The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" id="mwuw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_Association" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="National Hockey Association">National Hockey Association</a>.