After the last few years of rebuilding and developing player’s talent, how will the Montreal Canadiens perform in the NHL season? Despite missing the playoffs in the 2022-2023 season, the team is focusing their sight ahead, as they hope to build their way back up to a winning season. Check out the Montreal Canadiens 2023-2024 schedule, roster and more right here.
And if you’re a Montreal Canadiens fan looking to watch games live, you can find out how to do that with DIRECTV right here.
MONTREAL CANADIENS HISTORY
The Montreal Canadiens were originally founded in 1909. The Canadiens are the only NHL club to predate the league’s founding in 1917. Their 24 Stanley Cup titles are the most of any team in the league. The “H” in their iconic logo stands for hockey but is often confused as standing for “habitants.” It became such a widespread misconception that the Canadiens earned the nickname “the Habs,” which fans still call them today. The Canadiens play their home games at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
While the Canadiens have appeared in the Stanley Cup finals a total of 35 times, they had an extremely long drought between appearances in 1993 and 2021. The team has also had a total of 85 playoff appearances throughout its history but have missed the playoffs five times in the last eight seasons.
MONTREAL CANADIENS 2023-2024 SCHEDULE
For the last few years, the Canadiens have been more focused on developing their team than on winning titles, but fans are eager for the team’s luck to change. Check out the 2023-2024 Montreal Canadiens schedule here to see what the team is up against this season. The schedule will give you game times as well as the network broadcasting the games.
MONTREAL CANADIENS 2023-2024 ROSTER
The Canadiens under-performed last season for a few reasons, the most prominent being the sheer number of injured players on the roster. If the team manages to stay healthy this year, however, the work they have done to improve the team may start showing. And with the additions of Wings Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky, the team is in better shape than we’ve seen in recent years.
Check out the 2023-2024 Montreal Canadiens roster below, with players organized by position.
CENTERS
#77: Kirby Dach
#28: Christian Dvorak
#71 Jake Evans
#91 Sean Monahan
#15 Alex Newhook
#14 Nick Suzuki
WINGS
#49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard – Left Wing
#51 Emil Heineman – Left Wing
#70 Tanner Pearson – Left Wing
#55: Michael Pezzetta – Left Wing
#20 Juraj Slafkovsky – Left Wing
#17 Josh Anderson – Right Wing
#40 Joel Armia – Right Wing
#22 Cole Caufield – Right Wing
#11 Brendan Gallagher – Right Wing
#56 Jesse Ylonen – Right Wing
DEFENSEMEN
#52 Justin Barron
#21 Kaiden Guhle
#54 Jordan Harris
#26 Johnathan Kovacevic
#27 Gustav Lindstrom
#8 Mike Matheson
#59 Mattias Norlinder
#58 David Savard
#6 Chris Wideman
#72 Arber Xhekaj
GOALIES
#34 Jake Allen
#35 Sam Montembeault
#30 Cayden Primeau
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Martin St-Louis
Assistant Coaches: Alex Burrows; Trevor Letowski; Stéphane Robidas
Goaltending Coach: Eric Raymond
Video Coaches: Éric Gravel; Daniel Harvey
HOW TO WATCH THE MONTREAL CANADIENS
With DIRECTV, you get the best NHL experience, all season long. To watch the Montreal Canadiens play this season, tune into these networks listed below:
- REGIONAL SPORTS LINEUP (not available in all areas)
- TNT: Ch. 245
- ESPN: Ch. 206
- ABC: Ch. 7
Not sure which channel is showing the game tonight? You can also check out this NHL Hockey Watch Guide to find out where your team is being broadcast.
And if you want even more hockey content to enjoy, check out the DIRECTV sports add-on: NHL® CENTER ICE®. During the NHL season, the NHL Network (Ch. 215) is included in your subscription. The NHL Network delivers live games, daily highlight shows and up-to-the-minute news from around the league 24/7.
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