1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 60-8-12 - 132 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 12-2
Won Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Islanders 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-0
Coach: Scotty Bowman (60-8-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 60 wins and 8 losses and 12 ties for 132 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-2.

The Canadiens led the circuit with 387 goals. Montreal allowed 171 goals, least in the league. Steve Shutt scored 60 goals for the squad, while Jacques Lemaire and Guy Lafleur netted 30 or more, too. Guy Lafleur contributed 80 assists. Ken Dryden earned 41 wins for the team, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Michel Larocque registered a 2.09 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Pierre BouchardDFebruary 20, 19486'2"205LLongueuil, QC Canada
Rick ChartrawDJuly 13, 19546'2"210RCaracas, Venezuela
Yvan CournoyerRNovember 22, 19435'7"178LDrummondville, QC Canada
Ken DrydenGAugust 8, 19476'4"205LHamilton, ON Canada
Brian EngblomDJanuary 27, 19556'2"200LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Bob GaineyLDecember 13, 19536'2"200LPeterborough, ON Canada
Rejean HouleLOctober 25, 19495'11"170LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Doug JarvisCMarch 24, 19555'9"170LBrantford, ON Canada
Guy LafleurRSeptember 20, 19516'0"185RThurso, QC Canada
Yvon LambertLMay 20, 19506'2"200LDrummondville, QC Canada
Guy LapointeDMarch 18, 19486'0"205LMontreal, QC Canada
Michel LarocqueGApril 6, 19525'10"200LHull, QC Canada
Jacques LemaireCSeptember 7, 19455'10"180LLaSalle, QC Canada
Pete MahovlichCOctober 10, 19466'5"210LTimmins, ON Canada
Pierre MondouCNovember 27, 19555'10"185RSorel, QC Canada
Bill NyropDJuly 23, 19526'2"205LEdina, MN USA
Mike PolichCDecember 19, 19525'8"170LHibbing, MN USA
Doug RisebroughCJanuary 29, 19545'11"180LGuelph, ON Canada
Jimmy RobertsDApril 9, 19405'10"185RToronto, ON Canada
Larry RobinsonDJune 2, 19516'4"225LWinchester, ON Canada
Serge SavardDJanuary 22, 19466'3"210LMontreal, QC Canada
Steve ShuttLJuly 1, 19525'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Mario TremblayRFebruary 9, 19566'0"185RAlma, QC Canada
John Van BoxmeerDNovember 20, 19526'0"190RPetrolia, ON Canada
Murray WilsonLNovember 7, 19516'1"185LToronto, ON Canada