[Alberta's Child]

The term "Habs" dates back to a mischaracterization of the team's logo. Someone mistakenly believed that the "HC" logo (see below) stood for "Habitants de Canada," and the nickname stuck.

That logo is actually based on the offical name of the Montreal Canadiens franchise . . . the letters are the abbreviations for "Canadiens Hockey" in the team's full name (Le Club de Hockey Canadien).

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