Who Wore The First Number 99 In Hockey?
habseyesontheprize.com 13 days ago — I recently came upon a question at Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends that I thought I may be able to shed some light upon. At the site, Joe was asked in regular " Ask the Hockey History Blogger " about the origins of the number 99 in the game of hockey. While it is common knowledge ...

The Price Of Being A Twit
lionsinwinter.ca 27 days ago — In case you missed it, Twitter has once again lived up to its name – the home of twits. On Saturday evening, after the Canadiens (and Carey's) latest loss, Allan Walsh (non other than Jaroslav Halak's agent) took to the bandwidth and typed in some ...

When the Montreal Canadiens hockey dynasty ended for good
thehockeywriters.com 15 days ago — This is a guest post by our friend Michael Langlois from Vintage Leaf Memories When sports historians speak in terms of true dynasties (that is, success that lasts for a few generations, as opposed to a few years), three franchises come to mind: the Yankees in baseball, the Celtics in ...

Reverberations Of Habs Loss To Tampa
habseyesontheprize.com 28 days ago —   Robert L note: My apologies dear readers, Saturday's loss to the Lightning required me to get a little bent. Yup, I mean sloshed, totally. Spelling might elude me, but typing doesn't. The drinking started simultaneously In combining the wobbly pops with hockey frustration, ...

Habs Fan Makes a Vintage 1930’s Find
yathehabsrule.com 28 days ago — A Canadiens fan’s family member unearths a great piece of history. A team photo of the 1936-37 Montreal Canadiens. Bottom row (from l to r): Armand Mondou, Paul Haynes, Georges Mantha, Joffre Desilets, Pt Lépine, Wilf Cude, Johnny Gagnon, Howie Morenz, Aurèle Joliat, Paul ...

Its the Bruins tonight...
myteamrivals.typepad.com 11/5/2009 — at 7pm ET when the Habs travel to Boston to play. The 7-8-0 Canadiens are coming off a disappointing loss to the Thrashers and are tied for 2nd with 14 points behind Buffalo who has 19 points. The Bruins are off to 6-7-1 13 point 4th place start this season and are 4-4-0 at home while the ...

Canadiens Best Might Not Be Good Enough
habseyesontheprize.com 10/18/2009 —   After reading the words of commenters this morning to my bleak summation of the Canadiens loss to the Senators last night, and checking out Boone's always dead on target " About Last Night..." at HIO, I received needed injections of hope to cure some of my hopelessness. Most of it ...

Habs Win, And The World Returns To Normal
habseyesontheprize.com 10/21/2009 —    Well, not quite. I mean hardly, really! Had all kinds trouble headlining this post. "Habs End Skid In Shoot Out" was just too boring and the win was, honestly, all too similar to some of the last five losses in the string. As the script remained almost the same, the post ...

5-hole Goes to Montreal
5-hole.com 10/23/2009 — Hey everyone. Marc and I are going to Montreal for the weekend and while we’re there, we’ll be heading over to the Centre Bell to take in the Habs-Rangers game. Hopefully we run into this guy that Scotty Hockey found on his trip last season so we can tell him that he’s the ...

Price Still Isn’t Right For Canadiens Goalie
canescountry.com 19 days ago — More photos » by Mark Humphrey - AP 2 days ago: Nashville Predators center Steve Sullivan (26) puts the puck between the pads of Montreal Canadiens ...

Thrashers get rare regulation victory at Montreal — SI.com - NHL 11/4/2009
MONTREAL(AP) After Colby Armstrong gave Atlanta a third-period lead, the Thrashers hung on for their first regulation victory at the Bell Centre in over five years.

Thrashers-Canadiens: Habs Comeback Falls Short — Bleacher Report - NHL 11/4/2009
Montreal 4 Atlanta 5 (Bell Centre) posted by Rocket All Habs Ilya Kovalchuk is a true sniper and superstar in the league. With him in the lineup, the Atlanta Thrashers are a potent offensive team. With Kovalchuk on the sidelines due to ...

Habs, Bruins both struggling as they prepare for first meeting of the season — NHL.com News in English 11/4/2009
MONTREAL - The Boston Bruins can't score, but the Montreal Canadiens can't keep the puck out of their net. So what will give when the two old rivals collide for the first time this season on Thursday night in Boston? The 6-7-1 Bruin...

On eve of Hall of Fame induction, Luc Robitaille recalls McSorley stick call — NHL.com News in English 11/4/2009
Luc Robitaille has a conspiracy theory about one of the few bad memories he was left with after a Hall of Fame career. The former Los Angeles Kings star believes the Montreal Canadiens were tipped off during the 1993 Stanley Cup final, wh...

Lecavalier May Still Be The Knight In Shining Armour For Habs Fans — Bleacher Report - NHL 11/5/2009
Just when you thought the trade rumours had all but ceased in Montreal the Habs have played inconsistent, and Vinny Lecavalier has been mediocre at best. It is no secret he has been in coach Rick Tocchet's doghouse of late. Vinny has been badly ...