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Montreal Canadiens

Oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide.

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The franchise has won the Stanley Cup 24 times, more than any other NHL team.[1] Based in Montreal, the Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team that plays in the NHL's Atlantic Division.[2][3] Having been founded in 1909, this franchise is the world's oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey club.[4]

Life and work

Led by the "Punch Line" in the 1940s, the Canadiens enjoyed success atop the NHL.[5] From 1953 to 1960, the franchise won six Stanley Cups, including a record five straight from 1956 to 1960.[5] J. Ambrose O'Brien established the Canadiens on December 4, 1909, and the team was an original member of the National Hockey Association.[6] Following the initial season, George Kennedy took over as the owner.[7]

During the 1915–16 season, the Canadiens secured their initial Stanley Cup championship.[7] Between 1965 and 1979, a span of 15 seasons, the Canadiens won ten additional championships.[8]

What the cited sources add

The 1992-93 team finished third in the Adams Division before their championship run.[9] Montreal's 1993 Stanley Cup victory sparked a riot in downtown Montreal.[9] The Canadiens defeated Wayne Gretzky's Los Angeles Kings in five games to claim their 24th Cup.[9] During their 1992–93 championship run, the Canadiens set a record by winning 10 consecutive overtime games.[9]

Guy Carbonneau, who captained the 1993 team, said he was surprised that no team from Canada had won the Stanley Cup in the subsequent 30 years.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Stanley Cup All-time Champions and Finalists", National Hockey League, 2014; Lapointe, Joe, "In Another Sport in Another Country, a Similar Success", The New York Times, October 29, 1999 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Privacy Policy", Montreal Canadiens (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Molson Centre renamed Bell Centre", CBC Sports, February 26, 2002 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "It's been 18 years since last Canadian Stanley Cup", The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2011; Stubbs, Dave, "Canada's 30-year Stanley Cup drought a surprise to Carbonneau", National Hockey League, May 15, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Legends of Hockey – Spotlight – Montreal Canadiens – 1955–60", Hockey Hall of Fame (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Stubbs, "Canadiens toy with game at Olympic Stadium", Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2008, p. C2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Janson, "Kendall, George Washington, named George Kennedy", 2007; "Stanley Cup no. 1", Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club; McGourty, "NHL celebrates 90th anniversary today", National Hockey League, November 26, 2007; Sandor, "The Battle of Alberta: A Century of Hockey's Greatest Rivalry", Heritage House, 2005, p. 30; "The Forum opens its doors", Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Montreal Canadiens" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Via Rail Stanley Cup Dynasties", Hockey Hall of Fame; "NHL records for most points and fewest losses still held by 1976–77 Habs", National Hockey League, January 12, 2009; Fachet, "Canadiens Bang Upon Capitals, 11-0", The Washington Post, April 4, 1977; Campbell, "Greatest Teams of All-Time: 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens", The Hockey News, January 3, 2014; Wyshynski, "Bruins top Caps, set NHL record with 133 points", ESPN, April 11, 2023; Stubbs, "1976-77 Canadiens voted No. 3 Greatest NHL Team", National Hockey League, June 3, 2017; S en.wikipedia.org
  9. "It's been 18 years since last Canadian Stanley Cup", The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2011. facts only, no text reused. theglobeandmail.com
  10. Stubbs, Dave, "Canada's 30-year Stanley Cup drought a surprise to Carbonneau", National Hockey League, May 15, 2023. facts only, no text reused. nhl.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Montreal Canadiens (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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