First NHL season: 1917-18

Charter member of the NHL following seven seasons in the NHA

Home arena: Bell Centre

Stanley Cups won: 24*

1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Stanley Cup Final appearances: 35*

*Includes pre-NHL years

The Canadiens are simply named after the inhabitants of their country.

Retired numbers

1 Jacques Plante

2 Doug Harvey

3 Émile Bouchard

4 Jean Beliveau

5 Bernie Geoffrion/Guy Lapointe

7 Howie Morenz

9 Maurice Richard

10 Guy Lafleur

12 Yvan Cournoyer/Dickie Moore

16 Henri Richard/Elmer Lach

18 Serge Savard

19 Larry Robinson

23 Bob Gainey

29 Ken Dryden

33 Patrick Roy