It was MacNeil, likely with some input from Canadiens general manager Sam Pollock, who took the calculated risk of starting ...

MacNeil never won the Stanley Cup as a player, but his name was tapped into the trophy four times, 1971 with the Canadiens; ...

Now that the Montreal Canadiens have completed the first half of their season, it's time to look back on who stood out.

After winning Stanley Cup in 1971, he was replaced by Scotty Bowman after disagreements with Henri Richard and John Ferguson.

He was a first-year coach of the Canadiens when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1971. MacNeil was Montreal's director of ...