Canadiens Give Fans Reasons to Believe Mike Ryan | April 7, 2019 Well, that was fun. In a microcosm of their season, the Montreal Canadiens were given hope late on Friday night when the New York Rangers’ Pavel Buchnevich tied the game…
The Canadiens’ Sneaky Snipers Mike Ryan | March 24, 2019 With two wins in three nights the Montreal Canadiens earned their way back into the playoff picture this week. Shea Weber, who had a goal in a 3-1 victory over…
Canadiens Have New King of the Crease as Price Passes Plante Mike Ryan | March 16, 2019 On Thursday night, Carey Price did all he could to secure a win for his Montreal Canadiens, keeping them in the game while the New York Islanders dominated play –…
Canadiens Prospects Shine at World Juniors Mike Ryan | January 12, 2019 The Canadians may have lost in the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Junior Championships to the eventual champion Finns, but the Montreal Canadiens were the tournament’s big winners. After years…
What’s in a Nickname? For the Current Canadiens, Not Much Mike Ryan | December 13, 2018 Before a game against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 4, the Montreal Canadiens, a.k.a. Les Habitants, skated out for the warm-up with nicknames on their nameplates. The jerseys were going…
Montreal’s Finnish Fraternity, from Niemi to Kotkaniemi Mike Ryan | November 21, 2018 Finland has always punched above its weight in hockey. The nation of 5.5 million people – roughly the same number as the state of Minnesota and about a million fewer…
Jeff Skinner: 7 Facts About the Sabres’ Star Forward Mike Ryan | November 3, 2018 Growing up in Markham, Ontario, Jeff Skinner was a precocious kid from an overachieving family. After being picked seventh overall in 2010 and making an immediate impact for the Carolina…
Price Carries His Indigenous Heritage With Pride Mike Ryan | October 29, 2018 As he sits on the verge of surpassing Patrick Roy’s 289 wins for second on the Montreal Canadiens’ all-time list for goaltenders, behind only Jacques Plante’s 314, it’s time to…
Better Call Paul – Habs Shooting Star Mike Ryan | October 18, 2018 Pilloried for some of his choices, one of Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin’s more prescient moves was claiming Paul Byron after he was waived by the Calgary Flames in…
Kotkaniemi the Latest Kindergarten Canadien Mike Ryan | October 14, 2018 When he donned the bleu-blanc-rouge on opening night of the 2018-19 season, Jesperi Kotkaniemi tied Claude Lemieux as the third-youngest Montreal Canadien in history, at 18 years, 89 days old.…
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