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Montreal Canadians vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Game
Published or Updated April 1, 2019
Location: Canada
Sport: Hockey
Level: Professional
Also Known As: Forever Rivals
Sport: Hockey
Level: Professional
Also Known As: Forever Rivals
Event Type: Rivalry
First Held: 1917
Next Up: 4/6/2019-4/6/2019
First Held: 1917
Next Up: 4/6/2019-4/6/2019
When and Where: several times annually throughout the fall and winter in either Montreal or Toronto, Canada

A relationship founded on subversion, the Montreal Canadians and the Toronto Maple Leafs constitute the oldest rivalry in the NHL partly because of a conflict between the two teams around the time of World War I that helped found the League.
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Although both team have moved out of their old "barns" and into modern arenas, this rivalry is the oldest - they have played almost 700 times - and most bitter in the NHL, and brings into play the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada.