Habs Cup Parade

About the game

Habs Cup Parade is an original Montreal-themed driving mini-game built around the city’s most-fantasized event: another Stanley Cup parade. You drive the open-top Cup truck along a 7-block stretch of downtown Montreal, from Centre Bell up Rue Sainte-Catherine then north on Avenue du Parc all the way to the Mont-Royal lookout.

Along the route, fans line the street. Pick up Habs fans (red, blue and white jerseys) for points. Other-team fans (neutral grey) give no bonus but don’t hurt your score either. Avoid drifting into the confetti cannons, traffic cones and the inevitable SPVM cruiser, because in this universe even a Cup parade gets pulled over for “circulation festive non autorisée.”

How to play

• Steer: Arrow keys, WASD, or tilt steering on mobile.
• Pick up Habs fans: Drive close to red/blue/white jerseys to add them to the parade.
• Ignore neutral fans: Grey other-team fans don’t score and don’t penalize — just don’t waste lanes on them.
• Don’t drop the Cup: Hit a cone or curb too hard and the Cup wobbles. Three drops = parade canceled.
• Make it to the Mont: Reach the Mont-Royal chalet finish line before the timer runs out.

Real Stanley Cup parades in Montreal

The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times — more than any other NHL franchise — and most of those wins triggered an actual parade through downtown Montreal. The 1986 parade pulled an estimated million people onto Rue Sainte-Catherine. The 1993 parade, the last real one to date, ran from the Forum to the Old Port and remains a touchstone for any Montrealer who lived through it.

The game’s route is loosely based on that 1993 path, updated for the current Centre Bell location. Buildings along the route — Eaton Centre, Place des Arts, the Parc des Festivals — appear in stylized form so locals will recognize the geography.

Driving tips

Where the real parade ends

The Mont-Royal Chalet — the stone Beaux-Arts building at the top of the lookout — is where the game’s finish line sits. In real life, it’s also where Montreal’s biggest civic moments tend to land: New Year’s fireworks, summer free concerts, and (someday again, hopefully) the actual Stanley Cup. Walk the trail from Avenue du Parc; the trail head is at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier monument.