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Karine Hains

Got stung by the hockey bug at the tender age of 5-year-old, just in time to witness Patrick Roy's debut. Been watching, reading and writing about hockey for many years, and I never miss a Montreal Canadiens' or a PWHL Montreal's game. I've witness the Nordiques' departure in Québec City, the birth of the NHL International series in London, England and the Canadiens last two Stanley Cup titles. When Montreal came just short in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, I was on the press gallery, covering the final for Sportsology.

3 Players on Both Sides of the Canadiens-Maple Leafs Rivalry

Karine Hains | March 14, 2025

There’s a lot of history between the Original Six teams, especially between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. How could it be otherwise? Both teams are over a…

Categories Archives, Canadiens History, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens’ History with the No. 5 Draft Pick

Karine Hains | December 30, 2024

When the NHL held the always eagerly awaited Draft lottery, it was confirmed that the Montreal Canadiens would be drafting fifth overall for the second year running. Since 1963, the…

Categories Canadiens History, Hockey History, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Entry Draft

Canadiens’ Kent Hughes Tried to Sign Impact Players but Was Denied

Karine Hains | July 3, 2024

I wrote earlier this month that Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes would take an aggressive approach to free agency and that’s exactly what happened. Unfortunately for him, however, the…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Sign Juraj Slafkovsky to an 8-Year Contract Extension

Karine Hains | July 2, 2024

General manager (GM) Kent Hughes might not have captured the big game he wanted as the free agency market opened yesterday, but he did extend the Montreal Canadiens’ first-overall pick…

Categories Canadiens Transactions, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens to Hold Development Camp July 2-5

Karine Hains | July 1, 2024

The Montreal Canadiens announced this morning that the team’s development camp would be held in Brossard from July 2-5. The public can always check out the team’s prospects and invited…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Montreal Canadiens

Revisiting the Maple Leafs’ Tavares Signing 6 Years Later

Karine Hains | July 1, 2024

Six years ago today, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas thought he hit a home run by signing unrestricted free agent John Tavares to a seven-year contract with a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens Create Contract Space; What Will Kent Hughes Do with It?

Karine Hains | July 1, 2024

It was D-Day today for NHL general managers, they had to decide which pending restricted free agents (RFA) they wanted to keep by issuing them a qualifying offer (QO) and…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Xhekaj Brothers Hire a New Agent

Karine Hains | July 1, 2024

While Florian Xhekaj has only just signed his entry-level contract (ELC) with the Montreal Canadiens, his older brother Arber Xhekaj has now finished his ELC and will become a restricted…

Categories Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Should Sign Stamkos as a Placeholder Until Prospects Are Ready

Karine Hains | June 30, 2024

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes planned on improving his team’s top-six this summer. So much so that whenever a top-six player was rumoured to be available, there were instantly…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Hoping the Second Koivu Drafted Is as Good as the First

Karine Hains | June 30, 2024

Two players captained the Montreal Canadiens for 10 years: the late great Jean Beliveau and the Canadiens’ 70th-overall pick’s father, Saku Koivu. Although the odds he would be drafted were…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Entry Draft

Maple Leafs Running Out of Time to Keep Domi & Bertuzzi

Karine Hains | June 29, 2024

While everybody is talking and thinking about the draft, other urgent matters remain for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Free agency is fast approaching, and unless general manager Brad Treliving manages…

Categories Free Agency, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens and Kent Hughes Focus On Offence in the First Round

Karine Hains | June 29, 2024

It’s always a big day for the NHL when the draft comes around; each year, there’s a frenzy in the hours leading up to it. That follows from months of…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Entry Draft
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