The motto is from the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, which was written in 1915, the year before the Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup championship.
Que sexa voso para que o manteñades en alto. (en galego) O lema vén do poema de John McCrae "In Flanders Fields" que foi escrito en 1915, o ano que os Canadiens gañaron a súa primeira Stanley Cup.