The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior team that played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. From 1933-34 to 1936-37, and from 1940-41 to 1954-55, they played in the Junior Amateur Hockey Association & its successor the Quebec Junior Hockey League. This league then folded. From 1961-62 through 1971-72, they played in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A league. From 1940-41 on they were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. This was before the Entry Draft. NHL teams sponsored junior teams and had the rights to all their players. This sponsorship ended in 1967.