The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team, the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, and one of the most successful clubs in all of North American sports history. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Canadiens are one of the NHL's 'Original Six' franchises, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. In their near-century of existence, the team has won twenty-four Stanley Cups, the most championships by any team in the NHL. The Montreal Canadiens play their home games at the Bell Centre. The franchise is officially known as Le Club de Hockey Canadien, but is usually referred to in English Canada as the "Montreal Canadiens". French nicknames for the team include Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux, and Les Habitants. The team jersey is referred to as La Sainte-Flanelle. In English, the main nicknames are the Habs and (usually historically) The Flying Frenchmen. The Montreal Canadiens' chief rivals are the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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∙ 12y agoThe first NHL team in America was the Clinton Comets who were from Clinton, NY. They are not a team anymore but the arene that they played in still stands.
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∙ 15y agoThe oldest current player is Chris Chelios. I am guessing at the all-time oldest player to be Gordie Howe.
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∙ 15y agoWhen it was founded in 1917, there were 4 teams: the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senetors and Toronto [Arenas] - unofficial nickname.
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∙ 13y agoThe oldest American team is the Boston Bruins, which entered the league in 1924.
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∙ 14y agoThe Toronto Argonauts are one of the oldest teams
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∙ 13y agoSeattle Metropolitans in 1917... EDIT: were never in the NHL.
The first American NHL team entered in 1924, the Boston Bruins.
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∙ 12y agoThe Original Six are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs
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so wrong ..the rangers have only played at Madison garden [From all other articles it says that the mellon formerly civic arena is the oldest arena that still serves as a nhl team arena .The team that plays there as now are the Pittsburgh penguins ]
West Virginia has no NHL team...
you can't hit home runs in the NHL!
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All of the teams in the NHL have American players.
so wrong ..the rangers have only played at Madison garden [From all other articles it says that the mellon formerly civic arena is the oldest arena that still serves as a nhl team arena .The team that plays there as now are the Pittsburgh penguins ]
Indiana does not have an NHL team.
The Montreal Canadiens. Came into the NHL in 1909.
With Steve Yzerman and Chris Chelios, I'd say the Detroit Red Wings. But that's just a guess.
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No. The state of Louisiana does not have an NHL team.
The state of Nebraska does not have an NHL team.
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yes there is a NHL hockey team and the team is called The Colarado Avalanche
No, that is not a NHL team.
The Manitoba Moose are a NHL team.
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