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Montreal is home to three major professional sports teams.

Le Club de hockey Canadien de Montréal dates back to 1909. It's said to be the most successful professional sports team of the 20th century, having brought home 24 Stanley Cups between 1916 and 1993.

The team - also known as the Habs - is part of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

The Canadiens moved from the Forum de Montréal to the Molson Centre in 1996. The regular NHL hockey season runs from September till April, with the Stanley Cup playoffs finishing up in June.

Game tickets can be bought at the Molson Centre box office, or via Admission at 514-790-1245 or toll-free at 1-800-361-4595.

Canadiens official page

The National League's Montreal Expos were founded in 1969 as the first major league baseball team outside of the United States.

The Expos have played in the east-end Olympic Stadium since 1977. The regular season extends from April till October. Summer 2002 is widely expected to be the team's last in Montreal, before it is either dissolved or moved to a U.S. market.

Game tickets can be bought via Admission at 514-790-1245 or at 1-800-Go-Expos.

The official Montreal Expos home page
About the Olympic Stadium
The Olympic Park official site

The Montreal Alouettes play in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The annual championship is called the Grey Cup and the regular season is from July to November.

Canadian football looks similar to American football but - to quote An American's Guide to Canada:

The CFL regulation-sized ball is bigger, the field is longer and wider, the end zone is deeper, the field goal posts are at the front of the end zone instead of at the back, there are twelve players on each team instead of eleven, and there are three downs instead of four. These differences mean that Canadian football has a lot more passing instead of rushing, and the Canadian games tend to be a lot more fast-paced.

The Alouettes play downtown at the Molson Stadium, near the corner of Pine Avenue and Park Avenue beside McGill University.

Game tickets can be bought by calling 514-871-BALL (871-2255) or faxing 514-871-2244.

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