Canadiens with Milestones in Reach to End 2023-24 Ryan Szporer | April 11, 2024 A few Montreal Canadiens milestones remain within reach as 2023-24 draws to a close. Here are the biggest ones:
Canadiens’ Armia an Expected Masterton Candidate but Unlikely Winner Ryan Szporer | April 6, 2024 Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia is not going to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, but he’s earned maybe something more valuable.
Canadiens Forgotten Ones: Top 5 of the Modern Era Blain Potvin | March 24, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens have a long and storied history stretching back to its founding in Dec. 1909, a full eight years before the birth of the NHL. Because of this, there…
Scotty Bowman: A Coach’s Life THW Archives | March 14, 2024 On a chilly late October evening outside the doors of the Eric Maclean Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Loyola High School in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), a line…
7 Cool Things About Canadiens Goalie Legend Ken Dryden The Old Prof | March 13, 2024 Ken Dryden is correctly regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history. He was born on Aug. 8, 1947, in Hamilton, Ontario, and his remarkable career spanned only…
Greatest Habs Player of All-Time Nick Lariviere | March 8, 2024 All of THW’s Habs writers voted on a top-three system to declare who is the best Montreal Canadiens player of all-time. At the conclusion of the voting, there was a…
Canadiens’ 5 Best Players of the 2010s Luc LeBlanc | March 5, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens had a tumultuous, roller-coaster of a decade from 2010-2019. From beginning the decade by making an Eastern Conference Final appearance on the shoulders of Jaroslav Halak to…
Today in Hockey History: Feb. 29 Matthew Zator | February 29, 2024 It’s leap day! Feb. 29 only comes every four years, so there’s not a whole lot of NHL history that has happened on this date. Having said that, some significant…
Carey Price’s Accomplishments Ranked After Masterton Win Ryan Szporer | February 25, 2024 Even if the Masterton epitomizes Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price’s career, it doesn’t even rank as one of his top accomplishments.
Ken Dryden’s “The Game,” Still a Classic Len Vlahos | February 2, 2024 If you look at a list of all-time great books about hockey, invariably, Ken Dryden’s The Game will be in the top 10. The book is actually number nine on…
Montreal Canadiens’ 2014 Draft Class Revisited Shawn Wilken | December 30, 2023 Welcome back to another edition of the Montreal Canadiens draft class revisited, where we take a look at each selection and use hindsight to determine whether they made the right choice or…
Canadiens’ Andrei Markov – Revisiting the General’s Career Melissa Boyd | December 20, 2023 *Originally published in April 2020 Andrei Markov, one of the Montreal Canadiens’ all-time great defensemen, announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 16, 2020, at the age of 41.…