Thread: Montreal Canadiens, why do they call em The Habs?
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Old 12-17-2003, 10:33 PM   #3
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habs is an abbreviation of "les Habitants" which was the name given to the settlers from new france way back in the day, then once the canadiens got there name they decided to give them a french nickname since they're in a french city.
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