Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Canadiens de Montréal
2023–24 Montreal Canadiens season
Conference	Eastern
Division	Atlantic
Founded	1909
History	Montreal Canadiens 1910–1917 (NHA) 1917–present (NHL)
Home arena	Bell Centre
City	Montreal, Quebec
Colours	Red, white, blue[1][2][3]
Media	English TSN TSN Radio 690 French RDS 98.5 FM
Owner(s)	Molson family (majority owner) (Geoff Molson, chairman)[4]
General manager	Kent Hughes
Head coach	Martin St. Louis
Captain	Nick Suzuki
Minor league affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL)[5]
Stanley Cups	24 (1915–16, 1923–24, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93)[note 1]
Conference championships	8 (1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93)[note 2]
Presidents' Trophies	0[note 3]
Division championships	24 (1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17)
Official website	Official website

The Montreal Canadiens are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their nickname is the "Habs" (short for the French "Habitants", early settlers in Quebec from France). They have won the Stanley Cup championship 24 times, more than any other team.

1. ↑ Pickens, Pat (June 13, 2021). "Niagara Falls lighting up red, white and blue for Canadiens". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
2. ↑ NHL Public Relations (February 10, 2020). "NHL and Montreal Canadiens unveil 2020 NHL Draft logo". Canadiens.com (Press release). NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
3. ↑ "Team Information - Centre Bell" (PDF). 2019–20 Montreal Canadiens Media Guide (PDF). NHL Enterprises, L.P. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
4. ↑ "Administration". Canadiens.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
5. ↑ "The Canadiens announce affiliation with the new ECHL Trois-Rivières club". Montreal Canadiens Official Website. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.