[Stephen Dame]

Okay, so we all know the H stands for "Habitants" (the derisive name given settlers in New France by French landlords) and the C stands for "Canadiens" (the name the NF settlers gave themselves) but what the hell did the "A" stand for?

This was the first logo of Les Canadiens, used from 1913 until they came into the NHL in 1917.

Je suis stumped.