Rare is the game where the night’s first star doesn’t record a single goal or an assist. For a player held off the score sheet to be the games first star, he must turn in a dominating performance, a performance that leaves no doubt as to who the best p
On that special evening, I had the honour of spending a couple of hours over dinner with Jean Beliveau.
So you can imagine how excited I was about this past weekend. After all it’s not every weekend you get to spend some time with Henri Richard.
On Monday night, Larry Robinson will receive the ultimate honor that the Montreal Canadiens provide; the retirement of his jersey number by the team. In ceremonies before Montreal’s game with the Ottawa Senators, Robinson will become the thirteenth pla
As the Montreal Canadiens reach the quarter point of their season, I think it’s safe to say that the much maligned Alexei Kovalev has given the Habs exactly what they expected when they signed him to a long term contract a little over two years ago.
Halak, unhappy with his demotion to Hamilton after the teams training camp has asked Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey to bring him back up to play for the Canadiens and if that doesn’t happen, to trade him to another NHL team; one where he wouldn’t
Obviously, four games into a career is much too early to start anointing Price as the heir to the Canadiens great goaltending tradition. What happens in the future is unknown, but after four games, we can all see what made Bob Gainey buck the tradition
When looking back at the life and career of Georges Vezina, one is confronted by the legend. For many of us the name Vezina is synonymous with goaltending excellence. But, what about the man himself? Who was this man? What made him so successful? What
Now take a place like Montreal, where hockey is a passion, and where you coach every night under the backdrop of twenty four Stanley Cup banners, and you have an idea of the pressure facing Canadiens head coach, Guy Carbonneau, on a daily basis.
From the beginning of his career Rogie Vachon, had to fight to get respect for his talents and his skills. Throughout his career he was unable to warrant mention amongst the best goalies of his time, and now in retirement he has had to watch as some of