Canadiens History
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...
1969-70: Canadiens Post-Expansion Nightmare Season
June 2nd, 2018 Watching the Stanley Cup Final, you realize this season has not been without controversy. The Vegas Golden Knights are the coolest thing to hit the desert since casinos, but many fans of other teams resent their success and blame it on the format of the recent expansion...
Is Max Pacioretty Done as Habs' Captain?
May 24th, 2018 In 2014-15, the Montreal Canadiens responded to the departure of former captain Brian Gionta by naming four alternate captains - Max Pacioretty, P.K. Subban, Andrei Markov, and Tomas Plekanec. The lack of a captain didn't hurt the team much, as they won 50 games for the...
Third Pick Gives Habs Historical Advantage
May 8th, 2018 The advantage of moving up in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft is obvious for the Montreal Canadiens. Whenever a team can move into the top three thanks to a lottery victory or trade, it’s a big deal. But how big of a deal is it to move up just a single spot? Based on...
The Worst Canadiens Team of All Time?
March 19th, 2018 Instead of learning from their first-round playoff exit last year, the Montreal Canadiens have bottomed out as one of the worst teams in the league from day one of the 2017-18 season. They need a long hard look in the mirror and shouldn't like what they see. The fans...
Top 3 All-Time Canadiens Goalies
March 3rd, 2018 While the adage goes that defense wins championships, 16 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in NHL history compared to just 10 defensemen. Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won a league-high 24 Stanley Cups, that’s a lot of good goalies from which to choose...
Myth of the Montreal Canadiens' Early Success
February 13th, 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...
The Montreal Forum 1908-1996
December 6th, 2017 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...
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty
December 2nd, 2017 Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away, three years ago. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty, who played the game better than almost anyone ever has, and who carried himself-- on...
5 Worst Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade
September 22nd, 2017 Every team has had their fair share of bad trades. The Montreal Canadiens have been around for over 100 years, so bad trades are inevitable. Of course, different eras of the NHL have different effects on the trade market, so for the purpose of this article, I'll only be...
Do You Know Your Canadiens' Trivia?
August 12th, 2017 Think you know all there is to know about the Montreal Canadiens? Time to find out. We've dug into the past of the nearly 108-year-old 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'...
Canadiens Have Lousy Luck at No. 25
June 14th, 2017 When the Montreal Canadiens make the No. 25 pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the bar will be set pretty low… metaphorically speaking. In spite of Michael McCarron being listed as 6’6”, he is probably the best the Habs have ever done with the pick in the...
