Painting the town red (white, and blue)

Every June, Montreal gets a lot more colorful as more than a dozen new murals designed by some of the world's most talented artists sprout up around the city as part of MURAL Festival.

The annual celebration of street art hasn't been shy to draw inspiration from Montreal's rich sports history over the years, with larger-than-life renditions of

, and history-making

having already been added to the city's landscape.
The Canadiens are likewise no strangers to shaping Montreal's cultural fabric, so in keeping with the art-meets-sport spirit, here's a tour of some of the city's best Habs-inspired murals from over the years, going from South to North on the Island of Montreal:

Carey Price (A'shop & K64, 2014)
Painted during the Canadiens' run to the Eastern Conference final in 2014, this two-storey Carey Price mural produced in collaboration by the A'shop and K64 collectives can be found at the corner of
Gilmore and Cabot street
in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighbourhood.

Le Montréal de Miyuki Tanobe (Annie Hamel, 2012)
Annie Hamel's 130-square-meter mural painted in 2012 is an oversized reproduction of an original artwork by Japanese-born Montreal artist
Miyuki Tanobe
. Completed over a period of nine weeks at the corner of
LaSalle boulevard and Lafleur street
in Verdun, it portrays a scene of everyday life in the city -- including children clad in Habs sweaters playing hockey outdoors, of course.

1909 Taverne Moderne (Lndmrk, 2017)
The Canadiens murals located closest to the home of the Habs are actually found adjacent to the Bell Centre, at 1909 Taverne Moderne. The multi-floor paintings of Canadiens legends were created by MURAL festival founders, Lndmrk, and are the only indoor artworks on this list.

Dryden (A.G. Crew, 2010)
Tucked away in an alley
just north of Laurier on Saint-Laurent boulevard
, this 2010 mural inspired by the iconic work of
Serge Lemoyne
features a minimalist take on star goaltender Ken Dryden's recognizable mask from the late 1970s.

Maurice Richard
This uncredited painting of Maurice Richard can be found on the side of local Plateau eatery Chez Claudette, at the intersection of
Laurier avenue and Drolet street
. While the Rocket's gaze greets diners at the greasy spoon's entrance, inside, hockey memorabilia lines the walls of the 24h comfort food joint. With its playful art style, this mural also notably bears a striking resemblance to the Maurice Richard poster found on the cover of Roch Carrier's classic children's book, The Hockey Sweater.

Ken Dryden (A.G. Crew, 2015)
Another A.G. Crew production featuring Lemoyne-inspired paint drips and a stark Dryden-like figure, this work can be found just off the main Plaza Saint-Hubert strip at the corner of
Beaubien and Saint-Hubert street
.

Youppi! (A.G. Crew, 2016)
Head further north on the Plaza to the corner of
Belanger and Saint-Hubert street
, and you'll find a tribute to Montreal's most famous silent spokesperson, Canadiens mascot Youppi!, albeit without his more customary Habs -- or even Expos, for that matter -- gear.

Maurice "The Rocket" Richard (A'shop, 2015)
This towering homage to Maurice Richard can be found in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough where the Rocket grew up, on the side of Italian restaurant La Molisana which once called Richard a regular. Located at
1014 Fleury street East
-- not far from Maurice Richard Park -- this A'shop production was completed over a nine-day span in 2015, and features a throwback road hockey scene alongside the hockey legend.
Do you have a favorite Canadiens-inspired mural not featured on this list? Share it in the comments below.
For more photos, and an interactive Google Earth tour of the seven murals above,
click here
.