num_pages: 224
description: In their glorious history, the Montreal Canadiens have won twenty-four Stanley Cups. Of all the players who put on the fabled bleu, blanc, et rouge, only twenty-two have worn the captains's "C," the embodiment of the Canadiens spirit. Now hockey writer Michael Ulmer profiles nine of the Toe Blake, the tenacious workhorse of the dazzling Punch Line; Butch Bouchard, the tough-as -nails defenseman who led by example; Maurice Richard, perhaps the most electrifying player of all time; Doug Harvey, among the greatest defensemen in hockey history; Jean Beliveau, the brilliant center who made winning look effortless; Henri Richard, small in stature, giant in desire and triumph; Yvan Cournoyer, the free-spirited and charismatic winger; Bob Gainery, the quintessential role player; and Pierre Turgeon, the current captain, dogged by the great expectations of a team in transition. Canadiens Captains is an insider's behind-the-scenes look at the on-ice leaders of hockey's most storied franchise, a must read for Canadiens fans and hockey fans of every persuasion.
language: English
title: Canadiens Captains
titlecomplete: Canadiens Captains
genres: Hockey
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Seal Books