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Montreal Canadiens

With 24 Stanley Cups, Montreal is the most decorated franchise in NHL history, built on two separate multi-Cup dynasties — but 1993 is also the last time ANY Canadian team has won the Cup, a fact that frames every Canadian franchise's modern-era drought.

Stats, history and franchise facts only — no odds, no operator recommendations, no betting picks.

Team facts

Founded 1909
Arena / stadium Bell Centre
Arena capacity 21,105 (source, as of )

Championship record

Stat Value As of Source
Stanley Cups 24 Wikipedia — Montreal Canadiens
Championship years 1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993 Wikipedia — Montreal Canadiens
Last Stanley Cup 1993 Wikipedia — Montreal Canadiens
Championship drought Computed 33 years Derived from the sourced stats above
Montreal Canadiens — championships by decadeOur computation from the sourced championship years in the table above. 1910s 1 1920s 1 1930s 2 1940s 2 1950s 5 1960s 5 1970s 6 1980s 1 1990s 1

History & dynasties

Montreal's 1956-to-1960 run of five consecutive Stanley Cups is still the all-time NHL record for consecutive championships by any franchise.

A second dynasty under coach Scotty Bowman delivered four more consecutive Cups from 1976 to 1979.

The Canadiens' 1993 title remains their most recent — and remains the last Stanley Cup won by any Canadian-based NHL team.

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