Michael Cammalleri: A Fried Calamari in Montreal? Fred Poulin | January 12, 2012 Montreal Canadiens’ sniper Michael Cammalleri made the news yesterday, not because of his play on the ice, but rather because of inflammatory comments he made to journalists Arpon Basu of…
Mid-Season 2012 NHL Mock Draft Brendan Ross | January 8, 2012 The National Hockey League season is at its midway point and with the Under-20 World Junior Championship recently completed scout’s notebooks are containing a little more information on the upcoming…
Book Review: Maurice Richard Rebecca Dobrinski | January 7, 2012 Maurice Richard: The Most Amazing Hockey Player Ever. By Chris Robinson. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 128. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-900-2.) “Don’t let anyone say that it’s…
Brendan Gallagher’s No Small Threat David OConnor | January 2, 2012 Brendan Gallagher has always been told that he was too small. He was the smallest player on the ice, the smallest student in his class, a ninth round pick in…
Scotty Bowman Inducted into the Order of Canada The Hockey Writers | December 31, 2011 Legendary Montreal Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman has received an induction into the Order of Canada
The Red Army vs Montreal The Hockey Writers | December 29, 2011 By Avry Lewis-McDougall In a few days one of the most historic games in NHL and hockey history hits its birthday again on New Year’s Eve. On December 31st we…
NHL 2011 Year In Review David OConnor | December 26, 2011 The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still…
Randy Cunneyworth was hired to be fired The Hockey Writers | December 21, 2011 Randy Cunneyworth’s hiring was not unmerited. The man played 866 games in the NHL. He spent eight years paying his dues as head coach of the Rochester Americans in the…
Canadiens’ unexpected hidden gem: David Desharnais Fred Poulin | December 19, 2011 Despite being a dominant player at every level of hockey since he was fifteen years old, David Desharnais has had to repeatedly prove himself because of his smallish 5’6″, 175 pound…
WJC Memories: 2009 Canada Gold Medal Team. Salim Valji | December 19, 2011 The 2009 World Junior Hockey Hockey Championships were held in Ottawa Ontario and featured a Canadian team looking to go for an impressive 5th consecutive gold medal. Coached by Pat…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Pennsylvania Pounded! Chris Wassel | December 12, 2011 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next December edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team…
Turning Over an Old Leaf; Canadiens Acquire Tomas Kaberle K. Ross Read | December 9, 2011 The Montreal Canadiens have traded for long-time Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman Tomas Kaberle. In a surprising move, the 33 year-old Czech was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for…