In the past week Pavel Valentenko was forced to make a life-changing decision. As the families sole source of economic support since the age of fifteen, he was forced to make a most unfortunate decision, one that forced him to choose between his family
The look on Carbonneau’s face said it all on this most implausible of nights. As he made his way off the ice before a disbelieving Islanders crowd sprinkled with a huge gathering of Canadiens fans, Carbonneau couldn’t wipe the look of bemusement off hi
So after much thought and consideration I present to you, the loyal readers of HabsWorld my selections and ranking of the top 100 Montreal Canadiens of the past centennial. Enjoy.
No team in the long glorious history of hockey and few in professional sports can boast of a tradition of excellence that equals that of the Montréal Canadiens.
After what can best be described as an eleven week courtship in which the Montreal Canadiens feelings towards Mats Sundin were not reciprocated, Gainey chose to move on and instead turned to his long rumoured plan B and acquired Robert Lang from the Ch
The Canadiens lone all-star last season, Markov garnered the most votes of any defenseman in the Eastern Conference, and was second only to Sidney Crosby in voting for all players in the conference. However, in a discussion of the league’s top defensem
Walking out of the courtroom that day, Ryan O’Byrne must have felt a tremendous weight being lifted off of his shoulders.
It’s hard to think of anybody bettering Bill Durnan’s seven year career in the National Hockey League. The numbers speak for themselves, six Vezina trophies, six first team all-star selections, two Stanley Cups, the Hall of Fame in 1964, and most recen
In a year that saw the Canadiens exceed expectations, no player’s performance mirrored the teams as much as Josh Gorges. It was a year that saw Gorges establish himself at the highest level, a year in which he became one of the Habs most reliable perfo
Even with all of the recent acquisitions, there is no player more critical to the Canadiens success this upcoming year than Carey Price; such is the importance of goaltending in today’s game.