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MONTREAL-CANADIENS
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional
ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
They are members of the Northeast Division
of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL.CA).
The franchise is officially known as Le Club de Hockey Canadien, but
they are usually referred to as "Les Canadiens de Montreal" and their
English name.
Other French nicknames for the team include Le Canadien,
Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux, Les Habitants and Le
Grand Club. In English, the main nickname is the Habs. Beginning in the 2004-05 NHL season, the Canadiens adopted a furry,
orange creature named Youppi as their official mascot, the first in
their 90+ year history.
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Youppi was the longtime mascot for the Montreal
Expos baseball team but was dropped from the franchise when they moved
to Washington, D.C. in 2004 and became the Nationals. With the switch,
Youppi became the first mascot in professional sports to switch leagues.
On September 23, 2006, the Montreal
Canadiens announced the retirement of number 18 for Serge Savard, on
November 18, 2006, and number 29 for Ken Dryden, on January 29, 2007.
The Canadiens also announced ambitious plans for their Centennial
year of 2008-09, including plans to bid on hosting the World Junior
Hockey Championships (which were since awarded to Ottawa), the NHL
All-Star Game and the NHL Draft. On January 23, 2007, it was announced
that the 2009 NHL All-Star Game would indeed be held in Montreal. As
well, the team's management has pledged to be a Stanley Cup contender in
time for 2009 and with the current 2007 squad sitting in 4th place (as
of February 3) in the Eastern Conference with 30 games remaining the
team appears well on its way to fulfilling that promise.
For the first time in over a decade the team is considered a serious
contender and are expected to be buyers prior to the NHL's February 27
trade deadline. Players widely rumored to be garnering the Habs'
interest include superstar centre Peter Forsberg, winger/centre Ladislav
Nagy, centre Bryan Smolinski and defenseman Adrian Aucoin. |
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Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:46:40 GMT
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:56:32 GMT
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:52:41 GMT
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