Montreal Canadiens 1979

Stanley Cup Champions 1979
Prince of Wales Trophy Champions 1979
Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1979 - Bob Gainey

Vezina Trophy Winners 1979 - Ken Dryden & Michel Larocque
Frank J. Selke Trophy Winner 1979 - Bob Gainey
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Winner 1979 - Serge Savard

Team Roster
Front Row L to R - Michel Larocque, Claude Ruel (player Development), Scotty Bowman (coach), Yvan Cournoyer (*captain), Jacques Courtois (president), Irving Grundman (vice president), Jean Béliveau (vice president), Ken Dryden.

2nd Row - Eddie Palchak (trainer), Doug Jarvis, Pierre Mondou, Mark Napier, Pierre Larouche, Réjean Houle, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Meilleur (trainer).

3rd Row - Yvon Lambert, Pat Hughes, Mario Tremblay, Bob Gainey, Cam Connor, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Doug Risebrough.

Top Row - Gilles Lupien, Larry Robinson, Rod Langway, Serge Savard, Brian Engblom, Guy Lapointe, Rick Chartraw.

The Canadiens played a 80 game regular NHL season, winning 52, losing 17 with 11 ties, finishing first in NHL Norris Division and Prince of Wales Conference.

In the 1979 NHL playoffs, the Canadiens defeated Toronto 4-0 in games in quarterfinals, Boston 4-3 in semifinals and New York Rangers 4-1 in finals to win 1979 Stanley Cup championship. Bob Gainey was the playoff MVP.

NOTE
Cournoyer was team *captain, but his back started to get bad again and he played his final NHL game vs Vancouver on November 18, 1978.
Serge Savard was interim captain and was given the Stanley Cup by Clarence Campbell.