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The Montreal Canadiens [note 4] (French: Canadiens de Montréal), officially Club de hockey Canadien (lit. Canadian Hockey Club) [9] and colloquially known as the Habs, [note 5] are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern ...
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 Arena burned down Quebec Bulldogs: Quebec City: 1919–1920: 0: Founded in 1888 as an Amateur Hockey Association franchise; Became the Hamilton Tigers in 1920 ...
Having played in the Jubilee Arena (1909–1910,1918–1919), the Montreal Arena (1911–1918), the Mount Royal Arena (1919–1926), and the Montreal Forum (1926–1996), the Canadiens have played their home games at the Bell Centre, formerly known as the Molson Centre, since 1996. [4] [5] The team has had eighteen general managers since their ...
Arber Xhekaj (Albanian: Arbër Xhekaj, [1] pronounced / dʒ æ k aɪ /, jak-EYE, [2] born January 30, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with Montreal in October 2021.
The Montreal Forum, which in later decades became synonymous with the Canadiens, was opened in 1924 to house the expansion Montreal Maroons, [45] one of two new teams in the NHL that season. The Canadiens were invited to inaugurate the arena as the natural ice surface at the Mount Royal Arena was not ready to host NHL games. [ 46 ]
Founded in 1909 as one of the founding members of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the Montreal Canadiens were also one of the founding members of the NHL. As of May 5, 2019, 83 goaltenders and 777 skaters ( forwards and defencemen ) have appeared in at least one regular-season and/or playoff game with the Montreal Canadiens since the ...
Statues of former Montreal Canadiens players at the Bell Centre, a multipurpose arena in Montreal. Sports in Montreal have played a major role in the city's history.Montreal is best known for being home to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, which are currently the city's only team in the Big Four sports leagues.
The Citadelles were a minor-league feeder team that developed players for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens organization. This AHL team was established in 1999 to much fanfare, and played with good fan support (and some success) for three seasons, before being relocated and merged into the Hamilton Bulldogs .