Montreal CanadiensCanadiens de Montréal 2022–23 Montreal Canadiens season Conference Eastern Division Atlantic Founded 1909 History Montreal Canadiens 1910 –1917 (NHA )1917 –present (NHL )Home arena Bell Centre City Montreal, Quebec Colours Red, white, blue Media English French Owner(s) Molson family (majority owner) (Geoff Molson , chairman )General manager Kent Hughes Head coach Martin St. Louis Captain Vacant Minor league affiliates Laval Rocket (AHL ) Trois-Rivières Lions (ECHL )Stanley Cups 24 (1915–16 , 1923–24 , 1929–30 , 1930–31 , 1943–44 , 1945–46 , 1952–53 , 1955–56 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59 , 1959–60 , 1964–65 , 1965–66 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1970–71 , 1972–73 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1978–79 , 1985–86 , 1992–93 )Conference championships 8 (1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1978–79 , 1980–81 , 1985–86 , 1988–89 , 1992–93 )Presidents' Trophies 0 Division championships 24 (1927–28 , 1928–29 , 1930–31 , 1931–32 , 1936–37 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1972–73 , 1974–75 , 1975–76 , 1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1978–79 , 1979–80 , 1980–81 , 1981–82 , 1984–85 , 1987–88 , 1988–89 , 1991–92 , 2007–08 , 2012–13 , 2014–15 , 2016–17 )Official website nhl .com /canadiens