Players who played for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens

39 players

39 players have played for both the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Hal Gill spent the most seasons with the two: 8 with the Boston Bruins and 3 with the Montreal Canadiens. On a roster now: Mike Reilly and Jarred Tinordi. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens, with their years at each
PlayerPosBOSMTL
Hal GillD1997–2006 · 8 seasons2009–2012 · 3 seasons
Stephane QuintalD1988–1991 · 3 seasons1995–2004 · 7 seasons
Sergei SamsonovLW1997–2006 · 8 seasons2006–2007 · 1 season
Mats NaslundLW1994–1995 · 1 season1982–1990 · 8 seasons
Chris Nilan—1990–1991 · 1 season1979–1987 · 8 seasons
Michael RyderRW2008–2011 · 3 seasons2003–2013 · 5 seasons
Jaroslav HalakG2018–2021 · 3 seasons2006–2010 · 4 seasons
Mark RecchiRW2008–2011 · 3 seasons1995–1999 · 4 seasons
Mike ReillyD2020–2023 · 3 seasons2017–2020 · 3 seasons
Brian GiontaRW2017–2018 · 1 season2009–2014 · 5 seasons
Steve BeginLW2009–2010 · 1 season2003–2009 · 5 seasons
Jeff HackettG2002–2003 · 1 season1998–2003 · 5 seasons
Peter PopovicD2000–2001 · 1 season1993–1998 · 5 seasons
Alain CoteD1985–1989 · 4 seasons1990–1992 · 2 seasons
Jarred TinordiD2020–2021 · 1 season2012–2016 · 4 seasons
Mariusz CzerkawskiRW1993–2006 · 4 seasons2002–2003 · 1 season
Joe JuneauC1991–1993 · 2 seasons2001–2004 · 3 seasons
Sergei ZholtokC1992–1994 · 2 seasons1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Bryan SmolinskiC1992–1995 · 3 seasons2007–2008 · 1 season
P.J. StockC2001–2004 · 3 seasons2000–2001 · 1 season
Patrick TraverseD2000–2001 · 1 season2000–2003 · 3 seasons
Eric WeinrichD2000–2001 · 1 season1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Nate ThompsonC2006–2007 · 1 season2018–2020 · 2 seasons
Tomas KaberleD2010–2011 · 1 season2011–2013 · 2 seasons
Benoit PouliotLW2011–2012 · 1 season2009–2011 · 2 seasons
Petteri NokelainenC2007–2009 · 2 seasons2011–2012 · 1 season
Paul MaraD2006–2007 · 1 season2009–2011 · 2 seasons
Glen MetropolitC2007–2008 · 1 season2008–2010 · 2 seasons
Aaron DowneyRW1999–2000 · 1 season2005–2007 · 2 seasons
Barry RichterD1996–1997 · 1 season1999–2001 · 2 seasons
Trent McClearyC1996–1997 · 1 season1998–2000 · 2 seasons
Dominic MooreC2016–2017 · 1 season2009–2010 · 1 season
Sergei GoncharD2003–2004 · 1 season2014–2015 · 1 season
Martin St. PierreC2008–2009 · 1 season2013–2014 · 1 season
Alex AuldG2007–2008 · 1 season2010–2011 · 1 season
Jay LeachD2005–2006 · 1 season2009–2010 · 1 season
Robert LangC1997–1998 · 1 season2008–2009 · 1 season
Andrei KovalenkoRW2000–2001 · 1 season1995–1996 · 1 season
Vincent RiendeauG1994–1995 · 1 season1987–1988 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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