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Heroes:
Conference - Eastern
Division - Northeast
Founded - December 4, 1909 (first game played January 5, 1910)
Arena - Bell Centre
City - Montreal, Quebec
Local Media Affiliates
English - CJAD (800 AM)
French - RDS, CKAC (730 AM)
Team Colours - Bleu, blanc, et rouge (Blue, white, and red)
Owner - George N. Gillett, Jr.
General Manager - Bob Gainey
Head Coach - Guy Carbonneau
Captain - Saku Koivu
Minor League Affiliates - Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Retired Numbers: (13)
1 Jaques Plante G 1950-1963
2 Doug Harvey D 1947-1961
4 Jean Beliveau C 1950-1951, 1952-71
5 Boom Boom Geoffrion RW 1950-1964
7 Howie Morenz C 1926-1937
9 Maurice Richard RW 1942-1960
10 Guy Lafleur RW 1971-1985
12 Yvan Cournoyer RW 1963-1979
12 Dickie Moore RW 1951-1963
16 Henri Richard C 1955-1975
18 Serge Savard D 1966-1981
29 Ken Dryden G 1970-73, 1974-79
99 Wayne Gretzky (Retired by NHL)
Stanley Cup Champions: (24)
1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993
Stanley Cup Finals: (35)
1914, 1916, 1917 ,1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993
Conference Finals (Since 1968): (13)
1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993
President's Trophy: (22)
1978, 1977, 1976, 1973, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1964, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1956, 1947, 1946, 1945, 1944, 1932, 1929, 1928, 1918
Division Champions: (33)
1918, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992
Playoff Appearences: (77)
1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924 ,1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Inaugural game at the Bell Centre (then known as the Molson Centre)
New York Rangers vs. Montreal (Saturday, March 16, 1996)
Meaning of the term "Habs"
In 1924, Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard was falsely told by someone that the "H" stood for "habitant", a French word that in those days was used to denote the farmers of Quebec.Rickard was told that the French players on the team came from the farms and that they were therefore "habitants" or "habs". At the time, the Canadiens were recognized as the French team of Montreal as opposed to the Montreal Maroons, the English team.
On a side note, the Montreal logo of the C wrapped around the H stands for Club de Hockey Canadien. In 1917, at the founding of the NHL, the Canadiens changed their name to that from the previous Club Athletique Canadien.
--per NHL.com
