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Question for Canadians

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15 years 4 months ago #4664 by Sandi
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My husband would like to know why the Montreal team is named "Habs"?
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15 years 4 months ago #4674 by CindyL
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'Cause they're 'Habs' been? Sorry, I'm not a big fan of the "Canadie bums" as I call them. Seriously tho, I'm not sure, they've just always been called that for as long as I can remember. I'm hoping that they lose in this next round. I was hoping they'd go down against the Pens, but that didn't work out too well!

I hope someone can answer your husband's question, Sandi.
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15 years 4 months ago #4677 by ted23151
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According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was American Tex Rickard, owner of the Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants."

Could that be it?
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15 years 4 months ago #4679 by Ann
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I found this:

"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."

proicehockey.about.com/od/history/f/canadiens_habs.htm

I'm not a sports lover except for formula 1 and the programme for that is on now. :)
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15 years 4 months ago #4680 by CindyL
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According to "Answers.com", it's because before they were called the Canadiens, they were called the "Habitants". My dad's still asleep, I think, or else I would call him; he's been a fan forever.
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15 years 4 months ago #4682 by Sandi
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Thanks. I'll pass on all of the comments.
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15 years 4 months ago #4711 by CindyL
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Ann is right, "Habs" is short for "Les Habitants". Don't know about the rest of it, but that's what my dad told me when I asked him.
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