1997-98 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-32-13 - 87 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 4-6
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 4-0
Coach: Alain Vigneault (37-32-13)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1997-98 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1997-98 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 37 wins and 32 losses and 13 ties for 87 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.

The Canadiens scored 235 goals and conceded 208. Mark Recchi netted 32 goals for Montreal, while Saku Koivu contributed 43 assists. Jocelyn Thibault topped the squad with 19 wins, and Andy Moog added 15 or more victories as well. Jocelyn Thibault registered a 2.47 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Alain Vigneault coached the team. The 1997-98 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL conference semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Sebastien BordeleauCFebruary 15, 19755'11"185RVancouver, BC Canada
Patrice BriseboisDJanuary 27, 19716'2"203RMontreal, QC Canada
Benoit BrunetLAugust 24, 19686'0"203LPointe-Claire, QC Canada
Valeri BureRJune 13, 19745'10"185RMoscow, Russia
Marc BureauCMay 19, 19666'1"203RTrois-Rivieres, QC Canada
Brett ClarkDDecember 23, 19766'0"195LWapella, SK Canada
Shayne CorsonLAugust 13, 19666'1"202LBarrie, ON Canada
Jassen CullimoreDDecember 4, 19726'5"235LSimcoe, ON Canada
Vincent DamphousseCDecember 17, 19676'1"200LMontreal, QC Canada
Francois GroleauDJanuary 23, 19736'0"197LLongueuil, QC Canada
Matt HigginsCOctober 29, 19776'2"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Jonas HoglundLAugust 29, 19726'3"215RKarlstad, Sweden
Eric HoudeCDecember 19, 19765'11"191LMontreal, QC Canada
Saku KoivuCNovember 23, 19745'10"187LTurku, Finland
David LingRJanuary 9, 19755'10"204RHalifax, NS Canada
Vladimir MalakhovDAugust 30, 19686'4"230LSverdlovsk, Russia
Dave MansonDJanuary 27, 19676'2"200LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Andy MoogGFebruary 18, 19605'8"175LPenticton, BC Canada
Peter PopovicDFebruary 10, 19686'6"243RKoping, Sweden
Patrick PoulinLApril 23, 19736'1"216LVanier, QC Canada
Stephane QuintalDOctober 22, 19686'3"231RBoucherville, QC Canada
Mark RecchiRFebruary 1, 19685'10"195LKamloops, BC Canada
Stephane RicherRJune 7, 19666'2"215RBuckingham, QC Canada
Craig RivetDSeptember 13, 19746'2"210RNorth Bay, ON Canada
Martin RucinskyLMarch 11, 19716'1"207LMost, Czech Republic
Terry RyanLJanuary 14, 19776'1"202LSt. John's, NL Canada
Brian SavageLFebruary 24, 19716'1"200LSudbury, ON Canada
Turner StevensonRMay 18, 19726'3"220RPrince George, BC Canada
Jose TheodoreGSeptember 13, 19765'11"182RLaval, QC Canada
Jocelyn ThibaultGJanuary 12, 19755'11"169LMontreal, QC Canada
Scott ThorntonCJanuary 9, 19716'3"220LLondon, ON Canada
Darcy TuckerCMarch 15, 19755'10"178LCastor, AB Canada
Igor UlanovDOctober 1, 19696'3"220LKrasnokamsk, Russia
Mick VukotaRSeptember 14, 19666'1"225RSaskatoon, SK Canada
David WilkieDMay 30, 19746'3"215REllensburg, WA USA
Zarley ZalapskiDApril 22, 19686'1"215LEdmonton, AB Canada