The early French settlers, or inhabitants, of Quebec were referred to in French as Habitants. In the early years of the Canadiens the letter "H" inside the big "C" on their jerseys was often mistakenly taken by many to mean "Habitants" as a salute to the first French Canadian settlers. Therefore, the Canadiens were often referred to, and still are, as Habitants or simply "the Habs". The "C" and "H" on the sweaters simply mean Canadiens Hockey Club.
When the first French settlers arrived in Quebec city in 1608, they then moved on the Montreal (other known as Hochelaga in that time) in 1623. They then were called the Habitants, meaning the settlers. The Montreal Canadiens adopted this name and grew accustomed to the nickname Habs. The H on the inside of the C on their jerseys represents this nickname.
There are no listings of any Habs players wearing the numbers 0 or 00.
At this point, Tuesday January 12 2010 the Habs have 48 point and are standing 8th in the conference..
Since the Habs won the Stanley Cup in 1978, I doubt the Leafs beat them in a series.
Originally it stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien". But in 1924 the owner of the Canadians told a reporter in NewYork it stands for "Habitans", a name which the first french settlers had. So the nickname "Habs" was born.
76 years (1917 to 1993). It might be even less as I don't know when the Habs won their first cup
Habs is the nickname fo the Montreal Canadiens a nhl hockey team. They are the Best!!! Habs comes from Habitants.
Because they are!!!!!!! GO HABS GO!!!!!!
There are no listings of any Habs players wearing the numbers 0 or 00.
When the team was founded it was meant for the working class french men of Montreal. The french word for these people is Habitant. Which got shortened to habs over time.
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At this point, Tuesday January 12 2010 the Habs have 48 point and are standing 8th in the conference..
Its two official teams= - Montreal Expos (Baseball) - Montreal Canadiens (Hockey)
. it is spelled "Canadiens", because it is french. Their nickname is "les Habitants" or "Habs" because this literally means habitants.
The H on the Montreal (Habs) Canadiens jersey stands for 'hockey' as the team's full name is Le Club de Hockey Canadien. The H does not stand for Les Habitants or Habs which is a nickname given to the team in the 1950's.
The Habs Tickets website contains tickets for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. This website contains discount tickets for hockey games that are cheaper than other ticket websites.
The original settlers in Quebec were sometimes referred to as inhabitants. This became shortened to habitants. The original Montreal Canadian jerseys contained a large letter C with a small letter h within the C . People made the mistake of thinking the H meant habitants. The term Habs is derived from this. In actuality the CH stood for Canadiens Hockey Club.
Montreal (hence why they are called the "Canadiens" and not the "Canadians"