Canadiens History
Myth of the Montreal Canadiens' Early Success
September 5th, 2018 For generations, the Habs have been dogged by accusations that their historic Stanley Cup success was because they had territorial rights to the best players French Canada had to offer. In this great article, originally published May 12, 2010, former THW contributor Mike...
Canadiens GM Showdown: Bergevin vs. Houle
August 18th, 2018 In this last instalment of a four-part series comparing Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin to his four immediate predecessors, we take a look at Rejean Houle. Marc Bergevin is not the most popular person in Montreal right now. The Canadiens' general manager...
Memories of the Montreal Forum
August 12th, 2018 On a Tuesday night in Montreal, people flock to a movie theatre on the corner of Ste Catherine and Atwater streets to see films at half the regular price. The deal attracts a lot of teens and young adults, many of whom are too young to remember when the building was the...
The Canadiens Wild Centennial Season
July 19th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens marked their 100th anniversary as a franchise on December 4, 2009, in what was their 101st season. Celebrations officially began a year earlier, but since no NHL hockey was played in 2004-05, the 2009-10 season was actually their real centennial year....
Guy Lafleur: The Last of the Great Habs Skaters
July 12th, 2018 Guy Lafleur's 17-year NHL career spanned from 1971 until 1991. The first 14 years were with the Habs, followed by a three-year retirement. He then skated one season with the New York Rangers and two with the Quebec Nordiques. He's known as one of the greatest right wingers...
Do You Know Your Canadiens' Trivia?
July 11th, 2018 Think you know all there is to know about the Montreal Canadiens? Time to find out. We've dug into the past of the storied team to pull out some factoids you may be totally unaware of. Time for a Habs history lesson. How Well Do You Know the Habs' History? Which...
The Canadiens Legacy of Losing
July 10th, 2018 I remember the afternoon of April 27, 1980, clearly. Walking down Ste Catherine street, I saw a tall, lanky figure walking towards me. It didn't take me long to recognize Larry Robinson, the Canadiens' star defenseman, who would win the Norris Trophy later that year....
The Montreal Forum 1908-1996
July 9th, 2018 The Old Forum in Montreal -- Opening night, November 9, 1908, was a sensation and all 3,000 pairs of roller skates available for rental saw extensive use as thousands of Montrealers came to wander through, gawk at or try out the facilities at what was hyped in the press as...
Brian Bellows Trade to Montreal
June 24th, 2018 For an entire decade, Brian Bellows was a staple of the Minnesota North Stars and the team's premier sniper. Selected with the second pick of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he represented the franchise at three different All-Star Games (1984, 1988, 1992) and was even named an...
Sam Pollock's First Great GM Move
June 22nd, 2018 On Friday night, Marc Bergevin will make the most important draft pick of his career as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Some would argue that already happened when he selected Alex Galchenyuk in 2012, his first year on the job. That said, people are more likely...
Remembering Koivu's Breakout Season
June 15th, 2018 They say memories fade with age, but in hockey, they are shared from generation to generation, establishing a legacy for younger fans to embrace their team and its players. The Montreal Canadiens' history is particularly rich, with over a century of seasons and 24 Stanley...
Is Andrei Markov a Habs Legend?
June 10th, 2018 After winning the Gagarin Cup with his KHL team, Ak Bars Kazan, Andrei Markov's career with the Montreal Canadiens is officially over. Only a few months shy of his 40th birthday, a return to the Habs is not likely. There was a public outcry when he was not signed last year,...
A Czech History of the Habs
June 5th, 2018 Last Friday, the local Montreal press had a chance to interview the Habs' potential first pick in the upcoming draft, forward Filip Zadina. The Czech teenager answered a few questions about his readiness for the NHL, his goals for the upcoming year and expressed enthusiasm...
