In 1972 the QMJHL threatened a lawsuit to force the Montreal Junior Canadiens to return to the Quebec-based league, after departing in 1961 for the OHA.

Over the summer of 1972, the Junior Canadiens ownership were granted "one-year suspension" of operations by the OHA.

To avoid litigation from the OHA by using the Junior Canadiens name, the team was renamed Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge.

Norm Dupont is the all-time points leader for the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge.

In 187 games he scored 104 goals and 172 assists for 276 points, but was deemed to be too small to play in the NHL.