The Habs is one of the many nicknames of the Montreal Canadians hockey team. Their name had previously been the Habitants for the hockey team in Montreal, and the Anglo fans have since kept the nickname.
They are also called: ( Les Canadiens (or Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle,[2] Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), Les Habitants and Le Grand Club. In English, the team's main nickname is the Habs, an abbreviation of "Les Habitants". (Note: Even in English, the French spelling, Canadiens, is always used.) (Ref :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens )
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