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What the Puck: Canadiens fans conjure miracles as fear sets in that magical run is done
Hope for series win wanes among Habs faithful after team shows dispiriting lack of emotion, drive in Game 4 loss.
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Why are the Canadiens called the 'Habs'? Explaining history behind Montreal hockey club's nickname
Here's why the NHL's oldest franchise has a nickname engrossed in history.
The Montreal Canadiens and their fans solemnly stepped out of the building and trapsed the city streets and parking garages late on the night of May 16, not knowing if their last experience this season in the raucous cauldron that is Bell Centre in the Stanley Cup Playoffs would be an 8-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Second Round.
"Habs" is a nickname for the Montreal Canadiens. It stems from the French, Les Habitants, which is what the 17th-century French settlers were referred to in Quebec. It makes sense once you see that -- Habs is just that French phrase in a shorter, nickname form. The nickname is meant to represent the heritage of Montreal.
The Montreal Canadiens are set for a massive Game Seven against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night, with a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to face the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canadiens had a chance to close ...
Almost everyone appears to agree that the Montreal Canadiens fans are the loudest and rowdiest of any team in the National Hockey League. And the “Habs fever” is only intensifying as the team pursues a second round battle in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Joshua Roy has made his intentions clear: he wants a full-time NHL job next season, even if it means leaving Montreal.
Yvon Lambert, who won four Stanley Cups with Habs, joins fans for Game 1 beatdown at LaSalle pub. Canadiens fans Madison McLellan, right, and Melissa Ayotte celebrate a Habs goal while watching Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes at Brasserie des Rapides in LaSalle on Thursday night.