Editing Montreal Canadiens (section)

==Broadcasting==
{{Main|List of Montreal Canadiens broadcasters}}
Montreal Canadiens games are broadcast locally in both the French and English languages. [[CHMP-FM|CHMP 98.5]] is the Canadiens' French-language radio flagship.<ref name="fagstein-habs15"/> As of the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], the team's regional television in both languages, and its English-language radio rights, are held by [[Bell Media]].<ref name="tsn-newrights2017"/> [[CKGM]], ''[[TSN Radio]] 690'', is the English-language radio flagship; it acquired the rights under a seven-year deal which began in the [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bell Media's THE TEAM 990 Becomes Official Radio Broadcaster of the Montreal Canadiens in New Seven-Year Deal |url=http://www.bellmediapr.ca/bellmediaradio/releases/release.asp?id=13913&yyyy=2011|publisher=Bell Media (press release)|access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408233811/http://www.bellmediapr.ca/bellmediaradio/releases/release.asp?id=13913&yyyy=2011 |archive-date=April 8, 2012}}</ref> In June 2017, Bell Media reached a five-year extension.<ref name="tsn-newrights2017"/>

Regional television rights in French are held by [[Réseau des sports]] (RDS) under a 12-year deal that began in the [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]].<ref name=tsn-rdscanadienscontract>{{cite web|title=RDS, Canadiens announce 12-year regional rights deal |url=http://www.rds.ca/1.819879 |date=December 20, 2013 |work=[[Réseau des sports|RDS]] |access-date=December 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529091413/http://www.rds.ca/1.819879 |archive-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> A sister to the English-language network [[The Sports Network|TSN]], RDS was the only French-language sports channel in Canada until the 2011 launch of [[TVA Sports]],<ref name="tvasports-gazette">{{cite web |last=Magder |first=Jason |title=New TVA Sports channel takes a shot at RDS |work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|url=http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=2cbb638a-16e2-4a4c-af53-92775a09989f |access-date=July 27, 2011|date=June 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115249/http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=2cbb638a-16e2-4a4c-af53-92775a09989f |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> and was also the previous national French rightsholder of the NHL; as a result, the Canadiens forwent a separate regional contract, and allowed all of its games to be televised nationally in French as part of RDS's overall NHL rights.<ref name="gandm-tvarogers"/>

With TVA Sports becoming the national French rightsholder in the 2014–15 season through a sub-licensing agreement with [[Sportsnet]],<ref name="gandm-tvarogers">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/hockeys-french-connection/article15642270/ |title=TVA to pay Rogers $120-million a year to be NHL's French-language broadcaster |first=Sophie |last=Cousineau |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=November 28, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |location=Toronto |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201031729/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/hockeys-french-connection/article15642270/ |archive-date=December 1, 2013}}</ref> RDS subsequently announced a 12-year deal to maintain regional rights to Canadiens games not shown on TVA Sports. As a result, games on RDS are [[Blackout (broadcasting)|blacked out]] outside the Canadiens' home market of Quebec, [[Atlantic Canada]] and parts of Eastern Ontario shared with the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref name=tsn-rdscanadienscontract/> At least 22 Canadiens games per season (primarily through its Saturday night ''[[La Soirée du hockey #Present day|La super soirée LNH]]''), including all playoff games, are televised nationally by TVA Sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVA Sports dévoile son calendrier |work=[[TVA Sports]]|date=August 5, 2014 |url=http://www.tvasports.ca/2014/08/05/tva-sports-devoile-son-calendrier-1|access-date=September 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=nhl-tvasports>{{cite web|title=NHL, TVA Sports launch French-language agreement |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729553|last=Basu|first=Arpon |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=September 21, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092341/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729553 |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

[[TSN2]] assumed the English-language regional television rights in the 2017–18 season, with [[John Bartlett (sportscaster)|John Bartlett]] on play-by-play, and [[Dave Poulin]], [[Mike Johnson (ice hockey)|Mike Johnson]] and [[Craig Button]] on colour commentary.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-s-regional-nhl-coverage-features-191-games-1.857572|title=TSN's regional NHL coverage features 191 games |date=September 15, 2017|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|access-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref><ref name="tsn-newrights2017">{{cite web|title=TSN becomes official English-language regional broadcaster for Habs |date=June 13, 2017 |url=https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-becomes-official-english-language-regional-broadcaster-for-habs-1.777777 |work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|access-date=June 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613193709/http://www.tsn.ca/tsn-becomes-official-english-language-regional-broadcaster-for-habs-1.777777 |archive-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> All other games, including all playoff games, are televised nationally by [[NHL on Sportsnet|Sportsnet or CBC]].<ref name=sn-habs2015>{{cite web|title=Canadiens, Sportsnet ink new regional deal |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canadiens-sportsnet-ink-new-regional-deal/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=September 2, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905034517/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canadiens-sportsnet-ink-new-regional-deal/ |archive-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> Bartlett returned to Sportsnet over the 2018 off-season, and was succeeded by [[Bryan Mudryk]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/canadiens-on-tv-2018-19-bryan-mudryk-is-new-voice-on-tsn-broadcasts |title=Canadiens on TV 2018-19: Bryan Mudryk is new voice on TSN broadcasts|date=October 2, 2018|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|access-date=October 4, 2018|last=Faguy|first=Steve}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/john-bartlett-exits-tsn-habs-coverage-will-handle-leafs-for-sportsnet|title=John Bartlett exits TSN Habs coverage, will handle Leafs for Sportsnet|date=August 17, 2018 |work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

English-language regional rights were previously held by [[Sportsnet East]] (with [[CJNT-DT|CJNT ''City Montreal'']] as an overflow channel), under a three-year deal that expired following the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]]; the games were called by Bartlett and [[Jason York]]. Prior to this deal, TSN held the rights from 2010 through 2014; the games were broadcast on a part-time channel with [[Dave Randorf]] on play-by-play.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sportsnet Announces Montreal Canadiens Regional Broadcast Team |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet-announces-montreal-canadiens-regional-broadcast-team/ |website=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=October 3, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004173647/http://www.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet-announces-montreal-canadiens-regional-broadcast-team/ |archive-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="fagstein-habs15">{{cite blog|url=http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/08/18/nhl-regional-schedule-2014-15/ |title=NHL broadcast schedule 2014–15: Who owns rights to what games |author=Faguy, Steve|work=Fagstein |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822160027/http://blog.fagstein.com/2014/08/18/nhl-regional-schedule-2014-15/ |archive-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/643009/tsn-acquires-regional-rights-to-24-montreal-canadiens-games |title=TSN Acquires Regional Rights to 24 Montreal Canadiens Games |access-date=March 10, 2025 |work=[[CTV News]] (press release) |date=October 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912043916/https://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/643009/tsn-acquires-regional-rights-to-24-montreal-canadiens-games |archive-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>