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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.

Canadiens Don’t Have the Assets to Trade for Mitch Marner

Karine Hains | June 12, 2024

Since the Toronto Maple Leafs were once again eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Bruins in the first round, there has been much talk and speculation about what general…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens Dodged Bullet With Jesperi Kotkaniemi Offer Sheet

Karine Hains | June 12, 2024

The Jesperi Kotkaniemi pick with the third-overall selection of the 2018 Draft by the Montreal Canadiens wasn’t well received by the fans. Most thought it was a reach and Canadiens’…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

PWHL Montreal’s 2024 Draft Results and a Long-Awaited Signing

Karine Hains | June 11, 2024

While there’s quite a bit of turmoil in Minnesota and not only about the draft, things have been fairly calm in the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Montreal team and, as…

Categories PWHL

2024 Draft Prospect Ivan Demidov Could Be Perfect Player for Canadiens’ St. Louis

Karine Hains | June 10, 2024

With the 2024 NHL Draft approaching, mock drafts are coming out fast and furious. Aside from Macklin Celebrini – the consensus first-overall pick, the order in which players are projected…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, NHL Entry Draft

Maple Leafs in a Bad Spot With Level of Control Marner Has

Karine Hains | June 9, 2024

The famous contract clauses that provide players more stability and control over their destiny appeared in the NHL when the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed. With the salary cap…

Categories Editor's Choice, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens “Wine & Dine” Cayden Lindstrom at Combine; Should They Draft Him?

Karine Hains | June 9, 2024

The Montreal Canadiens are facing a very different situation at the 2024 Draft to the one they found themselves in at the 2022 Draft. Not because this one is set…

Categories Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Entry Draft

Maple Leafs Need to Copy the Oilers’ Salary Cap Structure for Future Success

Karine Hains | June 8, 2024

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers both had the opportunity to draft a generational player, but only one of the two teams has had playoff success. I’m not…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens Insider Arpon Basu Reveals Ducks Want Guhle or Reinbacher in Zegras Trade

Karine Hains | June 8, 2024

Since the Montreal Canadiens offseason started in mid-April, there have been multiple rumours, just like every year. Aside from Martin Necas, one name that has been consistently linked to Montreal…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadiens

8 PWHL Prospects Meet the Media Ahead of the Draft 

Karine Hains | June 7, 2024

Now that the Walter Cup has been awarded to PWHL Minnesota, the league is turning its attention to its second season. On Monday (June 10), 42 prospects will be drafted…

Categories PWHL, PWHL News

Former Canadiens Kulak & Perry in Stanley Cup Final Together…Again

Karine Hains | June 6, 2024

It seems like ages ago now that Arturri Lehkonen scored the Montreal Canadiens’ overtime series-winning goal on Quebec’s National Day no less. That night, the Canadiens won their first and…

Categories Canadiens History, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens

Possible Canadiens Target Martin Necas Is No Pierre-Luc Dubois

Karine Hains | June 6, 2024

If the Montreal Canadiens are out of the Martin Necas derby, I hope it’s not because of questions over his attitude. When has it become a bad trait to want…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

PWHL’s Melodie Daoust Announces Retirement

Karine Hains | June 5, 2024

As much as fans might have loved to keep PWHL Montreal’s No. 25 in the lineup next season, it won’t be the case and she won’t be back. A hockey…

Categories PWHL, Women's Hockey
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