Very soon it’ll be throw everything into storage, close up shop, hop into the car with Luci, Gaston, and maybe Teesha the cat, and drive 2300 miles to Montreal, where I’ll be working at Classic Auctions, which many of you know is the biggest and best historical hockey auction house on the planet. This gig [...]

In this week’s TSN Rookie Rankings, Brendan Gallagher is number one and Alex Galchenyuk number three. The last time I posted this type of thing, on February 20th, Galchenyuk was one and Gallagher two. What a dynamic duo! Interesting enough, Nail Yakupov is currently way down at 26, and TSN describes the number one overall [...]

This may seem ridiculous to you, but when you get older, the world of electronic gadgets will try to pass you by like James Dean in his Porsche Spyder, blasting past the Beverly Hillbillies old truck with the rocking chair in the back.  Howie Morenz breezing by Hal Gill. Usain Bolt vs. Gump Worsley in the [...]

It’s not the first time I’ve posted this. And it might not be the last. Ottawa’s Prescott Hotel, in the mid 1980′s, was one of those classic old beverage room with a Ladies and Escort door, and a regular entrance. It smelled of stale beer and cigarettes, and the trays of beer were served by [...]

That’s Blake Geoffrion’s dad Danny, in white, being shown stuff by Blake’s future grandpa Boom Boom. Danny is just two years old here, so Blake was still a ways off from being made. Blake’s future uncle Robert is just 5 in this picture, while future aunt Linda is 7. Blake’s future grandma Marlene, looking gorgeous, is, as you [...]

Blue Bayou (Donal) in London, England, found this in the Guardian from a couple of months ago, and sends it along. It’s a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing hockey for an amateur squad against a bunch of Russian legends, and amazingly, Putin sort of looks like he’s played before. He skates okay, scores a [...]

Talk about motivation to play well. Blake Geoffrion today signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Habs which will give him $803,250 if he plays for the big club, but just $62,500 if he’s sent to the minors. That’s a difference of $740,750, which is substantial to say the least. Imagine the Boom Boom and Howie [...]

Although I have almost 70 Group 2 (1944-64) Habs Beehives, I only have three Crown Brand photos, but three’s better than none, I think. The Howie Morenz Crown Brand is a mighty desirable one to have, although Toe Blake and Pit Lepine are no slouches either.  I’ve shown Lepine and Blake before, but this is the [...]

An amazing piece of history just sold at Classic Auctions for $3540.00. It’s a letter written by Howie Morenz from his hospital bed to his Montreal and Chicago teammate Marty Burke. Morenz had broken his leg in a game against the Hawks on January 28th, 1937, and on March 8th, the great star would unexpectantly pass away. [...]

This great old MacLean’s magazine (below) is from March 29, 1958, and has a nice feature on Henri Richard and how the small centreman (5’7″, 160 lbs.) was emerging from his big brother’s shadow and making a name for himself on his own merits. Henri was just six years old when his parents began taking [...]