Jared Book
A freelance sports reporter in Montreal with a BA in Journalism from Concordia University, Jared has written about every sport from hockey to tennis online and in print. He will be covering the Montreal Canadiens for THW. You could follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jaredbook.
Author's Posts
What's in a number: #15 with the Montreal Canadiens
October 24th, 2011 By Jared Book There has been a lot of laughs when Petteri Nokelainen was given (or chose?) #15 with the Montreal Canadiens after being acquired yesterday. #15 in recent years, has been a number set aside for the team's fourth line center. It started with Glen Metropolit in 2008. Then last year, it was given to Jeff Halpern. Even...
Canadiens shake up fourth line
October 24th, 2011 Yesterday, the Montreal Canadiens made a few moves to bolster their fourth line. They sent down Aaron Palushaj and Andreas Engqvist, recalled Michael Blunden and acquired Petteri Nokelainen from the Phoenix Coyotes. This move, obviously, does not solve all the problems the team has but it goes a long way into getting a respectable NHL...
Plus and minus: Canadiens start fosters optimism and skepticism
October 19th, 2011 The start of the season has two ways of looking at it. The 1-3-1 start is ugly on paper but there are still actually some reasons for optimism. The optimist says that this team is missing two of its best players and the experience the young defencemen are getting will help this team make a run when they are healthy. The skeptic...
If it all goes wrong: The 2011-2012 Montreal Canadiens
October 4th, 2011 This article is what we might be reading at the end of this season if it all goes wrong for the Habs. The author is not a complete pessimist though, the article is joined with another one titled, you guessed it - "If it All Goes Right". I imagine, as usual, the truth will lie somewhere in the middle. But for now let's jump forward in...
Questions surround Canadiens entering 2011-2012 season
September 21st, 2011 Call it deja vu all over again. For the second year in a row, there are a lot of questions surrounding the Montreal Canadiens. And, for the second straight year it starts with their playoff performance and ends with the health of their blue line. Is this team really as close to the Stanley Cup as they were last year? Last year:...
