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Quick facts for kids Les Canadiennes (Canadiennes de Montréal)
Founded	2007
Home arena	Centre Étienne Desmarteau
City	Montreal, Quebec
Colours	red, white, blue
Owner(s)	Players Cooperative
General manager	Meg Hewings
Head coach	Patrick Rankine
Captain	Lisa-Marie Breton

The Les Canadiennes (French: Canadiennes de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stars are a women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They have won the League championship four times and the Clarkson Cup (the highest honour in North American women's hockey) two times, more than any other women's team.

History

The Montreal Stars were formed in 2007. The team was formed from players from the Montreal Axion a team that played in the National Women's Hockey League before its demise. Through the team's young history they have seen success in every season.

The Montreal Stars have a total of four regular season championships and two Clarkson cups in four seasons.

In 2015 the name was changed to Les Canadiennes after a close relationship was created between the team and the NHL Montreal Canadiens.

Images for kids

Montreal Stars 2012 championship team
Original team logo as the Montreal Stars
Caroline Ouellette with Clarkson Cup on March 27, 2011
Jenny Lavigne, the Star's long-time starting goaltender, later served as an assistant coach for the team
The Stars discussing strategy

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