Ice hockey in Montreal
Canada is generally referred to as the "motherland of ice hockey ". The city of Montreal , located on the Saint Lawrence River in the province of Québec , played a leading role in connection with the origin of ice hockey. For example, on March 3, 1875, the first ever ice hockey game between professors and students from the nearby McGill University took place in Montreal . It was at this same university that the modern ice hockey rules were invented and written down in 1884. In 1886, the inaugural meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada , Canada's second organized ice hockey league, took place in the Victoria Ice Stadium in Montreal . On March 17, 1881, the first playoff final in the history of the Stanley Cup between the Montreal Hockey Club and the Montreal Victorias took place in the stadium. The ice hockey clubs of the city of Montreal were able to win over 40 Stanley Cup titles, to which the record champions Montreal Canadiens alone contributed 24 titles so far.
The city has always been very enthusiastic about ice hockey, and since the sport has existed, Montreal has always been home to at least one ice hockey club.
Since 1999 there was also a women's ice hockey team, the Montreal Axion (founded under the name Montreal Wingstar ), which played in the NWHL . After the league was dissolved in 2007, a women's team has been playing in the successor league, the CWHL, under the name Montreal Stars . In 2006 Montreal Axion won the championship of the NWHL, in 2009 the Montreal Stars won the Clarkson Cup as winners of the CWHL.
McGill Redmen (1875-present)
All male sports teams at the English-speaking McGill University are referred to as McGill Redmen . The university's ice hockey department, which participates in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) - the university league - has existed since 1875 . It is the oldest ice hockey team in Montreal. The university also has a women's ice hockey team called McGill Martlets .
Montreal Victorias (1881 to 1939)
The Montreal Victorias (also called Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal ) were an ice hockey club in Montreal. First, the Victorias played from 1887 to 1898 in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). From 1899 to 1905 they played in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) and then (1905 to 1908) in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA). Finally, they played as an amateur team in the Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union and the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association until their end in 1939. Overall, the Victorias were able to win six Stanley Cups (1895, 1896, March and December 1897, 1898 and 1899) (there was no challenger for the title wins in 1895 and 1898).
Montreal Hockey Club (1884 to 1933)
The Montreal Hockey Club (short: Montreal HC ) was the ice hockey division of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (short: Montreal AAA ). It existed from 1884 to 1933 and could win four Stanley Cup titles in 1893, 1894, 1902 and 1903. The Montreal HC first played in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1886 to 1898) and later in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899 to 1906) and the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1907 and 1908) and finally in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (1909 to 1933). In 1930 the Montreal HC won the Allan Cup . They were also the first winner in Stanley Cup history in 1893 (but there was no challenger to win this title).
Montreal Crystals (1886 to 1895)
The Montreal Crystals were active in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada from 1884 to 1895 , where they won the Canadian championship in 1886 and 1887 . The Montreal Shamrocks were the successor to the Montreal Crystals.
Montreal Shamrocks (1891 to 1910)
First as a second team, later as the successor club of the Montreal Crystals , the Montreal Shamrocks were founded in 1891 , which existed until 1910 and won the Stanley Cup in 1899 and 1900 . The Shamrocks played in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (1891 to 1898), the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899 to 1905) and the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1906 to 1909) as well as one year in the National until the club was dissolved Hockey Association .
Montreal Montagnards
The Montreal Montagnards were an amateur team of the early 1900s, formed by Francophone players around the turn of the century , when ice hockey was dominated by English and Scottish players. From 1900 to 1902 they played in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and from 1904 to 1908 in the Federal Amateur Hockey League and for some time in regional leagues such as the Montréal City Senior Hockey League .
Montreal Nationals (1903 to 1910)
As an amateur team, the Montreal Nationals played during their seven-year existence first in the Federal Amateur Hockey League (1903 to 1904), in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League and 1909 to 1910 in the Canadian Hockey Association .
Montreal Wanderers (1903-1918)
With eight Stanley Cup titles (March and December 1906, 1907, January and twice in March and December 1908 and 1910), the Montreal Wanderers were the second most successful ice hockey team in Montreal. They played in the Federal Amateur Hockey League (1904-1905), in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1906-1909) and the National Hockey Association (1910-1917) and six games in the National Hockey League (1918) before theirs Home ground, the Montreal Arena , burned down completely in a fire on January 2, 1918, whereupon the team was disbanded.
Montréal Canadiens (1908 to date)
The Montréal Canadiens (also known as Habs ) have won 24 Stanley Cup titles since they were founded. This makes the Canadiens record champions of the National Hockey League and record Stanley Cup winners.
Montreal Maroons (1924 to 1938)
The Montreal Maroons played in the National Hockey League from 1924 to 1938 and were able to win the Stanley Cup there in 1926 and 1935 . They also won the Conference title in 1926, 1928 and 1935 .
Montreal Royals (1933 to 1961)
The Montreal Royals (or Royal Montreal Hockey Club ) were an ice hockey club that existed from 1933 to 1961. The club had both a junior division and a senior division. The Junior Royals played in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec and won the Eastern Canada Championship in 1933, 1941, 1944, 1945 and 1949 and the Memorial Cup in 1949 , the most important trophy in Canadian junior ice hockey. The senior team was also successful. First, the senior royals played in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (1933 to 1944), from 1945 to 1953 in the Quebec Senior Hockey League , in which they were able to win the championship in 1945 and 1946. 1953 to 1959 they played in the Quebec Hockey League , where they got championship honors in 1959. Most recently they played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959 to 1961 . In 1947 they were also able to win the Allan Cup .
Canadien junior de Montréal (1933 to 1972)
The Canadien junior de Montréal played from 1933 to 1961 in the Ontario Hockey Association and from 1961 to 1972 in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . You were the farm team of the NHL Canadiens de Montréal team . In 1950, 1969 and 1970 they won the Memorial Cup . They won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy and the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1964, 1969 and 1970 and the Hamilton Spectator Trophy in the seasons 1961/62, 1968/69 and 1969/70. From 1972 the team played under the name Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge .
Montreal Voyageurs (1969 to 1971)
From 1969 to 1971, the Montreal Voyageurs played in the American Hockey League . Then the franchise relocated several times within the AHL and has been playing as Hamilton Bulldogs since 2002 . You are the Montreal Canadiens' farm team .
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (1972 to 1975)
The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were the successor team of the Montréal Junior Canadiens and played from 1972 to 1975 in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . From 1975 they continued to play as Montréal Juniors .
Montréal Juniors (1975 to 1984)
Between 1975 and 1984, the Montreal Juniors played in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec. The Montreal Juniors were the successor team to the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge , which in turn were the successor team to the Montréal Junior Canadiens . After 1984 the franchise moved within the QMJHL several times and has been playing under the name Rouyn-Noranda Huskies since 1996 .
Montreal Rocket (1999 to 2003)
The Montreal Rocket played from 1999 to 2003 in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . For the 2003/2004 season, the team moved within the QMJHL to Charlottetown ( Prince Edward Island ), where it has since played under the name PEI Rocket . The team name was chosen based on the legendary Maurice "Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens. Richard's number 9 is integrated into the team logo, which is still used by PEI Rocket today.
Montréal Junior Hockey Club (2008 to 2011)
The Montreal Junior Hockey Club will play in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec from the 2008/09 season. They continue the franchise of the St. John's Fog Devils , founded in 2005 , who moved from St. John's to Montreal. In the summer of 2011 the team was relocated to Blainville-Boisbriand, where it took the name Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand .
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- ↑ iihf.com, Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup - The women's Stanley Cup off to a flying start , March 24, 2009