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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.

Maple Leafs Need to Pursue Corey Perry in Free Agency

Karine Hains | June 5, 2024

How can the Toronto Maple Leafs only have won one series over the last eight years with a star-studded lineup bursting with talent? Kyle Dubas had no idea and it…

Categories Free Agents, Toronto Maple Leafs

Do the Canadiens Need to Draft a Kirby Dach Replacement?

Karine Hains | June 4, 2024

While the Montreal Canadiens only spoke at 15th overall in the 2019 Draft and picked diminutive winger Cole Caufield, the Chicago Blackhawks used the third-overall pick to select a big…

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

Matthews vs. McDavid: One Is Playing Golf; The Other Is Chasing His First Stanley Cup

Karine Hains | June 4, 2024

Both are phenomenal hockey players and since being drafted first-overall at the 2015 Draft, Connor McDavid has been razzling and dazzling the Edmonton Oilers fans. But in Alberta, they’re used…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens’ Prospect Owen Beck Leads Saginaw to Memorial Cup Victory

Karine Hains | June 3, 2024

The London Knights were heavily favoured to win the Memorial Cup last night, especially since they had eliminated the host team, the Saginaw Spirit, on their way to the Ontario…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, CHL, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Sign Jared Davidson; Forego Rights to 3 Players

Karine Hains | June 2, 2024

When a prospect gets drafted by an NHL team, they may feel like they made it, like the hardest part is over but that’s seldom the case unless you are…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Montreal Canadiens

Maple Leafs Prospect Noah Chadwick Named CHL Scholastic Player of the Year 

Karine Hains | June 2, 2024

Every year, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) which is the governing body of the three major junior leagues in Canada (the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL),…

Categories CHL, Maple Leafs Prospects, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens’ French Voice Pierre Houde Will Receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award

Karine Hains | June 1, 2024

Each year, the NHL Broadcasters’ Association decerns the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in recognition of radio and television industry members who have made outstanding contributions to their profession and the…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Treliving’s First Year Has Been About Remaking the Maple Leafs

Karine Hains | June 1, 2024

Yesterday was Brad Treliving’s first anniversary as the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, and it’s time to examine what he has accomplished in those 366 days and whether he’s got…

Categories Editor's Choice, Maple Leafs Management, Toronto Maple Leafs

Canadiens’ Savard & Dvorak Listed on Trade Boards: Will They Be Dealt?

Karine Hains | May 31, 2024

Insider Frank Seravalli published his first Trade Target article and two Montreal Canadiens feature in the top 20 players who could be moved. Veteran blueliner and “big brother to young…

Categories Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Wrapping Up the PWHL’s Inaugural Season

Karine Hains | May 31, 2024

When it was announced that a new league was rising out of the ashes of the Premier Hockey Federation, it seemed like there was way too much to do and…

Categories PWHL, PWHL News

Canadiens Renew Contracts for AHL Head Coach Jean-François Houle & Staff

Karine Hains | May 30, 2024

In July 2021, Joel Bouchard decided to leave the Laval Rocket he had been coaching for three years and join the Anaheim Ducks’ organization to coach their American Hockey League…

Categories Laval Rocket, Montreal Canadiens

Insider Confirms That Canadiens Have Called Hurricanes About Martin Necas

Karine Hains | May 30, 2024

Martin Necas’ name seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. The 25-year-old center/winger has just won the World Championship with his Czechia teammates and he’s not worried about his…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens
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