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BY THE NUMBERS: MONTREAL HISTORY
10,000 -- number of angry fans
that gathered outside the Montreal Forum after the infamous Richard
Riot on St. Patrick's Day, 1955.
560 -- number of consecutive games
played by Doug Jarvis for the Canadiens from Oct. 8, 1975-Apr. 4,
1982
159 -- number of days it took to
build the Montreal Forum during the summer of 1924.
74 -- number of playoff appearances
by the Montreal Canadiens.
40 -- number of Montreal Canadiens
in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
24 -- number of Stanley Cup championships
(1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959,
1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,
1986, 1993).
20 -- number of minutes in took goaltender
Jacques Plante to return to action after being hit in the face by
an Andy Bathgate backhand shot on Nov. 1, 1959. Plante made history
when he returned, becoming the first goaltender to where a mask
in the NHL.
18 -- number of goals scored by Guy
Lafluer for the New York Rangers during the 1988-89 season.
17 -- number of seasons Hall of Famer
Larry Robinson played for the Canadiens.
15 -- number of 100-point seasons
(1955-56, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77,
1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93)
8 -- number of times the Canadiens
lost during the 80-game 1976-77
season.
7 - number of jerseys retired by
the Canadiens (#1 Jacques Plante, #2 Doug Harvey, #4 Jean Beliveau,
#7 Howie Morenz, #9 Maurice Richard, #10 Guy Lafleur, #16 Henri
Richard)
3 -- number of players selected in
the 1972 Entry Draft before the
Canadiens picked future Hall of Famer Steve Shutt.
1.55 -- Ken Dryden's goals-against-average
during the 1976-77
playoffs.
1 -- number of goals the Canadiens
allowed in their first game at the
Montreal Forum on Nov. 29, 1924. The Canadiens beat the Toronto
St. Pats 7-1.
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