Canadiens
Oldest NHL franchise
Canadiens refers to the Montreal Canadiens, the professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.
Founded in 1909, they are the oldest continuously operating professional hockey franchise and have won more Stanley Cup championships than any other team.
The name reflects the team's French-Canadian identity—Canadiens being French for Canadians.
Fans call them the Habs, short for *les habitants*.
NHL's earliest team group
- ForumNamed public gathering place
- NHLPro hockey organization
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- championshipCompetition for top rank
Hockey's rubber projectile
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- goalieNet-guarding player
- faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
powerplay · icing · check · penalty · overtime · skates · stickhandling · forecheck
Person from French-speaking Canada
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- francophoneNative speaker of French
French-speaking · community · identity · culture · pride · nationalism · language · heritage
Members of a nation
- nationalsCitizens of a state
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- countrymenPeople of one's nation
Original Six
NHL's earliest team group
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
faceoff · powerplay · icing · check · penalty · overtime · skates · stickhandling · forecheck · backcheck
Quebecois
Person from French-speaking Canada
francophone · French-speaking · community · identity · culture · pride · nationalism · language · heritage · solidarity
citizens
Members of a nation
- nationalsCitizens of a state
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- populationAll inhabitants combined
countrymen · compatriots · inhabitants · multicultural · maple leaf
- Hockey TeamsRangers, Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Blackhawks, Flyers
- Canadian Sportshockey, curling, lacrosse, NHL, CFL
- QuebecQuebec City, Montreal, premier, National Assembly, premiers
- Eastern CanadaOntario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
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- Montreal CanadiensHistoric Quebec hockey franchise