Montreal Canadiens Tickets

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are an NHL team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team is officially called Le Club de Hockey Canadien. The French nicknames for them are Les Canadiens, Le Canadien, Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux, Les Habitants and Le Grand Club. The most-used nickname is the Habs, which comes from “Les Habitants.” When the Quebec Nordiques left in 1995, the Canadiens were the only NHL team in Quebec. The Canadiens are one of the Original Six teams right before the league’s expansion in 1967. They play their home games at the Bell Centre; it was previously named the Molson Centre until 2003.

Their former homes were Jubilee Rink, Montreal Westmount Arena, Mount Royal Arena and the Montreal Forum. The Forum was considered a true shrine to all hockey fans and was their home for 70 years. The Canadiens have won more Stanley Cups than all teams in the NHL. They are a crazily popular team and are the only major sports team in both Montreal and all of Quebec. The Canadiens are a proud team that has been around for 99 years. Saku Koivu is currently the team captain and Guy Carbonneau is their head coach. In 2008, the Bell Centre tickets for Celine Dion were sold out in 6 minutes. The World Cup of Hockey was held there in 1996; team USA won against Canada. The Bell Centre will host the NHL All-Star Game in 2009.