The Hockey Hall of Fame Induction ceremony went off swimmingly, except for the time maybe when Mats Sundin pronounced Elmer Lach’s name “Latch,” and Patrick Roy took a swipe at the Canadiens, saying they decided to trade him, which only sort of happened after Roy told Ronald Corey he’d never play another game with the [...]
November 12, 2012 in Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Elmer Lach, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: Adam Oates, Elmer Lach, Gary Bettman, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Patrick Roy, Pavel Bure, Ronald Corey | 1 Comment »
There’s a brand new and highly-anticipated book about Patrick Roy, written by his father Michel, on the market now, with all the details at Joe Pelletier’s site, but I know one person who probably doesn’t feel like reading it right now. And when Patrick Roy has his sweater raised to the rafters at the Bell Centre on [...]
October 6, 2008 in Bell Centre, Detroit Red Wings, Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Bell Centre, Habs, hockey, Jean Beliveau, Mario Tremblay, Michel Roy, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Patrick Roy's new book, Pickering, Quebec Nordiques, Ronald Corey, Stanley Cup, sweater retirement | 9 Comments »
I got home from work and saw this article from CBC Sports. I suppose he deserves it, although he’s in my bad books right now. Somehow I can’t shake the notion that he bailed out on the Habs when the going got tough. I’m also not impressed about the brawl he and his son were [...]
August 30, 2008 in Bell Centre, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Bobby Nadeau, CBC sports, Chicoutimi Sagueneens, Colorado Avalanche, Conn Smythe Trophy, Detroit Red Wings, Habs, hockey, Jonathan Roy, LaPresse, Mario Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Quebec Remparts, Ronald Corey, Stanley Cup | 4 Comments »
Remember when Patrick Roy winked at LA player Tomas Sandstrom after making a nice stop on him? There was something about that that I didn’t like. Maybe it was because I wasn’t sure that Patrick had robbed him blind, and that it was sort of a lucky save that simply looked good. I leaned toward the lucky save. [...]
March 27, 2008 in Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy
Tags: Bob McKenzie, Bobby Nadeau, Chicoutimi, Claude Lemieux, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, George Gillette, Jean Beliveau, Jonathan Roy, LA Kings, Mario Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts, Red Fisher, Ronald Corey, Tomas Sandstrum, TSN | 5 Comments »