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The Montreal Canadiens[note 4] (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially le Club de hockey Canadien (lit. The Canadian Hockey Club)[6] and colloquially known as the Habs,[note 5] are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre.[7] The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships.[note 6]

Montreal Canadians fans are commonly knows as “Habs” or “Rats”. This was a joke for one of my friends but now idk how to delete the page 😭

Montreal Canadiens Canadiens de Montréal 2022–23 Montreal Canadiens season A small white H contained inside a large red C, all surrounded by a blue contour. Conference Eastern Division Atlantic Founded 1909 History Montreal Canadiens 1910–1917 (NHA) 1917–present (NHL) Home arena Bell Centre City Montreal, Quebec ECA-Uniform-MTL.PNG Colours Red, white, blue[1][2][3] Media English TSN TSN Radio 690 French RDS 98.5 FM Owner(s) Molson family (majority owner) (Geoff Molson, chairman)[4] General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Captain Nick Suzuki Minor league affiliates Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)[5] Stanley Cups 24 (1915–16, 1923–24, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93)[note 1] Conference championships 8 (1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93)[note 2] Presidents' Trophy 0[note 3] Division championships 24 (1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17) Official website Official website Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL. One of the oldest North American professional sports franchises, the Canadiens' history predates that of every other Canadian franchise outside football, as well as every American franchise outside baseball and the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals. The franchise is one of the "Original Six", the teams that made up the NHL from 1942 until the 1967 expansion. The team's championship season in 1992–93 marked the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup.[8]

The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise, having earned 24 championships, with 23 victories since the founding of the NHL, and 22 since 1927, when NHL teams became the only ones to compete for the Stanley Cup.[9] The Canadiens also had the most championships by a team of any of the four major North American sports until the New York Yankees won their 25th World Series title in 1999.

History Team identity Broadcasting Season-by-season record Players and personnel Franchise individual records See also Notes References Bibliography External links Last edited 1 month ago by Leventio RELATED ARTICLES List of NHL outdoor games broadcasters Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry Rivalry in the National Hockey League