Why is montreal canadiens called habs

There is a common misconception among fans of other teams, and even some Habs fans, that the Canadiens logo contains an H meaning Habs. I'm on a mission to educate. I was recently in a liquor store paying entirely too much for a bottle of vodka, when the clerk made a statement that was both completely wrong, and somewhat infuriating.

I was wearing one of my many Canadiens hats and the clerk said: "Did you know the H stands for Habs? Naturally, I elected to educate the man. Despite being completely right , by the end of my speech, he said "Yeah, I'm pretty sure it stands for Habs, buddy. Because, you know, the internet is never wrong and nor am I. Most Habs fans will already know everything I'm about to say. The term "Habs" is an abbreviation of "Les Habitants.

While the Canadiens franchise is very old, it is significantly younger than the term that now refers to it. The idea was to have them as the Francophone team, and the Montreal Wanderers as the Anglophone team.

The idea was that these teams would be rivals, and become a big draw for a sport that was growing in North America. So where did the nickname — and for that matter the logo — come from?

The first iteration of Les Canadiens wore a blue sweater with a white C. O'Brien, ever the gentleman, had always intended to transfer ownership of the club, so he settled out of court and sold the team to Kennedy for 7, dollars; a stark contrast to the price Geoff Molson paid for the club.

When Kennedy got the team, they became known as the CAC. One such is Matt Drake. But the connection fans, journalists and audiences more broadly make between the team and the original settlers of Quebec seems to be entirely incidental.

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