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Montreal Canadiens is a hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. The club is officially known as 'Le Club de Hockey Canadien'. Canadiens are the members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. The team has its origin way back, even before the formation of the NHL. It was founded by Ambrose O'Brien with Jack Laviolette on December 4, 1909. The Canadiens are the oldest existing club in the league till date. The club played its first game on January 5, 1910 in the National Hockey Assiociation under the coaching of Jack Laviolette. In the
1914-15 NHA season, Canadiens introduced their famous team sweaters. It was red in colour with blue stripe across the middle and a red 'C' inside the stripe. In 1916, by defeating Portland Rosebuds of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup. It was 1924, when they won their second Stanley Cup against Calgary Tigers. Their victory in the Stanley Cup continued till 1930. The Canadiens maintain a very powerful and remarkable career in the NHL history. Interestingly, the team scored the worst record also during 1935-36 season, as the stars of the team faded out in the beginning of 1930s.
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About The Montreal Canadiens
Ambrose O'Brien formed the Montreal Canadiens team with a purpose of creating rivalry with the Montreal Shamrocks and Montreal Wanderers. These two were observed to be the strong teams of that period. A group of French-Canadian players teamed up to make the great Montreal Canadiens. Those were the stars in Stanley Cup till 1930. But they took a long backseat in Stanley Cup for atleast 14 yeas. After such a huge break, the team traced itself in the scene of the Stanley Championship in 1944. They won their 24th and the last Stanley Cup in 1993, by defeating the Los Angeles Kings. It was the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. Canadiens have the record of winning NHL 10 consecutive games and 11 consecutive games in one playoff year. 'CH' or 'CHC' which stands for 'Le Club de Hockey Canadien', is the logo for Montreal Canadiens Team. Their jerseys consist of three colours- red, blue and white. The team's tri-colour jersey is referred as La sainte flanelle (the holy flannel sweater) by many. And lately, in the
