2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season
| 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Northeast |
| Conference | 8th Eastern |
| 2009–10 record | 39–33–10 |
| Home record | 20–16–5 |
| Road record | 19–17–5 |
| Goals for | 217 |
| Goals against | 223 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager |
Bob Gainey (Oct–Feb) Pierre Gauthier (Feb–May) |
| Coach | Jacques Martin |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Alternate captains |
Hal Gill Brian Gionta Andrei Markov |
| Arena | Bell Centre |
| Average attendance | 21,273 (100%) Total: 872,193 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Brian Gionta (28) |
| Assists | Scott Gomez (47) |
| Points | Tomas Plekanec (70) |
| Penalties in minutes | Ryan O'Byrne (74) |
| Plus/minus | Andrei Markov (11) |
| Wins | Jaroslav Halak (26) |
| Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.40) |
The 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season was their 101st season of play and 93rd in the National Hockey League (NHL). The 2009 NHL Entry Draft took place in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27.
Qualifying for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the eight and final seed, the Canadiens were able to upset the first seeded Washington Capitals during the first round, and then eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins before falling to the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers in five games.
The Canadiens announced Jacques Martin as their new head coach to replace Guy Carbonneau. Martin, the former coach and general manager of the Florida Panthers, and former coach of the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues, is known for his defence-first style.
On June 20, the Canadiens announced that owner George Gillett had reached an agreement to sell his 80% share of the team, the Bell Centre and the Gillett concert promotion company to Geoffrey, Justin and Andrew Molson. This represents the third time that the hockey club will be owned by the Molson family, which owned it from 1957 to 1971 and from 1978 to 2001. The purchase price was not disclosed but was estimated at between $506 and 537 million. The deal was approved by the NHL board of governors on December 1.
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