Montréal Canadiens Logo

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1. Yvonne Desjarlais-Parkin   September 23rd 2006

   This is the most beautiful, breath-taking logo that still brings a tear to my eye.
   It is in my opinion the most recognized hockey logo of all time. I have grown up cheering the Habs and I now have my son doing the same, it doesn’t fare to well with my husband who happens to be a Leafs fan. We definately enjoy hockey in our house. FYI my grandparents who celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in February are also hockey fans. My grandmother is a die-hard Habs fans and my grandfather is a die-hard Leafs fan. And yes, they have all of their faculties and continue to watch hockey every year in their own home.

2. Finn   September 29th 2006

   It’s a sideways toilet seat.

   No, it’s a C & and H, which stand for “Centre h’Ice”.

   Go Leafs!

3. antonio   September 29th 2006

   was the shape inspired by a horse shoe?

4. Rhonda M   October 17th 2006

   I downloaded this to put on my messenger to annoy my friends who are Leafs fans (why they are my friends, I’m not quite sure, LOL) GO HABS!!!!

5. wayne   April 4th 2007

   i love the hubs rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. Mark   April 7th 2007

   Habs rock!!! The H stands for Habitants hence the words Habs. Not for hockey.

   Big game tonight!!! Go Habs Go!!! Leafs suck!!!!

7. jeff   April 7th 2007

   hey leaf fans,It wasn’t that long ago that all you good fans wore bags on your heads. get your bags out.

   GO HABS GO

8. Pat   April 7th 2007

   H stands for Habs, not for Hockey.

9. js   April 7th 2007

   lets go canadien lets go

10. admin   April 10th 2007

    I know that you hard-core fans HATE to be proven wrong, but this is a pretty old debate. The H stands for hockey… but, don’t take my word for it… please see the a few of the references below.

    “One of sports’ oldest and recognizable logos, the classic ‘C’ and ‘H’ of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917/18 season, before evolving to its current form in 1952/53. A common misconception is that the ‘H’ stands for ‘Habs’, but in fact, 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.” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens

    http://proicehockey.about.com/od/history/f/canadiens_habs.htm
    http://www.hockeysiteincanada.com/MontrealCanadiens.shtml
    http://www.canada-city.ca/canada-hockey/posting.php?messageid=19

11. michael frysiinger   October 19th 2007

    I am a mixed bag: I like the Canadiens and Leafs both. When they play, 7 more times this season, I just sit back and watch the slug fest.

12. mark   November 15th 2007

    It is impossible to like both … either you love hockey, or you love the Leafs …

13. PuckNut   May 3rd 2008

    I am a Red Wings fan, personally, but my Canadian husband Andre Boudrias, (named after the famous Andre Boudrias) knows the answer below, taken from the Wikipedia, is correct.

    One of sports’ oldest and most recognizable logos, the classic ‘C’ and ‘H’ of the Montreal Canadiens was first used together in the 1917-18 season before evolving to its current form in 1952-53. The ‘H’ does not stand for ‘Habs’ or Habitants, as this is a misconception stemming from an error by an English language newspaper reporter in the 1950s. It actually stands for ‘Hockey’, as in ‘Club de Hockey Canadien’, the official name of the team. 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.”[16].

    The first logo was Simply a large C on a white stripe in 1909-10.

    In 1910-11 the logo was changed to a large green maple leaf with a white ‘C’ in ‘Old English’ script as all of the NHA O’Brien franchises had similar logos. As the team ownership changed, the logo evolved into today’s famous logo.

    After being bought in 1911 by George Kennedy, the logo was changed to a white maple leaf with the letters CAC over it, standing for Club Athletique Canadien. This was later changed to a large C, with an A inside.

    After being bought by original Canadien player Leo Dandurant, the team regained their original name, Club de Hockey Canadien, and the H replaced the A. Thus the CH, standing for Club de Hockey Canadien (or CHC) logo was born.

14. fanny   May 7th 2008

    GO HABS Go0

15. DANNY   October 16th 2008

    this is the year that the stanley cup is coming back home where it belongs! GO HABS GO!!!! Know I have a bit of advice those maple lafs ha ha fans. make sure you buy official licensed products. (not knock offs) so they get their cut and then the maple lafs will be ably to buy some hockey players! GO HABS GO

16. Donna Mauro   January 10th 2009

    My 82 year old uncle loves the Habs and would like to purchase a crest for his jacket. Where can he buy one?

    Thanks and good luck!

17. teah alexander   January 16th 2009

    hey montreal rock

18. david   June 25th 2009

    sorry the H it is for Hockey cause the real name it is montreal canadien hockey club

19. Roger Smith   March 22nd 2010

    it’s a toilet seat i know i used it many times on the train were did the lid go

20. Daniel   May 8th 2010

    I love the post season play.More posts seasons than the Leafs.
    Habs Rule

21. Brittany Rivet   April 26th 2011

    go habs go
    we know you can do it!!! Make it a good one!!