Revisiting Vezina Trophy Seasons: George Hainsworth’s 1926-27 Season Andrew Forbes | July 11, 2024 It was a trophy introduced to the league in 1926-27 by the former owners of the Montreal Canadiens — Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich — in memory of…
3 Remaining Free Agent Fits for the Canadiens Blain Potvin | July 10, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens and general manager (GM) Kent Hughes are now into the dog days of summer, where very little news happens. That being said, the club is still in…
Evolution of Canadiens Development Model Blain Potvin | July 8, 2024 For fans of the Montreal Canadiens, the offseasons are long and full of boredom. This gives many of them a need to fill their summer with more hockey talk, and…
Paul Byron’s Finest Moments With the Montreal Canadiens Shawn Wilken | July 7, 2024 In Oct. 2015, the Montreal Canadiens picked up Paul Byron off waivers from the Calgary Flames. A fan-made video showcasing his blazing speed was convincing enough for the Canadiens’ staff to give…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Senators, Canadiens Jim Parsons | July 7, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Leon Draisaitl‘s agent spoke about the likelihood of the Edmonton Oilers getting a contract done with his client. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs had to…
Canadiens Made Right Call Not Signing Slafkovsky to a Bridge Contract Ryan Szporer | July 5, 2024 Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky’s second contract simply didn’t call for general manager Kent Hughes to sign him to a bridge deal.
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Canadiens Jim Parsons | July 3, 2024 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets were working on a trade and trying to land Martin Necas. Necas said no. Meanwhile, the Toronto Maple Leafs tried to…
Canadiens Make Room for Hutson & Mailloux With Kovacevic Trade Luc LeBlanc | July 3, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens have dealt defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Kovacevic had spent the last two…
Canadiens Need to Find Assistant Coach to Fix Power Play Trege Wilson | July 3, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens just finished another successful draft, this time drafting a player everyone, including the management team, hoped for. With their fifth overall pick, the Canadiens drafted Ivan Demidov,…
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…
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…
Canadiens Take Right Minimalistic Approach to Free Agency in 2024 Ryan Szporer | July 2, 2024 Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes will have done the right thing this free agency, if he ends up doing nothing at all.