Where does the nick name 'Habs' originate from. I grew up following the
'Canadians' and do not remember that particular name. Have they always
been referred as the Habs, and if not when and why did it begin?
Bill
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It comes from the french word Habitant..shortened to Habs.
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Hice! Very good. I remember well black and white TV. The weekly hockey
games, with my favorite heros. I had all the (gum) cards of the team.
Back then 40s & 50s, we had the same Montreal canadian team pretty much
year after year. Imagine the team owners trying to trade Maurice
Richard. The Forum would have been burnt to the ground I think.
Bill
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If memories serves me right, before the NHL, Montreal had team called Montreal Habitant, so when they got into the NHL, they continued to call themselves the Habs....Jackie from Galt
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ReplyDeletegive me one 1 Steve Have you been a badboy lately!!! Just wondering as it looks like you are down where the devil lives (hint...where its very hot). Cheers
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ReplyDeleteThe Montreal Maroons were a professional ice hockey team from Montreal, Quebec. They played in the National Hockey League from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. The Maroons joined the league in 1924 along with the Boston Bruins, the first American team. At that time, the Maroons were one of two Montreal teams in the league. While the Montreal Canadiens drew primarily francophone fans, the Maroons largely drew fans from the anglophone neighbourhoods of Montreal. The defunct Montreal Wanderers had been targeted as a team for anglophone fans before they folded just six games into their inaugural season. The Maroons participated in the longest NHL playoff game of all time, losing 1-0 to the Detroit Red Wings in 176:30 of play (16:30 of the sixth overtime period) on March 24-25, 1936. Well-known players included Nels Stewart, Hooley Smith, Babe Siebert, and Clint Benedict
ReplyDeleteDo you remember The Art Ross Memorial Trophy . Here is a picture of Art Ross . Here are some logos .
ReplyDeleteHabs is the short form of Habitants, the French nickname for the NHL Montreal Canadiens. A habitant was a French settler, especially a farmer, in rural Quebec up until the early 20th century.Not to mention a pretty good soup brand name lol have fun&remember verdun rob
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ReplyDeleteWhere did the puck get it.s name? If I asked this before, put it down to a senior moment. Ed
ReplyDeleteEd...if you go to this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_puck you might find something. Steve
ReplyDeleteSteve, A few years ago an American on the Johnny Carson show syarted the rumour that the word puck came from the little fairy in Shakespeare that darted in and out. The link you gave me connects it to a Scottish word. The simple answer is that it came from an Indian word. Pucks were made In Insia from India hard rubber. They weighed one pound originally. The Indian word for pound is 'pukka'. On the Montreal wharf I once loaded 40 boxes of pukkas on my truck bound for a sporting goods store on St.Catherine St. They were marked 36 pukkas. Inside were 36 pucks as we call them now. I doubt that Shakespearians or Scottish playwrights had much to do with beginning hockey. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ed
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ReplyDeleteheads up to Les...they came from Victoria and were resposible for building the first indoor hockey rink in Canada.
Also when Craig came to Quebec , it was specifically to attend
St.Willi's so that he could be coached by brother PAUL, who
was considered to be one of the greatest hockey coaches around , in the opinion of Mr.Patrick senior......St'Willi's produced some great players ....in it's time......
Joey...my brother Dan played hockey with Craig at St.Willi's and then V.C.H.S.Brother Paul was a good coach.I had him coach me the three years I was at V.C.H.S. Steve
ReplyDeleteGee..just to let you know. I had talked to my namesake a few days back. Frances (I am Francis) named after her and her hubby Douglas...who are these people? She is the sister of Gump ..the last netminder of the Canadiens NOT to wear a mask. He is doing well but his legs are bothering him..
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