1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 53-18-9 - 115 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 14-7
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Hartford Whalers 4-0
Division Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Calgary Flames 4-2
Coach: Pat Burns (53-18-9)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 53 wins and 18 losses and 9 ties for 115 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 14-7.

The Canadiens paced the circuit with just 218 goals allowed. Montreal scored 315 goals. Mats Naslund netted 33 goals for the team, while Bobby Smith tallied 30 or more, too. Chris Chelios contributed 58 assists. Patrick Roy earned 33 wins for the squad, and Brian Hayward added 15 or more wins, too. Patrick Roy recorded a 2.47 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Pat Burns coached the team. The 1988-89 Montreal Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Benoit BrunetLAugust 24, 19686'0"203LPointe-Claire, QC Canada
Guy CarbonneauCMarch 18, 19605'11"186RSept-Iles, QC Canada
Jose CharbonneauRNovember 21, 19666'0"195RFerme-Neuve, QC Canada
Chris CheliosDJanuary 25, 19626'1"191RChicago, IL USA
Shayne CorsonLAugust 13, 19666'1"202LBarrie, ON Canada
Russ CourtnallRJune 2, 19655'11"185RDuncan, BC Canada
Eric DesjardinsDJune 14, 19696'1"205RRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Donald DufresneDApril 10, 19676'1"206RQuebec City, QC Canada
Randy ExelbyGAugust 13, 19655'9"170LToronto, ON Canada
Bob GaineyLDecember 13, 19536'2"200LPeterborough, ON Canada
Brent GilchristCApril 3, 19675'11"180LMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Rick GreenDFebruary 20, 19566'3"220LBelleville, ON Canada
Brian HaywardGJune 25, 19605'10"180LGeorgetown, ON Canada
Mike KeaneRMay 29, 19675'10"185RWinnipeg, MB Canada
John KordicRMarch 22, 19656'2"210REdmonton, AB Canada
Mike LalorDMarch 8, 19636'0"200LFort Erie, ON Canada
Stephan LebeauCFebruary 28, 19685'10"173RSt. Jerome, QC Canada
Claude LemieuxRJuly 16, 19656'1"227RBuckingham, QC Canada
Jocelyn LemieuxRNovember 18, 19675'11"220LMont-Laurier, QC Canada
Craig LudwigDMarch 15, 19616'3"220LRhinelander, WI USA
Jyrki LummeDJuly 16, 19666'1"209LTampere, Finland
Steve MartinsonLJune 21, 19596'1"205LMinnetonka, MN USA
Mike McPheeLJuly 14, 19606'1"203LSydney, NS Canada
Mats NaslundLOctober 31, 19595'7"160LTimra, Sweden
Stephane RicherRJune 7, 19666'2"215RBuckingham, QC Canada
Larry RobinsonDJune 2, 19516'4"225LWinchester, ON Canada
Patrick RoyGOctober 5, 19656'2"185LQuebec City, QC Canada
Brian SkrudlandCJuly 31, 19636'0"195LPeace River, AB Canada
Bobby SmithCFebruary 12, 19586'4"210LNorth Sydney, NS Canada
Petr SvobodaDFebruary 14, 19666'1"198LMost, Czech Republic
Gilles ThibaudeauCMarch 4, 19635'10"165LMontreal, QC Canada
Ryan WalterCApril 23, 19586'0"200LNew Westminster, BC Canada