Mike Ryan
Mike Ryan has written seven sports books, including Hockey Now! and Hockey Hall of Fame: Unstoppable, and one about weather phenomenon. He is covering the Montreal Canadiens from behind enemy lines in Toronto.
Author's Posts
The Canadiens' Sneaky Snipers
March 24th, 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 the Philadelphia Flyers and the 4-0 shutout of the New York Islanders, and Brendan Gallagher, who also scored against the Flyers, aren't exactly unassuming characters, but...
Canadiens Have New King of the Crease as Price Passes Plante
March 16th, 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 – controlling 64.5 percent of scoring chances and 69.2 percent of high-danger scoring chances, according to Natural Stat Trick – but his teammates didn’t cooperate in a 2-1...
Canadiens Prospects Shine at World Juniors
January 12th, 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 of prospect droughts – no participants in 2016, two in 2017 and three in 2018 – there were seven Canadiens prospects who played...
What's in a Nickname? For the Current Canadiens, Not Much
December 13th, 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 to be auctioned off to support the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation, but surely a few more dollars could have been earned with more clever...
Montreal's Finnish Fraternity, from Niemi to Kotkaniemi
November 21st, 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 than the Greater Toronto Area – has won six medals at the Olympics, 13 at the World Championships, and 14 at the World Juniors, including four golds, most recently on...
Jeff Skinner: 7 Facts About the Sabres' Star Forward
November 3rd, 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 Hurricanes, he’s now playing for his second NHL team. For fans of the Buffalo Sabres who are just getting to know their new star forward, here are...
