[34][35], During the 2008–09 season, the Canadiens celebrated their 100th anniversary with various events,[36] National Hockey League team in Montreal, Quebec, This article is about the NHL hockey team. and the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The official calendar schedule of the Montréal Canadiens including ticket information, stats, rosters, and more. [note 5], For the 2020–21 season, the league moved the Canadiens along with other six teams from Canada to the North Division. As a result, games on RDS are blacked out outside the Canadiens' home market of Quebec, Atlantic Canada and parts of Eastern Ontario shared with the Ottawa Senators. There are four blue and white stripes, one across each arm, one across the chest and the other across the waistline. All teams in the division will play without fans to begin the season. Bell Centre organist covers Eiffel 65's "Blue", Shea Weber receives silver stick for 1,000 games, Shea Weber: The measure of a Man Mountain, EVERY SATURDAY: Live Trivia, live DJs, live Q&As and more. With its fresh look and ergonomics, the application will allow you to be even closer to your favorite team with daily news coverage from canadiens.com, exclusive HabsTV videos, along with access to c… [77], In addition to players and builders, five broadcasters for the Montreal Canadiens were also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame. 1904–05 . Enter Search Term. At home games, the first stanza of O Canada is sung in French, and the chorus is sung in English. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game. Recreation & Sports Website Pages Community Organization Sports Club Canadiens de Montréal Videos EN DIRECT / LIVE: Trevor Timmins Featuring the two largest cities in Canada and two of the largest fanbases in the league, the rivalry is sometimes dramatized as being emblematic of Canada's English and French linguistic divide. In the short story "The Hockey Sweater", Roch Carrier described the influence of the Canadiens and their jersey within rural Quebec communities during the 1940s. [21] The Maroons still suspended operations, and several of their players moved to the Canadiens. Thirty-seven of these players are from three separate notable dynasties: 12 from 1955 to 1960, 11 from 1964 to 1969, and 13 from 1975 to 1979. [26] The next generation of stars included Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt, Bob Gainey, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson. The team's championship season in 1992–93 was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup.[8]. [16] The team won its first Stanley Cup championship in the 1915–16 season. [27], The Canadiens won Stanley Cups in 1986, led by rookie star goaltender Patrick Roy,[28] and in 1993, continuing their streak of winning at least one championship in every decade from the 1910s to the 1990s (this streak came to an end in the 2000s). [14] The founders named the team "Les Canadiens," a term identified at the time with French speakers. 1902–03 . The motto is from the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, which was written in 1915, the year before the Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup championship. Sixty-five inductees from the players category are affiliated with the Canadiens. If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. Get the latest news and information for the Montreal Canadiens. They have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, 23 of them since the founding of the NHL and 22 of them since 1927, when NHL teams became the only ones to compete for the Stanley Cup. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. Montreal Canadiens and canadiens.com are trademarks of the Montreal Canadiens. 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. as their official mascot, the first costumed mascot in their long history. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist, red at the end of both arm sleeves red shoulder yokes. [63], With TVA Sports becoming the national French rightsholder in the 2014–15 season through a sub-licensing agreement with Sportsnet,[63] RDS subsequently announced a 12-year deal to maintain regional rights to Canadiens games not shown on TVA Sports. The Rocket goaltender was a guest of Marc Dumont on the History in the Making podcast. ", "Le Canadien de Montréal, les origines du terme HABITANT", "VICTOIRE ECRASANTE DU CANADIEN SUR TORONTO", "Reverse Retro alternate jerseys for all 31 teams unveiled by NHL, adidas", "Expos are gone, Youppi! En direct; Baladodiffusion Webdiffusion Balle Courbe ... Avant-match Canadiens-Jets. The teams met 15 times in the playoffs, including five Stanley Cup finals. The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise. Hockey : Résultats, les Canadiens de Montréal, actualités en direct - TVA Sports Montreal Canadiens. [46], In the 2020–21 season, the Canadiens unveiled a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas. “We’re excited to welcome Les Canadiennes de Montréal into the Montreal Canadiens family,” said Canadiens executive vice president and chief operating officer, Kevin Gilmore. After the first year, ownership was transferred to George Kennedy of Montreal and the team's fortunes improved over the next seasons. The oldest is with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who first faced the Canadiens as the Toronto Arenas in 1917. Nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau, à vous toujours de le porter bien haut. Get the App. From 1953 to 1960, the franchise won six Stanley Cups, including a record five straight from 1956 to 1960, with a new set of stars coming to prominence: Jean Beliveau, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Jacques Plante and Richard's younger brother, Henri. Team owner Molson Brewery sold control of the franchise and the Molson Centre to American businessman George N. Gillett Jr. in 2001, with the right of first refusal for any future sale by Gillett and a condition that the NHL Board of Governors must unanimously approve any attempt to move to a new city. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Montreal Canadiens seasons. The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) (officially le Club de hockey Canadien and colloquially known as the Habs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. Feb 25, 2020. Sheldon Souray talks about Saku Koivu's battle with cancer in 2002 and how it inspired him during his own rehab from injury. 🤩 ⠀ Greetings from Day 1 of training camp. Other nicknames for the team include Les Canadiens (or Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), Le CH, Le Grand Club and Les Habitants(from w… [17] In 1917, with four other NHA teams, the Canadiens formed the NHL,[18] and they won their first NHL Stanley Cup during the 1923–24 season, led by Howie Morenz. [61] At least 22 Canadiens games per season (primarily through its Saturday night La super soirée LNH), including all playoff games, are televised nationally by TVA Sports. Prior to this deal, TSN held the rights from 2010 through 2014; the games were broadcast on a part-time channel with Dave Randorf on play-by-play.[70][58][71]. [permanent dead link]. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. À partir de 20 h, voyez gratuitement l'émission d'avant-match Canadiens-Jets de Hockey 360. [54][55] From 1938 to 1970, they were the only two Canadian teams in the league. FANatic Saturdays are back virtually this season with live music, Q&As, and a chance to win $250 every Saturday. Tomas Plekanec rencontre les médias à son tour à Brossard. Retrieved December 12, 2008. ", Montreal Canadiens games are broadcast locally in both the French and English languages. Along with players, a number of inductees from the builders category are affiliated with the club. [45] All three designs were worn during the 2009–10 season as part of the Canadiens centenary. [15] The team's first season was not a success, as they placed last. The Canadiens and its then-Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons, declined both on the ice and economically during the Great Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to interests in Cleveland, Ohio, though local investors were ultimately found to finance the Canadiens. Feb 23, 2020. Source: "Season records – Individual records – goaltenders | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". In 2009, Gillett sold the franchise to a consortium led by the Molson family which included The Woodbridge Company, BCE/Bell, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Michael Andlauer, Luc Bertrand and the National Bank Financial Group for $575 million, more than double the $275 million he spent on the purchase eight years prior. The most recent inductee was Pat Burns in 2014. With the switch, Youppi became the first mascot in professional sports to switch leagues. En Direct. 1908–09 . The basic design has been in use since 1914 and took its current form in 1925, generally evolving as materials changed. Sorry we could not verify that email address. FreeStreamsLive provides free access to all Montreal Canadiens games all season long anywhere for free in HD. Lastly, the season before adopting the current look the Canadiens wore a "barber pole" design jersey with red, white and blue stripes, and the logo being a white maple leaf reading "CAC", "Club athlétique Canadien". Montreal Canadiens. {* #resendVerificationForm *} {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} the forerunner to the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens[note 4] (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) (officially le Club de hockey Canadien[7] and colloquially known as the Habs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. [23], The Canadiens added ten more championships in 15 seasons from 1965 to 1979, with another dynastic run of four-straight Cups from 1976 to 1979. All Rights Reserved. If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. All of the honourees were born in Canada. [38] WATCH: Carey Price made 30 saves in the Canadiens' 3-0 shutout win over the Senators. [59], Regional television rights in French are held by Réseau des sports (RDS) under a 12-year deal that began in the 2014–15 NHL season. Retrieved June 27, 2009., "Hockey-Reference.com". Sources: "Statistics | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". The uniform was essentially the same as their regular red uniform, but with blue as the primary colour and red as the stripe colour. 1901–02 . 147K Views. Canadiens de Montréal - Canada - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Most powerplay goals in a season, defenceman: 19, This page was last edited on 6 March 2021, at 02:58. Visit ESPN to view the Montreal Canadiens team roster for the current season Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. 1906–07 . [29] In 1996, the Habs moved from the Montreal Forum, their home during 70 seasons and 22 Stanley Cups, to Molson Centre (now called Bell Centre). With the new official Montreal Canadiens mobile application, Habs fans won’t miss any of the action.