Position: Center Shoots: Left Height: 5’10" Weight: 181 lbs Birth Date: 11/23/1974 Birth Place: Turku, Finland Acquired: NHL Entry Draft Draft Team & Year: Montréal Canadiens in 1993 Draft Round: 1st Overall Choice: 21th Salary: $4.750.000 Scouting Report Strengths: Great playmaking abilities, has good breakaway speed and is a strong leader; he is team captain. … Continue reading #11 Saku Koivu
Position: Defence Shoots: Right Height: 6’4" Weight: 237 lbs Birth Date: 01/19/1982 Birth Place: West Islip, USA Acquired: NHL Entry Draft Draft Team & Year: Montréal Canadiens in 2001 Draft Round: 1st Overall Choice: 7th Salary: $1,900.000 Scouting Report Strengths: Strong physical presence, with better than average speed for a defenceman. Weaknesses: He can be … Continue reading #8 Mike Komisarek
Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Height: 5’8" Weight: 194 lbs Birth Date: 10/27/1978 Birth Place: Moscow, Russia Acquired: Signed as Free Agent in 2006 Draft Team & Year: Boston Bruins in 1997 Draft Round: 1st Overall Choice: 8th Salary: $3.525.000 Scouting Report Strengths: A very creative and speedy winger, who is hard to knock off … Continue reading #15 Sergei Samsonov
The 2006 World Hockey Championships from Latvia have now completed, and there were no shortage of players representing the Montreal Canadiens.
On November 18th, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a count of 5-3. Jose Theodore, despite a groin strain, started in goal for the Habs, while Martin Brodeur got the W for the Devils. Jan Bulis (shoulder), returned to the lineup tonight, after missing 4 games due to injury. Alexei Kovalev (foot), Radek Bonk (groin), and Maxim Lapierre … Continue reading Boxscore: New Jersey 5, Montreal 3
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This column is the first in a series dedicated to lovers of the Bleu, Blanc et Rouge worldwide. It recounts the stories of a select few, who, by the will of God, have been given a sentence worse than death – exile from Montreal.
#16 – Henri Richard