Montreal Canadiens are consistent Stanley Cup champions

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Le Club de Hockey Canadien is the formal name of the team casually known as the Montreal Canadiens. The Montreal Canadiens are consistent Stanley Cup champions, having topped the Stanley Cup competition a record 24 times. No other NHL team has been able to beat that record yet. The former Molsen Centre (now the Bell Centre) is where the Montreal Canadiens play their home games.

La saint flanelle

Knowing that the Montreal Canadiens are consistent Stanley Cup champions, many Canadians sometimes call the team “La saint flanelle.” This is in reference to the story “The Hockey Sweater” and a scene from that short story appears on the Canadian five-dollar bill. “La saint flanelle” translates to “the holy flannel sweater” in English. If you read the story, you will understand the significance of the team colors which are white, blue and red.