Whenever the Canadiens lose, like they have in their last two outings against Boston and Buffalo, I have to change my television viewing habits. I refuse to watch hockey highlights after the game, and the following day. Especially when the gang gets scored on with two seconds left. Seeing some sportscaster talk about a Habs [...]

This beautiful piece of art, measuring more than two feet by three feet, was originally in a Quebec school in the 1940′s as dated on the bottom of it. In a scene from the 1930′s, it was used as part of student storytelling, copying, or whatever else they came up with in class. It’s now framed and hangs [...]

Hockey Inside/Out has a fantastic eight minute clip of a 1932 Montreal-Toronto game, with Foster Hewitt doing the play-by-play and Howie Morenz showing why he was called the Babe Ruth of Hockey. Big Charlie Conacher, as smooth and as rugged as can be, was the Leaf marksman. I’m tremendously grateful to see this. I love the old stuff [...]

There is someone very interesting living across the water from me, just over on Vancouver Island, and I wanted to find out what he thought about a couple of things, including the Habs. So I phoned him. Howie Meeker played eight years in the NHL, between 1946 and 1953, and all eight were with the Toronto [...]

A recent poll conducted by the Ipso-Reid research company has found that one-third of the 1015 people surveyed say the Montreal Canadiens are Canada’s Team. I thought that was already decided. Taken for granted. A no-brainer. But it’s only a third of the people. And if you’re wondering about the Toronto Maple Leafs, wonder no more. They garnered 25 [...]

For as long as there has been and will be Montreal Canadiens-Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games, there will be barnburners, surprises, see-saw battles, and spirited play. Seems like it’s always been this way. Like tonight. And in the end, it took a shootout to decide the outcome, after one team blew a late-game two-goal lead, [...]

This beautiful piece of art measuring more than two feet by three feet, was originally in a Quebec school in the 1940′s. It was used, along with other outdoor scenes, as part of student essays or copying or whatever it was they did with it in class. It’s now framed and sits proudly in my living room, and [...]