Les Habitants

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


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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

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Montreal Canadiens nickname Les Habitants
MON teamNickname Les Habitants