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: 36*
*Includes pre-NHL years

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

Retired numbers
1 Jacques Plante
2 Doug Harvey
3 Emile 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