The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season was the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the

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Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Suspensions/fines

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the

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Notes

* The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick. * The

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' fifth-round pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent

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to Vancouver in exchange for

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and this pick. The Canadiens' own fifth-round pick had previously gone to the

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as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent a seventh-round pick in

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to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. The Canadiens' own seventh-round pick had previously gone to the

as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent

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to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick.

References

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