Top 5: Ranking The Best Canadiens Captains Of All Time

Seasons With Canadiens: 15 (1941-42 to 1955-56)

Seasons As Captain: 8 (1948-49 to 1955-56)

Inducted in Hockey Hall Of Fame: 1966

The famed father of former Montreal Canadiens Pierre Bouchard was the glue that kept the Canadiens together during the rough years of the NHL in the 1940’s and early 50’s.

Despite being coached by the legendary Dick Irvin and surrounded by future Hall of Famers such as Maurice Richard, Doug Harvey and Elmer Lach,  Bouchard was the undisputed leader of the team and also paved the way for future leaders such as Bernard Geoffrion, Dickie Moore and Jean Beliveau.

He was the man to talk to when things got tough. He gave you a reality check right in your face when you needed a wake up call and was one of Maurice Richard’s biggest inspirations to challenge the NHL in recognizing the French language and French Canadiens in general, in a time where the NHL was extremely political and severely criticized for its use of “phantom points” in order to bolster the stats of certain players.

Bouchard would win a Stanley Cup in 1943-44 and 1945-46, while being captain of two Stanley Cup winning teams in 1952-52 and 1955-56.