1949.1970's Scotty Bowman Montreal CanadiensThis Album contains trading card and team issued postcard sets of the powerful Montreal Canadiens of the 1970's. Perhaps the deepest and most dominant team of all time, the Habs would win 6 Stanley Cups in 9 years, including 4 straight (1976-1979) to close the decade. Scotty Bowman would take over the defending cup champions in the 1971-72 season and helm them to 5 more cups before leaving the team after the 1978-79 season. The loss of Bowman, along with the retirements of Dryden, Lemaire and Cournoyer signaled the end of the Dynasty. Hall of Fame contributors on the team include: Guy Lafleur (3 scoring tiles, 2 MVPs and a playoff MVP), Larry Robinson (2 top defenseman awards and a playoff MVP), Ken Dryden (5 top goaltender awards and a playoff MVP), Yvan Cournoyer (1 playoff MVP award), Steve Shutt (led league w/60 goals in 1977), Jacques Lemaire (2 cup winning goals, playoffs scoring leader in 1979 and 8 cups in 12 years with the team), Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, and Bob Gainey. HOFers Henri Richard, Jacques Laperriere, Jean Beliveau and Frank Mahovlich also contibuted to 2 cups in 1971 and 1973.
