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Montreal Canadiens History
With an NHL-record 24 Stanley Cup Championships, eight conference championships, 24 division titles, and a Hall of Fame contingent of more than 50 players and more than a dozen coaches and executives, the Canadiens have an unrivaled pedigree.
The team, founded in 1909 as part of the National Hockey Association (forebear to the NHL), won its first Stanley Cup Championship in 1916. Behind legendary center Howie Morenz, Montreal added championships in 1924, 1930 and 1931. The latter two titles came at the Montreal Forum, the arena they would call home for 70 years. In 1942 the league was reduced to six teams; the Candiens were selected as one of the remaining teams to form the "Original Six" and the foundation of the league we know today.
With eventual Hall of Fame right wing Maurice ("Rocket") Richard anchoring the "Punch Line" with Elmer Lach and Toe Blake, the Canadiens won a Stanley Cup Championship in 1944 and '46. Blake would return as head coach in the next decade, piloting them to five consecutive Stanley Cup Championships between 1956 and 1960. The Canadiens won four more Stanley Cup Championships in the 1960s (three under Blake).
Sparked by future Hall of Famers such as Guy Lafleur, Ken Dryden and Larry Robinson, the Habs earned six Stanley Cup Championships in the 1970s -- five with Scotty Bowman at the helm. Bowman would go on to become the winningest coach in NHL history.
The Canadiens won six division championships and three conference titles and made the Playoffs every year in the 1980s, adding one Stanley Cup Championship to their resumé when they defeated the Calgary Flames to close out the 1985-1986 season behind the goaltending of rookie Patrick Roy. They returned to the Finals in 1993, again behind Roy, to beat the Los Angeles Kings.
Montreal Canadiens Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Year Founded: 1909
Team Colors: Red, Blue, White
Team Rivals: Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre
Since 1996, the Montreal Canadiens have played their home games at the Bell Centre, originally known as the Molson Centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Bell Centre has a capacity of 21,105 for hockey games, making it the largest ice hockey arena in the world.
Instrumental band before game, access to souvenir gifts, nice stadium. Difficult for someone with mobility issues, the long walk to from seats and washrooms and only one entry/access unless taking metro so gets very condensed with many persons, long walk to get an available cab or restaurant, stairs very difficult to seats. Expensive for tickets unless don’t mind heights.
En famille,notre première fois au centre Bell pour un match de hockey,un moment inoubliable,une ambiance de fou . A refaire dès que nous reviendrons
Great staff, fans energetic and entertaining and of course players also keeps us pumped up!!
Great atmosphere at NHL games not like Toronto.... great places to get a great meal and people are friendly..... accommodation at the Novatel are superb......
As usual crowd at Montreal will always cheer you up and in the end have a great time!
Je suis encore plus content d'avoir déménagé à Montréal. Les partisans du CH sont fantastique! La vue est aussi excellente! Une chose: lorsque la partie finit, ils devraient faire en sorte que le trafic des partisans aille en une direction pour qu'en moyenne, tout le monde sorte plus rapidement. C'est contre intuitif, mais ca fonctionne!/ I am even happier that I moved to Montréal. Habs fans are fantastic! The view is also excellent. One thing, they should arrange things so that when the game ends, fan traffic goes in one direction so that on average, everyone leaves faster. It's counter-intuitive, but it works!
I bought tickets from and look at the 3D view where I will be watching from.
Montreal fans are very proud of their team no matter where they are in the standings. Just look and watch the fan reaction during the 15 minute introduction prior to every game. Great seats and easy access via the online ticket system that Ticketmaster uses. Been to the Bell Centre 30 times and every time is a great experience !
Born and raised in Montreal, i moved to Ontario when i was 18 and continued to be a fan of the Habs despite the challenges! I have never had such an amazing time being back home! I brought my best friends 16yr old Karson who is a die-hard fan of the Habs! It was an expierience i will never forget! Thank you for Montreal being the best city in Canada!🎵🏒💞🎶
it was amazing, great game. im a leafs fan so it was awesome to experience the other side of this rivalry
A win against the Maple Leafs is always an excellent experience!
Toujours plaisant d’aller voir un match au Centre Bell. On est tombé sur un match plate! :(
Everything was nice : services, the game, the seat !
Premier match de hockey. Très belle expérience divertissante au Centre Bell. Respect au Canadiens de Montréal ! Très bon match et belle victoire :)
November 19th, could not have attended a better game. The atmosphere and energy from the fans was amazing. Great seats, reasonably priced.
Great seats in section 332 allowed us a perfect view of the entire ice surface!
It was so awesome!! The music, the atmosphere. It was my first but definitely not the last. Thank you
Have always wanted to see The Habs live and this did not disappoint! There were no hassles getting into the game. The arena is pure excitement. The fans are what make things extra exciting - it was electric! And the home town boys were on fire! The only negative thing I can say is the price of things in the venue are ridiculous and what adds to the unreachability of such fun for many.
I am not even a hockey fan and the experience was wild!!!! The energy in Montreal on game day is so high! Who cares if they lost, the overall experience was a win!!!! Memories to last a lifetime as we travelled to Montreal for the game from Newfoundland!
C’est la première fois que mon fils assistait à une partie des canadiens. Très fière de mettre son chandail officiel des canadiens de Suzuki, ma fille lui a fait ajouter le C de capitaine. Mon fils est autiste et ça passion est les canadiens de Montréal et d’avoir assisté a une partie où son joueur préféré Nick Suzuki a compté 2 buts était un émerveillement total dans ces yeux!! Merci
