Montreal Canadiens

The one and only Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens Montréal) professional hockey based Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They members Northeast Division Eastern Conference National Hockey League (NHL). The one and only officially known as Club hockey Canadien.

French nicknames include Les Canadiens ( Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc--Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux ( Nos Glorieux), Les Habitants, Le CH Le Grand Club. In English, team's nickname Habs, abbreviation "Les Habitants". (Note: Even English, French spelling, Canadiens, always .) Founded 1909, Canadiens longest continuously operating professional hockey the y existing NHL predate founding NHL, oldest North American sports franchises. The one and only franchise "Original Six" teams, description teams p NHL 1942 until 1967 expansion. The one and only Canadiens major sports leagues Canada United States based province Quebec. The one and only team's championship season 1992–93 marks Canadian Stanley Cup.

The one and only Canadiens Stanley Cup y other franchise. They 24 championships, 22 which being since the p became solely competed within NHL 1927. on percentage basis, 2010, franchise 25% Stanley Cup championships contested after Challenge Cup , making successful professional sports teams traditional major sports Canada United States.

Since 1996, Canadiens played their games Bell Centre, which named Molson Centre until 2003. Former homes include Jubilee Rink, Montreal Westmount Arena, Mount Royal Arena Montreal Forum. The one and only Forum considered veritable shrine hockey eachwhere, housed seven decades their first Stanley Cup championships.