Editing Montreal Canadiens (section)

===Mascot===
[[File:Youppi! - 02.jpg|thumb|The Canadiens mascot, Youppi!, poses for photographs at a Rogers Media event]]
Beginning in the [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05 season]], the Canadiens adopted [[Youppi!]] as their official mascot, the first costumed mascot in their long history. The foregoing was the longtime mascot for [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB)'s [[Montreal Expos]] but was dropped from the franchise when they moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] prior to the [[2005 Major League Baseball season|2005 MLB season]] and became the [[Washington Nationals]].<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/expos-are-gone-youppi-moves-to-the-habs-1.548418 |title=Expos are gone, Youppi! moves to the Habs |work=[[CBC Sports]] |date=September 18, 2005 |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214071256/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/expos-are-gone-youppi-moves-to-the-habs-1.548418 |archive-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> With the changeover, Youppi! became the first mascot in professional sports to switch leagues. He is also the first mascot in professional sports to get ejected from a game dating back to his time with the Expos.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rudin |first1=David |title=Today is the anniversary of Youppi getting ejected from an Expos game|date=August 23, 2018 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/today-is-the-anniversary-of-youppi-getting-ejected-from-an-expos-game |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref> In June 2020, Youppi! became the first mascot from a Canadian-based club to be inducted into the [[Mascot Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/youppi-first-canadian-mascot-inducted-mascot-hall-fame/|title = Youppi! First Canadian mascot inducted into Mascot Hall of Fame|website=[[Sportsnet]]|date=June 14, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>

In November 2022, the Canadiens introduced METAL!, an "unofficial official mascot", for the team's Reverse Retro series of games that season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/metal-debuts-at-canadiens-game/c-337519458|title=METAL! debuts at Canadiens game|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|access-date=February 24, 2023|date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> METAL! was retired ahead of the [[2024–25 NHL season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/metal-retires-ahead-of-2024-25-season|title = METAL! retires ahead of 2024-25 season|publisher=Montreal Canadiens|via=NHL.com|date=October 9, 2024|access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref>