2007-02-26 08:05:55 · 8 answers · asked by Eric R 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Habs is short for Habitants; natives, those who live there.
2007-03-02 07:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of sports' oldest and recognizable logos, the classic 'C' and 'H' of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917/18 season, before evolving to its current form in 1952/53. A common misconception is that the 'H' stands for 'Habs', but in fact, it stands for 'Hockey', as in 'Club de Hockey Canadien', the official name of the team. The original name of the team was 'Club Athletique Canadien', which is why their logo had an 'A' in place of an 'H' from 1913-1917.
2007-02-28 07:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by villados_lester 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "H" stands for "de hockey" to reflect the team's official name of "club de hockey Canadien." The familiar CH logo was first used in 1917, prior to that the team wore an "A" inside the "C" as the official name of the team was "le Club Athletique Canadien." In 1917 the name changed, and with it so did the logo.
The assumption that the "H" stands for les habitants is a fairly common one. The origin of the nickname Habitants is more difficult to pin down, but the term has a similar meaning to Canadien. I won't bore you with a Canadian history lesson but the term Canadien was a broad term used to refer to the people that lived in New France prior to confederation (1867). Les habitant roughly means "worker of the land" and was used to refer to the farmers that settled in what is now Quebec. The team was seen to represent the French people against the establishment English teams and the nickname is best understood in relation to the social climate of Quebec at the time.
2007-02-26 08:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by Tim C 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Short for Hab Not. Hab not had a good goalie since Roy left.
2007-03-02 00:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by mapleleafskickass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Habs, refers to the phrase "les Habitants". This is the correct answer
2007-02-28 13:12:42 · answer #5 · answered by thelegaldealer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe short for HA-fta Beat Senators
2007-02-26 08:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by doghouse 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in French, they are "les Habitants".
2007-03-01 12:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in French, they are "les Habitants".
2007-02-26 08:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋