My sister in Ottawa sent me a May 30th newspaper clipping from the Ottawa Citizen written by Andrew Duffy. It’s about mistakes on the Stanley Cup, and frankly, in some cases, the engraver (there’s been a few of them) must have been either really rushed to get it done, drunk, or hadn’t slept in days when they were doing their engraving.
Or maybe they [...]

Tom at the Ryan Coke Experience suggested I do this and I thought about it and decided it might be fun. He said I should watch games from the Montreal Canadiens Memorable Games 10 DVD set, and report on them like they were live and had just happened.
So, live, from the press box in 1960, the game.
LEAFS NO [...]

It’s something I’ve always wondered. Why do some people end up being so talented they can make it to the NHL, or NBA, or write the great novel, or win gold in the Olympics, while most of don’t come within a country mile. Did they work harder than the rest of us? We’re they born with the [...]

Oh, is this not April 1st?

From Maclean’s magazine, February 20, 1965. Sixteen year old Bobby Orr playing for the Oshawa Generals. That’s Peter Mahovlich wearing number 20 for the Hamilton Red Wings. The caption under the photo asks the question; “Has Boston Captured the NHL’s Next Superstar?” 
In the article, when asked if the publicity bothered him, the young Orr replied, “I try [...]

I didn’t see the game because I’m in the middle of nowhere that took me a while to get to. But when it got dark and headlights began to give me headaches, I found a motel and stopped. And I asked the lady at the front desk, “do you have internet?” and she did, and [...]

In no particular order:
Jean Beliveau, Trevor Linden, Eric Duhatschek, Habs fans, Habs fans who don’t torch cars, Chris Cuthbert, readers of this blog, hard workers like Tom Kostopoulos and Maxim Lapierre,  Canada-Russia games, Henri Richard, Jim Hughson, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, players who visit sick kids, Josh Gorges, Dick Irvin, Ken Dryden’s books, Dickie Moore, Ralph [...]

You may have read Jim before. He’s had it up to here with shootouts. He comments regularly on the state of the game and how it could be fixed. And beginning now, in three installments, he sets his sights on possibly the only person more opinionated than himself, Don Cherry. 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 WHY DON?
I:  POOFING DON
 Should Don retire?  Two ways [...]

Jean Beliveau was in Vancouver this weekend and gave a really nice interview with The Province’s Jim Jamieson. I thought you might like it. 
 
Q: What does the 100th anniversary of the Canadiens mean to you?
A: I find myself to be very fortunate to be part of it; I’ve been with them since Oct. 3, [...]

It’s such a shame that Bobby Orr was a Boston Bruin. What a waste. He should’ve been a Hab.
Sometimes life isn’t fair.
 
Lawrence sent me this and said, “For the sake of all hockey fans, drop the Habs for a day on your blog and post this.”
So I did.