The start of the Montreal Canadiens 2017-18 season sees a semi overhaul on defence, and the arrival of top 6 forward Jonathan Drouin.
Gone are Andre Markov, Nathan Beaulieu, Bryan Flynn, Dwight King, and Steve Ott.
#92 Jonathan Drouin
The big splash acquisition in the off season was Jonathan Drouin. Drouin wore #27 with Tampa, but went entirely with a new # with Montreal. #92. The only other Habs player to wear #92 was Steve Ott last season.
#83 Ales Hemsky
Ales Hemsky was a low risk UFA signing. Hemsky has played with four different organizations. All four teams (EDM, DAL, OTT and now MTL) he has worn #83. And Hemsky too is only the second player to ever wear #83. Eric Bertrand wore it for the 3 games he played with the Canadiens back in 2001.
#32 Mark Streit
This marked the second tour of duty of Mark Streit with the Canadiens. He played with the Canadiens for 3 seasons (2005-08) when he wore #32. Eleven different players wore #32. Claude Lemieux wore if for his six seasons with the Canadens (1984-90). Travis Moen wore it for five seasons (2010-15). Streit and the Canadiens have since parted ways as Streit appeared in only 2 games before being released unconditionally.
#53 Victor Mete
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#22 Karl Azner
Karl Azner was the Canadiens big off-season UFA signing. He opted for #22. A number worn by 26 players in Habs history. Most notable are John Ferguson 1964-71, and Steve Shutt 1973-85. For trivia buffs, before Alzner, the last Habs player to wear #22 was Sergei Sergachev who wore it for the 4 games he appeared in October 2016.
#45 Joe Morrow
Joe Morrow was another depth defenceman UFA signing. Morrow came from the Boston Bruins organization where he also wore #45. Other Canadiens to wear #45 were: Gilbert Dionne 1990-94, Aaron Asham 1999-2002.
#21 David Schlemko
David Schlemko was acquired from the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. The Canadiens is Schlemko’s sixth NHL organization. And he went with an entirely different number; #21. A number worn by 33 other players. Last worn last year briefly by Dwight King. Two former Habs captains wore #21; Brian Gionta wore it for his five seasons with the Canadiens (2010-14), as did Guy Carbonneau for 11 seasons (1983-94).
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