Archive for the ‘Patrick Roy’ Category
“CUP COMES HOME” blared the headline in 1993 and little did we know that the Cup just a year later was going to run away from home and stay away. Stanley come home. We miss you. Enough’s enough. I think I’ll change it. It was Montreal’s 24th 25th championship in 1993 2013 and it was [...]
April 30, 2013 in Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, NHL playoffs, Patrick Roy, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Jeff Carter, Lyle Odelein, Patrick Roy, Stephan Lebeau, Travis Moen, Wayne Gretzky | 2 Comments »
The Canadiens once again showed what they’re made of, rebounding from a sub-par showing in Philadelphia, and winning 4-1 Thursday night against the Jets in front of a happy crowd at the Bell Centre. And such splendid feel good moments to go along with this important and satisfying win. Peter Budaj played in front of [...]
April 5, 2013 in Alex Galchenyuk, Boston Bruins, Marc Bergevin, Michael Ryder, Michel Therrien, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, PK Subban, Winnipeg Jets
Tags: Alex Galchenyuk, Guy Carbonneau, Lars Eller, Marc Bergevin, Michael Ryder, Michel Therrien, Patrick Roy, Peter Budaj, Pierre McGuire | 11 Comments »
Our Habs might have the odd overpaid two-goal scorer and a semi-comatose forward, and maybe a defenceman who doesn’t get closer than three feet of the opposition, and of course the injury-prone team with no power play did end up slightly down in the standings last season. Slightly. But there could be an excellent silver lining. [...]
December 2, 2012 in Alex Galchenyuk, Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Alex Galchenyuk, Bruce Springsteen, Guy Lafleur, Jon Landau, London Knights, Niagara IceDogs, Patrick Roy, Peterborough Petes, Ryan Strome, Sarnia Sting, Seth Griffith | 4 Comments »
Apparently these are legal tender in the U.S., according to the seller on eBay, who also has a Rocket dollar listed. I had no idea something like this would be allowed, and I’m sure most countries wouldn’t be crazy about it. In Russia for example, even the smallest mark on a ruble from a pen [...]
October 12, 2012 in Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Maurice Richard, Patrick Roy dollar bill | 13 Comments »
Howie Morenz was born in 1902, so when he was about 15 and paying a nickel to get into the local movie house in Stratford, this is the sort of popcorn box he would’ve thrown from the balcony while sitting with his goofy friends. This is what guys did. Girls giggled with their girlfriends, boys fired popcorn boxes. [...]
May 22, 2012 in Henri Richard, Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Toe Blake
Tags: Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard, Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Patrick Roy, Toe Blake | 3 Comments »
On Friday, September 19, 1986, the Montreal Canadiens played an exhibition game against the Edmonton Oilers at the Ottawa Civic Centre. I lived in Ottawa at the time but sometimes, as was the case here, real life gets in the way and I had to work and couldn’t go. Just like the time I had [...]
May 16, 2012 in Bob Gainey, Edmonton Oilers, Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Pile of programs & mags, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Bob Gainey, Bobby Smith, Chris Chelios, Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, Guy Carbonneau, Jarri Kurri, Larry Robinson, Mark Messier, National Arts Centre, Patrick Roy, Paul Coffey, Roy Orbison, Stephane Richer, Wayne Gretzky | 4 Comments »
In reading various columns this morning, I see the field has narrowed down to a measly 15 or so candidates for the GM job in Montreal. Names mentioned include Pierre McGuire and Jacques Martin, who need no introduction; ex-Habs Vincent Damphousse, Guy Carbonneau, and Patrick Roy; player agent Pat Brisson; along with Marc Bergevin, Julien Brisebois, Claude Loiselle, [...]
March 30, 2012 in Boston Bruins, Don Cherry, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Don Cherry, Donald Trump, Glen Sather, Guy Carbonneau, Jillian Barbarie, Mike Milbury, Patrick Roy, Pierre McGuire, PJ Stock | 5 Comments »
Our wild and crazy Montreal Canadiens have an opening for a new general manager after Pierre Gauthier has been sacked, and rightly so. Gauthier can now slither back to his pad in Vermont and do whatever he does. I dunno, what do ghosts do anyway? Finally an excorcism from this season from hell. The first big [...]
March 29, 2012 in Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Jacques Martin, Mike Cammalleri, Patrick Roy, Perry Pearn, Pierre Gauthier, Randy Cunneyworth, Rene Bourque, Scott Gomez | 33 Comments »
With the latest rumour being Bob Hartley coming in to coach the Habs, here’s a look at him in a Quebec televison series getting angry with Patrice Brisebois. A big thanks to Danno for giving us this glimpse, albeit acting, of Hartley, who won a Stanley Cup in Colorado with Patrick Roy as his goalie. [...]
March 23, 2012 in Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Bob Hartley, Guy Carbonneau, La serie Montreal-Quebec, Patrice Brisebois, Patrick Roy, Quebec Nordiques | 13 Comments »
Rumblings have begun about Patrick Roy soon becoming the new Habs head coach, and I don’t really want to get into it until it becomes more than just rumblings. I will say this, though. I wasn’t happy with Patrick when he quit the team in 1995 after being embarrassed by coach Mario Tremblay, and I wasn’t thrilled [...]
March 21, 2012 in Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Bobby Smith, Halifax Mooseheads, Patrrick Roy, Quebec Remparts | 9 Comments »