The Montreal Canadiens are well represented in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a number of former Canadiens players also deserve attention. We are doing a series on a number of these former Habs greats who have a chance of being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 21.
The Montreal Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup 30 years ago, and no Canadian team has won it since. A big reason they were able to hang a 24th banner in the rafters was the contribution of a young American winger who was on the verge of breaking out.