List of Montreal Canadiens Head Coaches - Coaches

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the replacement of Jacques Martin in the 2011–12 season. This list only includes NHL coaches, and not NHA seasons.

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L T Win%
1 Newsy Lalonde 1917–1922 95 51 44 — 102 .537 7 5 2 0 .714 1 O'Brien Trophy championship (1918–19)
2 Leo Dandurand‡ 1922–1926 131 64 63 6 134 .511 6 5 1 0 .833 1 Stanley Cup championship (1923–24)
2 Prince of Wales Trophy championships (1923–24, 1924–25)
3 Cecil Hart* 1926–1932 268 148 72 48 344 .642 29 13 12 4 .517 2 Stanley Cup championships (1929–30, 1930–31)
— Newsy Lalonde 1932–1934 112 45 53 14 104 .464 4 0 2 2 .000
— Leo Dandurand‡ 1934–1935 32 14 15 3 31 .484 2 0 2 0 .000
4 Sylvio Mantha* 1935–1936 48 11 26 11 33 .344 — — — — —
— Cecil Hart* 1936–1939 126 48 53 25 121 .480 8 3 5 — .375
5 Jules Dugal* 1939 18 9 6 3 21 .583 3 1 2 — .333
6 Babe Siebert 1939–1940 — — — — — — — — — — —
7 Alfred Lepine 1939–1940 48 10 33 5 25 .260 — — — — —
8 Dick Irvin 1940–1955 896 431 313 152 1014 .566 115 62 53 — .539 3 Stanley Cup championships (1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53)
9 Toe Blake* 1955–1968 914 500 255 159 1159 .634 119 82 37 — .689 8 Stanley Cup championships (1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68)
10 Claude Ruel* 1968–1970 175 95 49 31 221 .631 14 12 2 — .857 1 Stanley Cup championship (1968–69)
11 Al MacNeil 1970–1971 55 31 15 9 71 .645 20 12 8 — .600 1 Stanley Cup championship (1970–71)
12 Scotty Bowman† 1971–1979 634 419 110 105 943 .744 98 70 28 — .714 5 Stanley Cup championships (1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79)
1976–77 Jack Adams Award winner
13 Bernie Geoffrion 1979 30 15 9 6 36 .600 — — — — —
— Claude Ruel* 1979–1981 130 77 33 20 174 .669 13 6 7 — .462
14 Bob Berry 1981–1984 223 116 71 36 268 .601 8 2 6 — .250
15 Jacques Lemaire 1984–1985 97 48 37 12 108 .557 27 15 12 — .556
16 Jean Perron 1985–1988 240 126 84 30 282 .588 48 30 18 — .625 1 Stanley Cup championship (1985–86)
17 Pat Burns 1988–1992 320 174 104 42 390 .609 56 30 26 — .536 1988–89 Jack Adams Award winner
18 Jacques Demers 1992–1995 220 107 86 27 241 .548 27 19 8 — .704 1 Stanley Cup championship (1992–93)
int Jacques Laperriere* 1995 1 0 1 0 0 .000 — — — — —
19 Mario Tremblay* 1995–1997 159 71 63 25 167 .525 11 3 8 — .273
20 Alain Vigneault 1997–2000 266 109 118 39 257 .483 10 4 6 — .400
21 Michel Therrien 2000–2003 190 77 77 36 190 .500 12 6 6 — .500
22 Claude Julien 2003–2006 159 72 62 25 169 .531 11 4 7 — .364
int Bob Gainey 2006 41 23 15 3 49 .598 6 2 4 — .333
23 Guy Carbonneau* 2006–2009 230 124 83 23 271 .589 12 5 7 — .417
int Bob Gainey 2009 16 6 6 4 16 .500 4 0 4 — .000
24 Jacques Martin 2009 – 2011 196 96 75 25 217 .554 26 12 14 — .462
int Randy Cunneyworth 2011–2012 50 18 23 9 45 .450 — — — — —
- Michel Therrien 2012–present 190 77 77 36 190 .500 12 6 6 — .500

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