elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder. Key Coaches Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2021–22 season. This list only includes NHL coaches, and not NHA seasons. Notes A running total of the number of coaches of the Canadiens. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties. In ice hockey, the winning percentage is calculated by dividing points by maximum possible points. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season. Newsy Lalonde, Babe Siebert, Sylvio Mantha, Dick Irvin, Toe Blake, Bernie Geoffrion, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Laperriere, Bob Gainey, and Martin St. Louis have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players. Babe Siebert was named the head coach for the 1939–40 season, but died from drowning during the off-season. References General Specific Montreal Canadiens head coaches head coaches