In 1972 in St. Louis, the hotel the Canadiens were staying in caught fire. Coach Scotty Bowman found himself trapped and in real trouble until a bunch of players grabbed a ladder and saved his life. ”He was in bad shape,” recalled goaltender Denis DeJordy, “and when he finally breathed fresh air, the first thing he did [...]

There was a lot of clutching and grabbing tonight. And then her and I decided to watch the hockey game.
And in this game, some very good things came to pass. The Habs took out the Bruins in a 4-1 workmanlike, no-frills-type fashion. The big guns remained quiet except for Benoit Pouliot, who found the middle of [...]

It began with heart-warming moments. Onto the ice in full uniform came Guy Lafleur, Ken Dryden, Pete Mahovlich, Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey, Steve Shutt, and a host of others. It was like seeing a 1976 pre-game warmup.
And the best was yet to come. Others were introduced, and for me personally, seeing Ralph Backstrom, Bobby Rousseau [...]

So far, Jacques Martin hasn’t exactly had raving success as new coach of the Montreal Canadiens. So the question is, is he the right man for the job?
It was certainly important to find a French-Canadian coach, or at least one who is perfectly bilingual. The Montreal French media in particular wouldn’t have accepted anything less, and [...]

 
Bob Gainey may or may not be a great general manager, it remains to be seen. I wonder sometimes why Guy Carbonneau was let go as coach, although to be fair to Gainey, the team was going nowhere with Carbo behind the bench. I’d also like to know the true story of what happened with Alex Kovalev. But even [...]

For me, and for so many others, there was no better announcer than Danny Gallivan, the voice of the Habs for 32 years from 1952 until 1984. He created incredible magic for Habs fans, and when I think of the old Montreal Forum and all the great games there, I think of Danny. Even today, especially today, I [...]

Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion is well-remembered for many things – His slaphot he worked on when he was nine years old at a time when slapshots weren’t invented yet; His nickname “Boom Boom”, which came about when a Montreal Star sportswriter named Charlie Boire asked Geoffrion if he could call him that after hearing the puck leave his stick and then [...]

Because so many of you clicked on the ads on the side of this site, plus me getting in quite a bit of overtime lately at work, I now have enough money, 400 million, to buy the Montreal Canadiens from George Gillett. This of course will include the Bell Centre, where I will be living, [...]

What can be said about Montreal’s 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes?
 
It can be said that it’s the Canadiens third straight loss, for example and this has turned into a horrendous slump.
It can be said they played fairly well and had their chances.
Guillaume Latendresse scored a much-needed goal on a penalty shot.
And Alex Kovalev finally notched one, [...]

A guest writer delves into the ‘Patrick Roy’s sweater being retired’ saga. 
 
Take it away, Jim.
 
“Pro sports are sexy for a variety of reasons, but perhaps their most attractive quality is that they are so readily apprehended. Things are pretty straightforward, excluding the usual geeky obsession with stats – God bless The Schwab, a brilliant trivia geek, but [...]