| In the beginning there were four teams in the National | | | | have worn it have worn it with great pride. The |
| Hockey League. Eventually that number grew to six | | | | Montreal Canadians are perhaps the most beloved |
| and today there are over thirty teams competing for | | | | team in Canada. If you speak French and live in |
| Lord Stanley's Cup. The Montreal Canadians have | | | | Canada there is a good chance that you are a |
| been with the league since the very beginning. They | | | | Montreal Canadians fan and own some form of |
| were there lacing up their skates when the first game | | | | Montreal Canadiens jersey. |
| opened back in the 1910's and they are still here today. | | | | When the team first began in 1917 the jersey design |
| Their roster has changed with the generations of great | | | | was mostly a red palette with thick blue stripes for |
| hockey players but oddly enough their sweater has | | | | arm bands and one stretching across the chest. In the |
| not changed much at all. | | | | center of the player's chest sat the team logo: a |
| The Montreal Canadians hockey jersey is one of the | | | | capital letter C for Canadian and between the top and |
| oldest hockey styles in the game, if not the oldest. The | | | | bottom of the see rests comfortably the letter H for |
| red, white, and blue color scheme has remained | | | | Habs (a popular term for Quebecois). The jersey |
| steady throughout the decades and the players who | | | | layout hasn't changed much since then. |