Go Habs Go by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Historical • posted on Feb 24, 2013

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GO HABS GO Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? 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." The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is officially known as le Club de hockey Canadien. French nicknames for the team include Les Canadiens (or Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), Les Habitants, Le CH and Le Grand Club. In English, the team's main nickname is the Habs, an abbreviation of "Les Habitants". Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL, as well as one of the oldest North American sports franchises. The franchise is one of the "Original Six" teams, a description used for the teams that made up the NHL from 1942 until the 1967 expansion. Following the departure of the rival Quebec Nordiques in 1995, and the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C. in 2004, the Canadiens remain the sole team of the four major sports leagues of Canada and the United States that is based in the province of Quebec. The team's championship season in 1992–93 was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup. The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise. They have won 24 championships, 22 of them since 1927, when NHL teams became the only ones to compete for the Stanley Cup. On a percentage basis, as of 2010, the franchise has won 25% of all Stanley Cup championships contested after the Challenge Cup era, making it one of the most successful professional sports teams of the traditional four major sports of Canada and the United States. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at the Bell Centre, which was named the Molson Centre until 2003. Former homes of the team include Jubilee Rink, Montreal Westmount Arena, Mount Royal Arena and the Montreal Forum. The Forum was considered a veritable shrine to hockey fans everywhere, and housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships. Thanks Magik

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MagikUnicorn

2:17PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Habs (Canadiens de Montréal) Les Canadiens de Montréal sont une franchise de hockey sur glace professionnel située à Montréal dans la province du Québec au Canada. L’équipe est membre de la Division Nord-Est de la Conférence de l’Est dans la Ligue nationale de hockey. Bien que le nom le plus utilisé pour désigner cette équipe soit « les Canadiens de Montréal », son nom officiel est le Club de hockey Canadien, inc. Les « Canadiens » disputent leurs matchs locaux au Centre Bell, anciennement connu sous le nom de Centre Molson jusqu’en 2002. Avant 1996, l’équipe était domiciliée au Forum de Montréal, où elle a reçu ses adversaires pendant sept décennies et remporté 22 de ses 24 Coupes Stanley. Le Forum est considéré comme le véritable temple du hockey. Fondés en 1909, les Canadiens de Montréal sont la plus vieille équipe de hockey au monde toujours en activité, sans aucune interruption. Elle fait partie des équipes fondatrices de la ligue avec les Arenas de Toronto, les Sénateurs d’Ottawa et les Wanderers de Montréal et fait également partie des six équipes originales de la LNH, groupe de six équipes s’étant partagé la lutte pour la Coupe entre 1942 et 1967. Avec ses 24 Coupes Stanley, la franchise est l’équipe la plus titrée de toute l’histoire de la LNH, loin devant les Maple Leafs de Toronto au deuxième rang, avec une récolte de 13 Coupes Stanley. Merci Magik

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virginiese

2:19PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

chouette ! :-)

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Savage_dragon

2:21PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Interesting. ")

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sharky_

2:31PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Hockey is a rough and tough game. I enjoy it when I do watch it. Interesting info on HABS. Aloha

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DennisReed

2:39PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Cool

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jayfar

2:40PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

You learn something new every day!

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Cyve

2:48PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Great work !!!

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bazza

3:06PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Super image and interesting info MU..

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magnus073

3:08PM | Sun, 24 February 2013

Magik, C'est une image fantastique que vous avez créé. Il s'agit d'un dévouement admirable pour les Canadiens de Montréal. Ils sont la plus grande équipe de hockey de l'histoire, et un de mes favoris.

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