Les Habitants

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hockey team nickname sports team nickname

Les Habitants is a traditional French nickname for the Montreal Canadiens, one of the oldest and most storied franchises in National Hockey League history.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hockey team nickname → sports team nickname →
alsoKnownAs	Montreal Canadiens → surface form: "Les Habs"
appliedToFranchiseFoundedIn	1909 →
associatedWithChampionships	Stanley Cup →
associatedWithCity	Montreal →
associatedWithConference	Eastern Conference →
associatedWithCountry	Canada →
associatedWithDivision	Atlantic Division →
associatedWithFormerHomeArena	Montreal Forum →
associatedWithHomeArena	Bell Centre →
associatedWithLeague	National Hockey League →
associatedWithNotableCoach	Scotty Bowman →
associatedWithNotablePlayer	Guy Lafleur → Jean Béliveau → Maurice Richard → Patrick Roy →
associatedWithOriginalSixStatus	true →
associatedWithProvinceOrState	Quebec, Canada → surface form: "Quebec"
associatedWithRivalry	Boston Bruins → Toronto Maple Leafs →
associatedWithTeamColors	blue → red → white →
category	French-language sports nicknames → Montreal Canadiens culture → Nicknames in ice hockey →
culturalSignificance	symbol of French-Canadian hockey tradition →
derivesFrom	French term for early settlers of New France →
fanCultureRole	traditional nickname used by fans and media →
homeCountryLeague	Canada in NHL →
language	French →
meaning	The Inhabitants →
nicknameUsagePeriod	20th century → 21st century →
refersTo	Montreal Canadiens →
shortForm	Montreal Canadiens → surface form: "Habs"
sport	ice hockey →
teamAbbreviation	MTL →
teamType	men's professional team →
usedFor	NHL franchise → professional ice hockey team →
usedIn	National Hockey League → surface form: "National Hockey League context"
usedInLanguage	English sports media → French sports media →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montreal Canadiens → nickname → Les Habitants →

MON → teamNickname → Les Habitants →