Montreal Canadiens
Twenty-four Stanley Cups. La Sainte-Flanelle. Bell Centre seats 21,288 and fills up for every game because hockey in Montreal is not a sport - it's the civic religion.
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Bell Centre is the largest arena in the NHL by capacity at 21,288 for hockey. The Canadiens have won more Stanley Cups than any franchise in hockey history, and the fan base holds that record with a reverence that makes the building electric even in mediocre seasons. The Habs have been playing in Montreal since 1909. The retired numbers hanging from the rafters - Rocket Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Ken Dryden, Larry Robinson - cover two generations of hockey mythology.
Crescent Street in the entertainment district is the place to be before a Canadiens game. The bars along Crescent fill up early and stay full through the night regardless of the final score. Schwartz's Deli on Saint-Laurent has been feeding Montreal since 1928 and the smoked meat sandwich is required eating if you're doing the city right. The Bell Centre is walkable from several metro stations including Lucien-L'Allier and Bonaventure.
The atmosphere on a playoff night at Bell Centre is genuinely unlike most North American sporting events. The building is bilingual, the crowd is emotionally invested in a way that borders on spiritual, and when the Canadiens score a big goal the noise carries outside onto Atwater. French-language game coverage on radio and television treats hockey here as breaking news. It's a different experience.
Grab your Canadiens seats through Evil Tickets - games at Bell Centre are not the easiest to come by when the team is in the hunt.
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