Habs dropped a 3-2 game to Pittsburgh tonight. The referee made sure of that.
But first things first.
Because I don’t speak French, I don’t have the luxury of understanding pre-game and post-game Habs shows on RDS and what Pierre Houde and Benoit Brunet and the rest have to say about things. There’s so many little scoops [...]
December 10, 2009 in Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tags: Benoit Brunet, controversial goal, Pittsburgh, RDS Pierre Houde, Roman Hamrlik, Sault Ste. Marie, Sergei Gonchar | 19 Comments »
Years ago, before the National Hockey League became the Wall Street-watching, unionized, big ticket machine it is today, teams of the original six would often spend part of their pre-season playing various senior teams that usually belonged to the big club, in smaller towns in smaller rinks throughout the country. The Montreal Canadiens, for example, would take their [...]
May 21, 2009 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: 1972 Summit Series, Aggie Kukulowicz, Gump Worsley, Habs, Jacques Plante, Powell River Regals, Rocket Richard, Sault Ste. Marie, Trois Rivieres | 1 Comment »
An old friend of mine, JW, was at the Habs-Senators game in Ottawa Saturday night, and he wrote in the comments that some fans from Montreal who came up to Ottawa on the charters wouldn’t stand or take their hats off for the national anthem.
Is this one of the reasons why there’s so many Habs haters out there? How [...]
January 18, 2009 in Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators
Tags: bullfights in Spain, Canadian national anthem, Habs, Josh Gorges, Kelowna, Manchester United, Matt D'Agostini, Mississauga, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa, Ottawa Senators, Sault Ste. Marie, Tom Kostopoulos | 18 Comments »