2011–12 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2011–12 Montreal Canadiens season will be the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[1]

Off-Season

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Date	Details
June 25, 2011^[2]	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick (#47 overall) in 2011	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick (#59 overall) in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Raphael Diaz^[3]	EV Zug	1 year, $900,000

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player

Player	Date	Contract terms
Alexsey Emelin^[6]	May 17, 2011	1 year, $984,200 entry-level contract
Joonas Nattinen^[7]	May 26, 2011	3 years, $1.895 million, entry-level contract
Hal Gill^[8]	May 31, 2011	1 year, $2.25 million
Andrei Kostitsyn^[9]	June 9, 2011	1 year, $3.25 million
Mathieu Darche^[10]	June 10, 2011	1 year, $700,000
Max Pacioretty^[11]	June 20, 2011	2 years, $3.25 million
David Desharnais^[12]	June 20, 2011	2 years, $1.7 million
Andrei Markov^[13]	June 23, 2011	3 years, $17.25 million

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	17	Nathan Beaulieu	Defence	Canadian	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
3	78
4	113 (from Anaheim)
5	138
6	168
7	198

v t e Montreal Canadiens
Founded in 1909 Based in Montreal, Quebec
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	History Original Six Centennial Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman) General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Team captain Nick Suzuki Current roster
Arenas	Jubilee Arena Montreal Arena Mount Royal Arena Montreal Forum Bell Centre
Rivalries	Boston Bruins Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs
Affiliates	AHL Laval Rocket ECHL Trois-Rivières Lions
Media	TV TSN2 (English) RDS (French) Radio TSN Radio 690 (English) 98,5 FM (French)
Culture and lore	Youppi! The Hockey Sweater Pour toujours, les Canadiens! Ginette Reno Tour des Canadiens The Punch Line Richard Riot 1938 European tour "Fix You" Good Friday Massacre 2003 Heritage Classic 2011 Heritage Classic 2016 Winter Classic NHL 100 Classic Bell Sports Complex
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v t e Montreal Canadiens seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2011–12 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington Winnipeg
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	Draft NHL Premiere Winter Classic Oil Change All-Star Game Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines