The Montreal Canadiens organization is set to officially unveil the colours and logo of the Laval Rocket, their new American Hockey League affiliate for the 2017-18 season. Rocket Countdown will be an historical journey looking at past Canadiens affiliates from the 1969 NHL expansion onward, and building up to the unveiling of the Laval Rocket on January 31.
Hamilton Bulldogs 2002-2015
On July 3, 2002, Montreal Canadiens General Manager André Savard announced two very important decisions that set the course for the franchise as we know it today.
Firstly, he confirmed that the farm team — for the first time ever — would be outside of Quebec and the Maritimes, as the fate of the Edmonton Oilers and the Canadiens would once again intertwine.