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You are here: Home / Language / How Did the Montreal Habs Get their Name and and What Does the Hockey Team’s Logo Stand For?

How Did the Montreal Habs Get their Name and and What Does the Hockey Team’s Logo Stand For?

June 18, 2020 by Karen Hill

The Montreal Canadiens began as an all–French Canadian hockey team that would be an honest representation of the Province of Quebec.

Their nickname, the Habs, is an abbreviation of les habitants, meaning “those who live here.”

The C.H. logo on their sweaters stands for “Club de Hockey Canadien.”

The Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup in 1916, the year before the NHL was formed.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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