Posts Tagged ‘Jacques Plante’
Jaroslav Halak stood on his head, stopping 45 shots, many of the very dangerous variety, and he and the Canadiens withstood the Vancouver Canucks to win 3-2 and in the process, clawed their way kicking and screaming back into the hearts of many Habs fans. At least for now.
And on top of everything, Sergei Kostityn [...]
February 2, 2010 in Bell Centre, Boston Bruins, Carey Price, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: Benoit Pouliot, Carey Price, Jacques Plante, Jaroslav Halak, Maxim Lapierre, Montreal Forum, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec | 12 Comments »
There’s a huge storm running rampant through British Columbia’s south coast right now, including Powell River where I am. Huge winds are knocking down trees and scattering branches and leaves on the roads. Rain is falling , the Island ferry has cancelled its sailings, the cat’s scared and won’t eat, and outside noises kept me [...]
January 18, 2010 in Atlanta Thrashers, Doug Harvey, Howie Morenz, Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Toe Blake
Tags: Aurele Joliat, Doug Harvey, Howie Morenz, Jacques Plante, Newsy Lalonde, Powell River, Toe Blake | 9 Comments »
Rangers 6, Canadiens 2.
It was a game the Habs needed. A game they led 2-0. A game that would’ve catapulted them into seventh place ahead of New York.
Instead – six straight unanswered goals by the Blueshirts.
My wife sat with me on the couch and asked a simple question – What’s wrong with Montreal, and I can’t [...]
January 17, 2010 in Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues
Tags: Andre Racicot, Andrei Markov, Bob Gainey, Carey Price, Jacques Plante, Jaroslav Halak, Mike Cammalleri, Pierre McGuire, Toam Plekanec | 12 Comments »
Please excuse the glue stains on the picture but it’s the only one I have that shows what I’m about to go on about.
As great as Doug Harvey was, and most agree it’s him and Bobby Orr as the best-ever on the blueline, he had one slightly daring habit that drove first coach Dick Irvin, and then Toe [...]
January 7, 2010 in Detroit Red Wings, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens, Toe Blake
Tags: Bill Durnan, Bobby Orr, Detroit Red Wings, Dick Irvin Jr, Dick Irvin Sr., Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, Toe Blake | 6 Comments »
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 [...]
December 18, 2009 in Bernard Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Frank Selke, Henri Richard, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Sam Pollock, Toe Blake, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: Bill Durnan, Danny Gallivan, Doug Harvey, Eddie St. Pierre, Emile Bouchard, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Moncton Times, Toe Blake | 6 Comments »
A hundred years of heroes and dreams. A hundred years of men donning the sweater and taking to the ice. A hundred years of kids watching and reading about, dreaming and becoming. From the time Didier Pitre took a pass from Jack Laviolette and slid it over to Newsy Lalonde, little boys donned the sweater, the bleu, blanc, [...]
December 3, 2009 in Bell Centre, Bernard Geoffrion, Carey Price, Doug Harvey, Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard, Howie Morenz, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Toe Blake
Tags: Alex Kovalev, Aurele Joliat, Bill Durnan, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Brian Gionta, Butch Bouchard, Carey Price, Detroit Olympia, Didier Pitre, Doug Harvey, Elmer Lach, George Hainsworth, Georges Vezina, Guy Lafleur, Habs sweaters, Howie Morenz, Jack Laviolette, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden, Larry Robinson, Mats Naslund, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens 100 years anniversary, Montreal Forum, Newsy Lalonde, Patrick Roy, Saku Koivu, Toe Blake | 17 Comments »
The article below was written by an Ottawa freelance writer named Buzz Bourdon and appeared in the Ottawa Citizen in 2004. Someone had sent the clipping to me and I’d put it in a book and saved it because for some reason I felt it was worth holding on to. It’s the story of how Bourdon lost his [...]
November 11, 2009 in Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Henri Richard, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson Sr., Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Toe Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: Bernie Parent, Bobby Hull, Buzz Bourdon, Frank Mahovlich, Gordie Howe, Gump Worsley, Habs, Henri Richard, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson, Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Montreal Forum, RCAF, Toe Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs, Yvan Cournoyer | 18 Comments »
Yes I know, you’ve probably seen this picture before. But I thought, hey, what the heck, I’m not going to get run over by a bus or have a curse inflicted upon me if I show it. So I’m showing it.
With all the talk about Jacques Plante and him finally putting the mask on after [...]
November 10, 2009 in Howie Morenz, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Andy Bathgate, Clint Benedict, goalie masks, Howie Morenz, Jacques Plante, Montreal Maroons | 4 Comments »
Montreal Mystique brings us a fascinating and lively audio interview with ex-Hab Rejean Houle. Houle talks about his first coach in the WHA – Jacques Plante, the WHA in general, Marc Tardif (“the best player in the league next to Bobby Hull”), the great Habs teams of the 1970’s, Patrick Roy, today’s team, and lots of other delicious [...]
October 14, 2009 in Bob Gainey, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Sam Pollock, Wayne Gretzky, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: 1970's Montreal Canadiens, Habs, Jacques Plante, Marc Tardif, Patrick Roy, Rejean Houle, WHA | 1 Comment »
Sadly, the Montreal Canadiens will not be challenging the 1979 Philadelphia Flyers’ astonishing record of going unbeaten in the first 35 games of the season. They were on their way, mind you, but got stalled at game three. One little game has screwed up the whole record-breaking process.
Montreal played a great game at the Saddledome in Calgary Tuesday night. Yes, [...]
October 7, 2009 in Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: 1979 Philadelphia Flyers unbeaten streak, Brian Gionta, Calgary Flames, Carey Price, Edmonton Oilers, Jacques Plante, Jaroslav Halak, Ken Dryden, Mike Cammalleri, Scott Gomez, Tomas Plekanec, Vancouver Canucks | 6 Comments »