Leblanc is the Toast of the Town
americanjuniorhockey.com 6/29/2009 — For Louis Leblanc, the script couldn't have been written any better. One that even he admitted was the best scenario. The USHL Rookie of the Year was chosen in the first round of the 2009 NHL Draft by his hometown club, the Montreal Canadiens. While the main headline in the weeks leading up to ...

How I Got Tickets to the NHL Draft
pensionplanpuppets.com 7/6/2009 — Sometimes being a horrible shyster like me pays off in a big way. I sort of feel bad about lying to the obviously nice Montreal Canadiens ticket office but I felt that my team allegiance wouldn't help me attend the draft and so here we are. My crazy ...

2009 NHL Draft: Final thoughts from Montreal
broadstreethockey.com 6/29/2009 — More photos » by Ryan Remiorz - AP The backstage area at the Bell Centre where draftees would come to speak with the media following their selection. Browse more photos » The ...

To Montreal I go.....
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NHL Draft Day Aftermath The Trades That Did & Didn’t Happen
novafantasysports.com 7/2/2009 — This years NHL Draft weekend was one of the most spoken about in the Hockey world for quite sometime. The primary reason 2 wonder kids one from North America in Canadian born Center John Tavares drafted #1 overall, and the other from Europe in Swedish born Defensemen in Victor Hedman. However ...

NHL: QU Goes to the Draft
jschil.wordpress.com 6/29/2009 — I love when I have the opportunity to give a shoutout to my fellow bloggers and I am honored that this time it is also one of my Quinnipiac colleagues. Travis Hughes of the Philadelphia Flyers’ blog Broad Street Hockey had the honor and privileged of going to the NHL Draft in Montreal ...

Every Contract is Moveable
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — Or at least that's the way it seems. In my last post I outlined which teams were in a good cap position heading into free agency. One of these teams was the Montreal Canadiens. One of the teams in a bit of a cap pickle was the New York Rangers. Today these two organizations made a trade: To ...

Rangers Agree To Terms With RFA Chris Higgins
puckcentral.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Looks like Chris Higgins has a few more reasons to party (seen on the right with Andrei Kostitsyn) after he agreed to terms on a contract with the New York Rangers today. As usual, terms of the contract were not released, but they will be known soon enough. The Official Rangers release from ...

A History Of The Montreal Canadiens Ownership 1909 - 1935
habseyesontheprize.com 6/20/2009 — As the Montreal Canadiens imminent sale to the Molson family nears, it is interesting to note the diversity of previous ownership groups of the hockey club, their differing success, and the perception of these figures in the public eye. This is Part One of a series on the Canadiens ...

Rangers Trade Gomez To Canadiens
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — "Scott Gomez’ brief New York tenure ended yesterday when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player deal. The key player coming back to New York is forward Chris Higgins, a Long Island native who is set to become a restricted free agent today ...

2009 NHL Draft Team By Team — NHL.com News in English 6/29/2009
1 (15) Peter Holland, C, Guelph (OHL). 1 (26) Kyle Palmieri, RW/C, U.S. U-18. 2 (37) Matt Clark, D, Brampton (OHL). 3 (76) Igor Bobkov, G, Magnitogorsk (Russia, third div.). 4 (106) Sami Vatanen, D, Jyp Jr. (Finnish Jr.). 5 (136) Radoslav Il...

Inside Look: 2009 Buffalo Sabres Draft Class — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/29/2009
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, leaving many to analyze the aftermath.  This writer will give you a recap of what the Buffalo Sabres did with their selections and what it could mean for the future of the club. Heading into the ...

Greg's 2009 NHL Free Agent Predictions — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/29/2009
In a 90-minute marathon on an episode of "NHL Tonight" yesterday, Joe Alianello and I randomly picked some of the bigger free agent names out there and gave our predictions as to where they would end up (Read Joe's Predictions here ). We also ...

Tortorella, Gordon named Team USA assistants — NHL.com News in English 6/29/2009
USA Hockey today named New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella and New York Islanders head coach Scott Gordon as assistant coaches to Ron Wilson for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In addition, USA Hockey announced its support staff ...

Tortorella, Gordon named to Team USA coaching staff — NHL.com News in English 6/29/2009
USA Hockey filled out the rest of its coaching and support staff for the U.S. men's hockey team that will look for gold in Vancouver in February. New York Rangers coach John Tortorella and New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon were named as ass...