rink-side drama stand out from the Cup wins and make useful anchors.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 30 cards you might be dealt, with 2 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Club founded in the NHA The team is born in Montreal, two seasons before the NHL exists
Charter member of the new NHL One of the original teams when the league is organized in Montreal
Won the franchise's first Stanley Cup Beat the Portland Rosebuds in a challenge series for the first title
Howie Morenz led a Cup over Calgary The Stratford Streak stars as they beat the Calgary Tigers
Swept the Bruins in the Final A two-game sweep of Boston brings the second title
Repeated as champions against Chicago Back-to-back crowns, this time beating the Black Hawks
Rocket scored 50 goals in 50 games Maurice Richard sets the mark on the season's final night
Swept Chicago behind the Punch Line A four-game sweep of the Black Hawks during the war years
Beat the Bruins in the first postwar Final A five-game win over Boston as hockey returns to normal
Elmer Lach's overtime goal beat Boston A sudden-death winner over the Bruins clinches the Cup
The Richard Riot erupted at the Forum A suspension of the Rocket sparks chaos on St. Patrick's night
Beat Detroit to start five straight Cups The first of an unmatched run of championships begins
Opened the dynasty run over Boston A Final win over the Bruins for a second straight crown
Second straight Cup, again over Boston The third title in a row comes at the Bruins' expense
Swept Toronto for a fifth straight Cup A record fifth consecutive title with a sweep of the Leafs
Beat Chicago in seven for the Cup A full seven-game Final win over the Black Hawks
Henri Richard's overtime goal beat Detroit The Pocket Rocket slides home a controversial winner
Swept the expansion Blues A four-game sweep of St. Louis in the first post-expansion Final
Swept the Blues again for the Cup A second straight four-game sweep of St. Louis
Ken Dryden's rookie run past Chicago An unheralded goalie leads a seven-game upset of the Black Hawks
Beat Chicago in six for the Cup A six-game Final win over the Black Hawks
Swept the Broad Street Bullies A four-game dismantling of the Philadelphia Flyers
Capped a 60-win season by sweeping Boston A record-setting regular season ends with a sweep of the Bruins
Third straight Cup, over Boston A six-game win over the Bruins for a third in a row
Beat the Rangers for a fourth straight Cup A fourth consecutive title, this time over New York
Patrick Roy's rookie Cup over Calgary A young goalie backstops a surprise win over the Flames
Ten straight overtime wins and a Cup over LA A magical run past Wayne Gretzky's Kings for the title
Closed the Forum for the Molson Centre The team leaves its hallowed downtown home for a new arena