įounded in 1909, the Canadiens are the oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL. The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially le Club de hockey Canadien ( lit.
