NHL Lockout 2012: Should Guaranteed Contracts Be Abolished? Mark Ritter | October 28, 2012 The NHL Lockout hit day 43 on Saturday. With every passing day the chances of a full 82-game season are rapidly eroding. And while the loss of the 2012-13 season…
Has the Internet Caused NHL Rivalries to Go Too Far? K. Ross Read | October 17, 2012 Reading through the comments section of a particularly popular sports website yesterday, I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the pure nastiness of some of the site’s commenters. As…
“The Last Gladiators” Delivers Harsh Truth About Fighting in NHL Justin Glock | October 15, 2012 Originally published in 2014, THW takes a look at The Last Gladiators, a seminal film on fighting in hockey. All you want to know about guys like Chris Nilan, Bob…
Habs GM Bergevin Recruits Familiar Faces for his Front Office Rob Elbaz | October 10, 2012 With their disastrous 2011-2012 campaign now behind them, the Canadiens will be hoping for a quick turnaround once a new CBA is negotiated and next season gets underway. For most…
The Lockout: A Blessing in Disguise for Canadiens? K. Ross Read | October 3, 2012 In the face of tragedy, it is often quite difficult to find the silver lining…and for hockey fans in Montreal, there are few tragedies more imposing than that of a…
What Contract? P.K. Subban Focuses on Underprivileged Youth David OConnor | September 17, 2012 While many of the National Hockey League’s young stars spent the summer working on new contracts, P.K. Subban had his mind on something more important. The Montreal Canadiens’ star teamed up with Hyundai Auto Canada and became a program ambassador for a new initiative called Hyundai Hockey Helpers.
8 Major Unsigned Restricted Free Agents Fred Poulin | September 12, 2012 It’s hard to think that nearly two months and a half after the free-agent market opened on July 1st, 2012 that there is still a plethora of quality unrestricted free…
P.K. Subban Talks Contract, New Habs Management and Video Games Rob Elbaz | September 11, 2012 P.K. Subban was on hand in Montreal Monday night as EA Sports released the newest version of their popular “NHL” video game at midnight Tuesday. NHL 13 is the 22nd…
2012 NHL Draft: Top 5 Picks Of Each Round Christopher Ralph | September 7, 2012 With well over a couple months to assimilate the results of the 2012 NHL draft and subsequently recover from NDWS (NHL Draft Withdrawal Syndrome), here are my projected…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: Let’s Feast In The Northeast Fred Poulin | September 7, 2012 The Northeast Division is viewed as a division filled with fierce and natural rivalries. Boston-Montreal, Montreal-Toronto, Toronto-Ottawa and Buffalo-Boston quickly come to mind. This summer, most of these teams…
Would the Canadiens Benefit from an NHL Lockout? Rob Elbaz | August 20, 2012 Hockey fans everywhere have been dreading a work stoppage since the L.A. Kings hoisted the Cup in June. The last time the league and the NHLPA negotiated a new CBA…
Why Habs Fans Should be Optimistic About Next Season Rob Elbaz | August 16, 2012 To put it lightly, the 2011-2012 campaign could have gone better for the Canadiens. More accurately, it was an unmitigated disaster. The Habs finished dead last in the East just…