Montreal Canadiens Information
The Montreal Canadiens is an American based professional ice hockey team from Montreal, Quebec. The team is a member of the Atlantic Division of NHL's Eastern Conference. The Canadiens were founded in 1909 and owned by the Molson family as well as Geoff Molson. The club is officially known as le Club de hockey Canadien. It is frequently stated as the Habs in the French as well as in English. While its nicknames in only French are Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, Le Tricolore, La Sainte-Flanelle, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), Le CH, and a few more. Bell Centre is the home arena of the team.
The Montreal Canadiens are said to be the longest continuous operation ice hockey team (professionally) across the globe. It is also the only existing NHL franchise to predate the NHL founding. The championship season 1992–93 was the last Stanley Cup-winning season for the team. The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more than any of the other NHL franchises; 24. The team also enjoys the titles of the second most successful professional sports team among the traditional four major sports of the U.S and Canada, along with most championships by a team from any of the four major North American team sports.
The Canadiens have won 24 Division championships, 0 Presidents' Trophy, and 8 Conference championships. The color of the team's uniform is blue, red, and white since 1911. The team’s mascot is Youppi! Which was adopted in 2004–05 NHL season. The team provided numbers of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Famers such as Howie Morenz, Georges Vezina, Mark Recchi, William Northey, Pat Burns, and many more. The builders of sports who were given the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award are 5 in number, including Danny Gallivan and Rene Lecavalier.
Some of the notable records created by the Canadiens are Most seasons: 20 by Henri Richard, Most games: 1,256 by Henri Richard, Most goals: 544 by Maurice Richard, Most points: 1,246 by Guy Lafleur, Most goals in a season: 60 by Steve Shutt, Most assists in a season: 82 by Pete Mahovlich, Most penalty minutes in a season: 358 by Chris Nilan and the list goes on.
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