Ed-Brown Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I should know the answer, but my youngest asked me why the Canadiens are called the Habs and why they have the CH on the jersey. I'm assuming the H on the jersey refers to the Habs but though I have a guess, for the life of me am not sure as the the Habs reference. Thanks in advance Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eatonswall Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 is it relaly that hard to google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-Brown Posted October 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Yeah, well I just spent a half hour trying to find the answer there with no luck. I'm afraid I'm not very computer savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumper Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 the H in the CH stands for Hockey. The habs is short for habitants which is citizens in french Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage_mtl Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 The logo is CHC: Club du Hockey Canadien (Canadian Hockey Club) Many have mistakenly thought the H stood for habitants, a term used for Frnech-Canadian farmers, and a nickname that has stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 According to Brian McFarlane's original six book on the Habs, Ambrose O'Brien owned the Wanderers suggested to Jimmy Gardner to start a french Canadian team and call them Les Canadiens... They went on to form a new league called the National Hockey Association in 1909. I will quote the rest: "In 1910, when Montrealer George Kennedy and his partners in the Canadien Athletic Club purchased the Canadiens, the team emblem became a maple leaf with the letters "CAC" imprinted on the leaf. Imagine a maple leaf on Montreal jersey! The sweater colours became red, white and blue. By 1915 the sweater began to take on the appearance of the modern-day red sweater. In 1917 someone designed a large "C" surrounding a small "H", an emblem which has remained constant, and extremelly popular, for almost 80 years. There is a misconception that the letter "H" stands for "Habs" or "Habitants", meaning farmers or people living in the country, stemming from the fact that most Canadiens were French-speaking boys from rural areas. But the "H" in the emblem really stands for "Hockey". I actually highly recommand that book to all die-hard Habs' fans. The name of the team is actually Club de Hockey Canadien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoloco Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Could someone please settle a dispute. What does the "H" in the Team Logo stand for? Is it "hockey" or "habs" or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonFu23 Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 From chriscreamer.com One of sports more recognisable symbols, the classic 'C' and 'H' of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917/18 season, before evolving to it's current form in 1952/53. Another one of the regular incorrectly identified logos out there, the 'H' does not stand for 'Habs', it stands for 'Hockey', as in 'Club de Hockey Canadien' the official name of the team. The original name of the team was 'Club Athletique Canadien', which is why their logo had an 'A' in place of an 'H' from 1913-1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIJAYNE Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 We had this question on the forum last year as well, and someone (I believe JL) got us on the right track. Unless I'm mistaken (please correct me someone otherwise) common miss-conception is that the "H" is for Habs (or rather Habitants). However, this "nickname" (which was given by other people around the league and country to begin with) came after the club was established. When the club was established, the H in the logo was for Hockey (or Hockey club I would imagine). I believe this is the real deal, especially since the time line makes sense. But then again I'm just a Habs fan, not a Habs historian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoloco Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thank you! I that's what I thought. I am a long time habs fan swimming in a sea of maple leaf blue, so I am always happy to set those know it alls straight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eye_Heart_Gorges26 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 CH? i know its the logo on the jerseys...but whats it stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevesaku Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 CH? i know its the logo on the jerseys...but whats it stand for? it stands for greatness.. no the C means canadien as in club de hockey canadien... and the H which many times is mistakened for habitants stands for hockey.. as in club de HOCKEY le canadien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eye_Heart_Gorges26 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevesaku Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 ty no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 CH? i know its the logo on the jerseys...but whats it stand for? CH = CHamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_01 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 CH = CHamps CH = Canadians "Habitants" , that's why "Go Habs Go" Habs means "Habitants" ( french ) , but Champs sounds great to me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 CH = Canadians "Habitants" , that's why "Go Habs Go" Habs means "Habitants" ( french ) , but Champs sounds great to me . Sorry, but that's wrong. http://forum.canadiens.com/showthread.php?t=11768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_01 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Sorry, but that's wrong.http://forum.canadiens.com/showthread.php?t=11768 I can't read it. Maybe not the "h" in the "c" for "habitants", but if people say "Go Habs Go" it cause of "habitants" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habinto Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Sorry, but that's wrong.http://forum.canadiens.com/showthread.php?t=11768 CH = Canadien Hockey what is the prize!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Habsfan_11 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 that link doesn't lead me anywhere. Why are the Canadiens called the Habs if it's not because of Les "Habitants"? So CH = Canadiens Hockey Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I can't read it.Maybe not the "h" in the "c" for "habitants", but if people say "Go Habs Go" it cause of "habitants" Try now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosouray44 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 that link doesn't lead me anywhere. Why are the Canadiens called the Habs if it's not because of Les "Habitants"?So CH = Canadiens Hockey Is this correct? Farmers from the very old days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_01 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 that link doesn't lead me anywhere. Why are the Canadiens called the Habs if it's not because of Les "Habitants"?So CH = Canadiens Hockey Is this correct? In the hearth's fans, it means it and even if this is not the reason of the CH. Every fans I talked with about it and like my father and others old fans said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_01 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Ok, it means "Hockey" but to me it will mean "Habitants" cause I think the important meaning is what the fans think. Even if this isn't true, in my hearth it will be for all what the teams did in history for " les habitants ". Hey Gorges, sorry man. I forgot to talk about you :oops: . But you know Gorges, I like your play and I'm impatient to see you more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habinto Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 In the hearth's fans, it means it and even if this is not the reason of the CH.Every fans I talked with about it and like my father and others old fans said that. People who did not know what they were talking about though the H was for Habitant and everyone after that got it wrong. PS I am a French. However, Jonathan is right in that it as become accepted (H = Habitant) and I do associate it to my roots even if it is wrong. Now I confused myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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