So it’s a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. After the first year, ownership was transferred to George Kennedyof Montreal and the team's fortunes improved o…
0. So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. The National Hockey League team the Montreal Canadiens were founded in 1909 and are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team in the world. Habs is an abbreviation of "les habitants," the informal name given to the original settlers of New France, dating back to the 17th Century. The name of the team is actually Club de Hockey Canadien.However, Jonathan is right in that it as become accepted (H = Habitant) and I do associate it to my roots even if it is wrong.This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.I should know the answer, but my youngest asked me why the Canadiens are called the Habs and why they have the CH on the jersey.No registered users viewing this page.the H in the CH stands for Hockey.
became the first mascot in a professional sport to change leagues.The Canadiens are the only existing hockey team to predate the founding of the NHL. But then again I'm just a Habs fan, not a Habs historian.Farmers from the very old days...The logo is CHC: Club du Hockey Canadien (Canadian Hockey Club)and the H which many times is mistakened for habitants stands for hockey.. as in club de HOCKEY le canadienI'm assuming the H on the jersey refers to the Habs but though I have a guess, for the life of me am not sure as the the Habs reference.Ok, it means "Hockey" but to me it will mean "Habitants" cause I think the important meaning is what the fans think.CH = Canadians "Habitants" , that's why "Go Habs Go"Thank you! 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.is it relaly that hard to googleMaybe not the "h" in the "c" for "habitants", but if people say "Go Habs Go" it cause of "habitants"Even if this isn't true, in my hearth it will be for all what the teams did in history for " les habitants ".I actually highly recommand that book to all die-hard Habs' fans. Montreal Canadiens and canadiens.com are trademarks of the Montreal Canadiens. Why are the Montreal Canadiens sometimes called the habs? So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? The Canadiens were founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien on December 4, 1909, as a charter member of the National Hockey Association, the forerunner to the National Hockey League. Thanks in advance.
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. 2012-10-27 21:48:41 2012-10-27 21:48:41.