rdwngnut 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 My boyfriend and I were discussing this last night. Anyone know?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heaton 1 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=...P6OSnGRJJJ7xy5A Question: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? Answer: Habs is an abbreviation of "les habitants," the informal name given to the original settlers of New France, dating back to the 17th Century. So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. Having said that, the nickname might have been the result of an error. According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was Tex Rickard, owner of Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants." Not true. The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstarsingh 23 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 Les Habitants indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdwngnut 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 Thanks, I guess I could have googled.!! Thanks for the info though!! http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=...P6OSnGRJJJ7xy5A Question: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? Answer: Habs is an abbreviation of "les habitants," the informal name given to the original settlers of New France, dating back to the 17th Century. So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. Having said that, the nickname might have been the result of an error. According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was Tex Rickard, owner of Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants." Not true. The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=...P6OSnGRJJJ7xy5A Question: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? Answer: Habs is an abbreviation of "les habitants," the informal name given to the original settlers of New France, dating back to the 17th Century. So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. Having said that, the nickname might have been the result of an error. According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was Tex Rickard, owner of Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants." Not true. The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien." Correct - most people think that its from "les habitants', so many that it might as well be what it stands for. But yeah, originally it was simply for "hockey". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legendary D In 03 50 Report post Posted September 25, 2008 It is unreal how many people won't believe me when I tell them that the H stands for hockey... Seriously, LDi03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) It is unreal how many people won't believe me when I tell them that the H stands for hockey... Seriously, LDi03 Look people straight in the eye and tell them with a straight face that it stands for habaneros. Seriously. It's worth a laugh. Either they believe you and you can laugh at them, or they can't believe you're that stupid and the look on their faces is priceless. Edited September 26, 2008 by 55fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 I have always wondered that. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lidstromboli03 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 my friend is a fan, every year they get bounced from the playoffs, he get this text...'The Hab Nots' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holmstrom96Screens 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 New France....and Canada's first french settlement...was founded in 1608, by an explorer named Samuel de Champlain. I'm a history major at university....so I know this. I think 'les habitants' is a good nick for the Montreal Canadiens - my second fave team - since they're like the oldest nhl hockey team (that I know of) and whose owners helped form the NHL in December 1917. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donfishmaster 62 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 "Habs" seems less offensive than the more frequently-used moniker "Froggies." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vol865 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 You have the Habs and the Habs Not. They did not want to be known as Nots, so they went with Habs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave 31 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 there was a book published in 1473 by a french writer in which he calls a man a "hab" for having been caught suckling the balls of a goat belonging to the king. Habs is just a plural of this referring to a group of goat ball lickers....seriously look it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 145 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 Ah, the Montréal "Us". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imisssergei 0 Report post Posted September 27, 2008 My boyfriend and I were discussing this last night. Anyone know?? Damn, he is a lucky man.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5 Report post Posted September 28, 2008 It is unreal how many people won't believe me when I tell them that the H stands for hockey... Seriously, LDi03 The H with the C around it actually stands for "Center Hice" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites