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Mint Launches Montréal Canadiens Loonie |
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Grab the Habs and celebrate 100 years of les Glorieux 54 Members in the Hockey Hall of Fame, The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to mark their 100th Anniversary. Get your hands on the Mint's commemorative circulation one-dollar coin that will thrill Habs fans. Look for it in your change. |
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The Loon has been replaced with a stylized "100" and the "CH" logo bracketed by 1909 2009.
Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey team and the only continuously operating club to predate the founding of the NHL. The franchise is one of the "Original Six" teams, a description used for teams that were part of the NHL from 1942 until the 1967 expansion. With the departure of the Quebec Nordiques in 1995, the Canadiens are the sole NHL team in Quebec. The team's championship season in 1992-93 marks the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup. |
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| The Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cups (including their first in 1916, before the NHL existed), more than any other team. On a percentage basis, as of 2008, the franchise has won 26% of all Stanley Cup championships contested after the Challenge Cup era, making it one of the most successful professional sports teams of the traditional four major sports of Canada and the United States. | ||
 The Canadiens play their home games at the Bell Centre, which was named the Molson Centre until 2003. Former homes of the team include Jubilee Rink, Montreal Westmount Arena, Mount Royal Arena and the famous Montreal Forum.
The Forum was considered a veritable shrine to hockey fans everywhere, and housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships. For this season only, the CH logo at centre ice has been replaced with the Centennial logo. |
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| The Bell Centre has created a new Cenntennial Plaze at the entrance to the building and the Mint participated at it's opening, read the newsletter. | ||
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