After hearing and reading many people call the Montreal Canadiens the Habs, I need to have my curiosity fulfilled. What does "Habs" mean/represent and why are the Canadiens also called Habs?
2007-02-08 06:15:55 · 7 answers · asked by Scott S 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Habitants is the name used to refer to both the French settlers and the America-born inhabitants of French origin who farmed the land along the two shores of the St. Lawrence waterway in what is the present-day Province of Quebec in Canada.
Montreal Canadiens first ever logo from 1909-1913.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Canadiens_1910.gif
this was the Montreal Canadiens first logo with a C and A stand for Club Athletique-Canadien from 1913-1917.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Canadiens_1913.gif
Montreal Canadiens logo with the C and H stands for The franchise is officially known as Le Club de Hockey Canadien, but is usually referred to in French as "Les Canadiens de Montréal" and in English as "Montreal Canadiens".
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Montrealcanadienslogo1918.gif
Montreal Canadiens logo from 1953 to Present.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Montreal_Canadiens.gif
The Montreal Canadiens unveiled this 100th anniversary logo to be used in 2008-09.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/CentennialCanadiens.jpg
mapleleaf..>>>>>when was the last time the Leafs won, oh ya i remember.
GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
2007-02-08 06:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's a common myth that the "H" stands for "habitants". It began in 1924 when Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard was falsely told by someone that the "H" stood for "habitant".
But the nickname stuck and the Canadiens have since been known as Les Habitants.
The logo is an amalgamation of "Le Club de Hockey Canadien".
There are actually two C's in the logo, one on top of the other. One stands for "Club", the other for "Canadien".
2007-02-08 06:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by gebobs 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It stands for Habnots.
They are called that because they hab not won since they foolishly let Patrick Roy leave.
Also because they will have hab a hard time beating my Leafs.
2007-02-08 06:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by mapleleafskickass 4 · 3⤊ 5⤋
les habitants
2007-02-08 06:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can ask one person that question: Habitant.
2007-02-08 06:23:17 · answer #5 · answered by TML ♥'er 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
les habitants
GO HABS GO!!!!!
2007-02-08 06:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by patrick s 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Why does someone ask this question every day? Google it.
2007-02-08 09:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋