americanjuniorhockey.com - 6/29/2009
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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 ...
Will Leblanc be The One?
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — It's time for the predictable Habs draft assumption. This annual ritual closely follows the conclusion of the Stanley Cup final (one, by the way, that I correctly predicted on April 15. Just saying.). It involves a number of draft "experts" from around the hockey world taking for granted that ...
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 ...
2009 NHL Draft: Final thoughts from Montreal
broadstreethockey.com 6/29/2009 —
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by Ryan Remiorz - AP
The backstage area at the Bell Centre where draftees would come to speak with the media following their selection.
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Trading Places? Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne
greatesthockeylegends.com 6/24/2009 — Check out this photo:It is Guy Lafleur, sometime between the years 1966 and 1969. He was playing for the Quebec Jr. Aces. They would change their name to the Remparts at the end of the decade. The older Lafleur would blossom into one of the greatest ...
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 ...
Carry On My Wayward Habs - Cheering for Dearly Departed Former Canadiens
habseyesontheprize.com 7/10/2009 —
I have been a fan of the Canadiens since 1971, but began watching televised hockey around 1969.
I didn't know much about anything back then. The Beatles were bugs, Woodstock was a Peanuts' cartoon character, and I thought it was a funny thing when Mom caught ...
Did the Montreal Canadiens need to be overhauled?
lionsinwinter.ca 7/5/2009 — It's been swept under the rug a bit, but I still think it's a very pertinent question
To headline writers, Bob Gainey has blown up a team that crashed and burned in 2009.
To anyone with a developed memory and a modicum of sense, Bob Gainey also blew ...
GOOD-BYE CAPTAIN K
abehefter.wordpress.com 6/30/2009 — It’s over.
Saku Koivu’s career as a member of the Montreal Canadiens effectively came to an end yesterday, when General Manager Bob Gainey announced that Koivu was not among the team’s potential unrestricted free agents to receive a contract offer from the Habs. That honor ...
Four Habs Fans shares Montreal Canadiens draft thoughts
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — Four Habs Fans adheres to many of our favorite Internet traditions, throwing out equal parts clever, cruel and ... curvaceous. Don't be fooled by the random eye candy, though, because under that exterior is a core of fabulous hockey writing. In traditional FHF fashion, their post is brief but ...
Did the Canadiens Mess Up by Not Drafting Maxime Talbot in 2002?
habseyesontheprize.com 7/13/2009 —
When it comes to the inexact science that is the drafting of 17 and 18 year old players into the NHL, it is often said that hindsight in 20/20. I'll add that such hindsight is often downright cockeyed, especially in terms of making a point years after ...
