It was going so well too. The crowd was pumped and happy. There was a friendly, robust cheer for new coach Michel Therrien. The torch was passed from past captains, from Yvan Cournoyer to the Pocket, from Vincent Damphousse to Serge Savard, and then Jean Beliveau handed it to present-day captain Brian Gionta. The torch [...]
January 19, 2013 in Alex Galchenyuk, Alexei Emelin, Brian Gionta, Carey Price, David Desharnais, Florida Panthers, Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Max Pacioretty, Michel Therrien, Montreal Canadiens, NHL lockout, PK Subban, Toronto Maple Leafs, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: Alex Kovalev, Brandon Prust, Brian Gionta, Carey Price, David Desharnais, Erik Cole, Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Max Pacioretty, Mike Brown, Serge Savard, Vincent Damphousse, Yvan Cournoyer | 14 Comments »
This December 1992 game in Winnipeg was a beauty, with Andre Racicot in goal as Patrick Roy, on the bench, had the night off. About halfway through, we also learn that someone named Gary Bettman from the NBA is in the running for top job in the NHL. The following spring, Montreal would win their 24th Stanley [...]
October 8, 2011 in Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Winnipeg Jets
Tags: Andre Racicot, Denis Savard, Gary Bettman, Kevin Haller, NBA, Patrick Roy, Vincent Damphousse | 5 Comments »
“You always wonder whether guys are ready to pay the price in games like these. You wonder and then you’re afraid maybe a few of the guys won’t or can’t go higher and farther, and that could be enough to hurt you.” So said then-forward and now assistant coach Kirk Muller after his team had defeated [...]
May 29, 2010 in Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, NHL playoffs, Patrick Roy, Phoenix Coyotes
Tags: Brian Bellows, Eric Desjardins, Guy Carbonneau, Jacques Demers, John LeClair, Kelly Hrudey, Kirk Muller, Mary McSorley, Mathieu Schneider, Patrick Roy, Red Fisher, Vincent Damphousse, Wayne Gretzky | 2 Comments »
That sound you hear tomorrow night in Ottawa is the sound of people cheering the Senators and booing the Habs? And that sound is the sound of long-time Montreal Canadiens fans who’ve become Senators fans. I know, I know. The unwritten book of civic pride says you should always support your home team. But picture this. You grew up in [...]
February 8, 2008 in Guy Lafleur, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Alex Kovalev, Dany Heatley. Jason Spezza, Don Cherry, East Ottawa, Guy Lafleur, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Forum, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Roy, Saku Koivu, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vincent Damphousse | 2 Comments »
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