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George Washington Kendall (December 29, 1881 – October 19, 1921), known professionally as George Kennedy, was a Canadian sports promoter best known as the owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team from 1910 to 1921. [1] Kennedy was a wrestler himself and after the end of his wrestling career turned to wrestling promotion.
The Montreal Canadiens [note 4] (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially le Club de hockey Canadien (lit. The Canadian Hockey Club) [ 9 ] and colloquially known as the Habs , [ note 5 ] are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal .
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional men's ice hockey league, founded in 1917. [1] The NHL Board of Governors review and approve the relocation of any member club. [2] Each team appoints an individual or individuals to represent their team on the Board of Governors. [3] A majority vote is needed for relocation of a club. [4]
Montreal Canadiens: Montreal: 1917: 24: Founded in 1909 as a National Hockey Association Franchise Former Team City Existed Stanley Cups Notes Montreal Maroons: Montreal: 1924–1938: 2: Montreal Wanderers: Montreal: 1917–1918: 0: Founded in 1903 as a Federal Amateur Hockey League team; Folded six games into 1917–18 season after Montreal ...
In 1909, the Canadiens were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association (NHA). In 1917, the franchise joined the NHL, and is one of the Original Six teams. [2] In their 100-year history, the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, and are the last Canadian team to have won the Stanley Cup, having done so in 1993. [3]
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Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27 seconds left in the ...
[67] On the day of his funeral, 50,000 people filed past Morenz's casket at centre ice of the Montreal Forum to pay their last respects to the man the media called "the Babe Ruth of hockey". [66] A benefit game in November 1937 raised $20,000 for Morenz's family as the NHL All-Stars defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–5. [68]