It’s the magical combination of Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin as the Habs and Flyers battle on May 16, 1976. Montreal would win 5-3 on this night, sweeping the Flyers to win their 19th Stanley Cup. Period one (30 min.) and period three (42 min) are included here, and we see the Cup awarded. Just [...]

Last year I was in contact with a fellow named Gyle Konotopetz, who at one time was a terrific and ultra-creative sports columnist with the Calgary Herald before moving to the states, and now, I think, is up in Victoria. Gyle had done a piece in the Herald about Danny Gallivan, and when I wrote [...]

The question now is, what kind of guy is Rene Bourque? Is he the kind who can stand the pressure of playing in Montreal, or is he the type who will lose sleep, find himself with an ulcer, and wish he was in Phoenix.. The kind of guy he is will dictate how successful this trade becomes. [...]

I found these while going through some boxes today. They’re photos of the Montreal Forum, taken in 1996 by my old friends Mike and Diana Williamson, who were kind enough to send copies to me after they’d had their film developed. It was a trek to the Forum, to see a game and enjoy the [...]

It just never gets old. The “Too Many Men on the Ice” goal!

Long before there was a Pierre Houde to call Habs games, and before Danny Gallivan and Rene Lecavalier and Dick Irvin and Doug Smith and the others who sat up high and described the action below, a man named J. Arthur Dupont was the voice of the Montreal Canadiens in the early days of hockey on [...]

I came across what I think is an interesting poll, although it was done in 2005. But I think nothing’s changed from then to now. I also disagree slightly and have my own choices at the bottom. The Best “Hockey Night In Canada” Play-By-Play Announcer Of All Time Danny Gallivan 53 votes 36. 30% Bob Cole [...]

Chicago takes a 2-0 series lead after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1, and it’s said that their chances are 94% now that they’ll win it all after grabbing the first two games of the series. That’s all fine and dandy, but the last thing hockey needs is a four-game sweep in the Stanley Cup finals. It’s [...]

There’s no Canadiens crests at centre ice for some reason, but the pillars that were there blocking people’s views can be seen just at the top of the blues. And is that Rene Lecavalier and Danny Gallivan up there in the booth telling us in French and English how the boys are doing? This is a 1960′s artist’s rendition [...]

Eddie St. Pierre, retired columnist for the Moncton Times and Transcript, started writing sports in 1950 and over the years had many connections with the Montreal Canadiens. He shares some great stories here; “During my long reporting career with this newspaper (I’ve just begun my 60th year of affiliation with the paper, having joined on [...]