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Montreal Canadiens Head Coaches

Year Head Coach Reg. Season Playoff

2006- Guy Carbonneau 42-34-0-6

2006 Bob Gainey 41-23-15-3 2-4

2002-2006 Claude Julien 72-62-17-8 4-7

2000-2002 Michel Therrien
(released after 46 games into the 2002-03 season) 77-77-22-14 6-6

1997-2000 Alain Vigneault(Released after 20 Games into the 2000-01 Season) 109-122-35 4-6

1995-97 Mario Tremblay
(Resigned as Head Coach April 30, 1997) 71-63-25 3-8

1992-95 Jacques Demers
(Released after 4 Games into the 1995-96 Season)
Jacques Laperriere
(Interim Head Coach for 1 game in the 1995-96 Season) 107- 86- 27

0- 1 19- 8

1988-92 Pat Burns 174-104- 42 30-26

1985-88 Jean Perron 126- 84- 30 30-18

1984-85 Jacques Lemaire 41- 27- 12 6- 6

1981-84 Bob Berry
(Released after 63 Games in 1983-84 Season)
Jacques Lemaire 116- 71- 36

7- 10- 0 2- 6

9- 6

1980-81 Claude Ruel 45- 22- 13 0- 3

1979-80 Bernie Geoffrion
(Released after 30 Games in 1979-80 Season)
Claude Ruel 15- 9- 6

32- 11- 7

6- 4

1971-79 Scotty Bowman 419-128-105 70-28

1968-71 Claude Ruel
(Released after 23 Games in 1970-71 Season)
Al MacNeil
(Interim Head Coach for 55 games in 1970-71 season) 95- 49- 31

31- 15- 9 12- 2

12- 8

1955-68 Toe Blake 500-255-159 82-36

1940-55 Dick Irvin 431-313-152 62-53

1939-40 Pit Lepine 10- 33- 5

1939-40 Albert "Babe" Siebert
Named head coach during the summer, but passed away before season started.

1936-38 Jules Dugal 9- 6- 3 1- 2

1936-38 Cecil Hart
(Released after 30 Games in 1937-38 Season) 48- 53- 25 3- 5

1935-36 Sylvio Mantha 11- 26- 11

1934-35 Leo Dandurand
(Interim Head Coach for 32 games in 1934-35 Season) 14- 15- 3 0- 1

1932-35 Newsy Lalonde
(Released after 16 games in 1934-35 Season) 45- 53- 14 0- 2

1925-32 Cecil Hart 159- 96- 49 13-12

1920-25 Leo Dandurand 68- 51- 5 10- 4

1917-20 George Kennedy 36- 28- 0 7- 4