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[ducatigirl100]

Canadien is in french and Canadian's is in english    here whe make the difference but i did not knew that in the U.S. you call them canadien.....    I learn stuff everyday

[kopfjäger]

Canadien is in french and Canadian's is in english    here whe make the difference but i did not knew that in the U.S. you call them canadien.....    I learn stuff everyday

[KnightofNi]

Canadien is in french and Canadian's is in english    here whe make the difference but i did not knew that in the U.S. you call them canadien.....    I learn stuff everyday

so where did the habs part come from?
i figured it was french canadian for habitants or something. meaning citizens or inhabitants.

Ok..ok  I'll take on your marriage proposal so you could watch some good hokey......  the only condition is that you cannot be vocal about your flyer's           

good luck with that. i disturb the neighbors during playoffs. 

[kopfjäger]

so where did the habs part come from?
i figured it was french canadian for habitants or something. meaning citizens or inhabitants.

good luck with that. i disturb the neighbors during playoffs. 

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."

[kopfjäger]

Canadian's   1st in the northeast   :


go hab's go !!

Islanders beat them tonight. 

[herm]

Islanders beat them tonight. 

and....although they are 2 points behind (fewer games played?) the Bruins actually have a better record

[ducatigirl100]

Islanders beat them tonight. 

       

[kopfjäger]

Kings and Wings are getting it on. 

[Slide Panda]

Caps are giving me fits. They come out hot and trash the Devils and 'canes then fall flat in Philly... *sigh*

[scaramanga]

being from montreal myself i can tell you that
the CH on the canadiens jersey stands for "center h'ice"  ducatigirl will think thats funny.

we're driving to daytona next week and my buddy bought us tickets to see the habs play tampa bay.
gonna be good!

[KnightofNi]

Caps are giving me fits. They come out hot and trash the Devils and 'canes then fall flat in Philly... *sigh*

for the record, i am just fine with that 

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."

ahhh, so i was kinda right. i just didn't know all the whens and whys. Thanks.

[kopfjäger]

Blackhawks are still on fire. Red Wings gave that one away on Sun.

[KnightofNi]

watching the flyers-rangers game tonight with a friend who is a rangers fan. we are meeting at a neutral location (local bar) so we don't start throwing punches.

i expect there to be a bet placed. hopefully it only involves drinks.

[kopfjäger]

watching the flyers-rangers game tonight with a friend who is a rangers fan. we are meeting at a neutral location (local bar) so we don't start throwing punches.

i expect there to be a bet placed. hopefully it only involves drinks.

Wide open tonight. 

[kopfjäger]

Ouch, that had to hurt.