Posts About "Bell Centre"
Loving Hockey Starts in Montreal
May 6th, 2017 It's that time of year again, where most hockey fans are spilling tears at the bar and sulking over another early playoff exit or another season of underachieving. There are other fans that have skipped the stage of sadness and are rejoicing that the draft lottery has taken place and their team has a chance to rebuild (five of the top 10...
Putting the Montreal Canadiens' Home Attendance into Perspective
October 16th, 2015 On a typical home opener for the Montreal Canadiens, the Bell Centre was loud, full of energy, and of course, sold out. Simply put, selling out home games is something that the Canadiens do not have to worry about. Existing since the year 1909, the Montreal Canadiens have a developed fan base that spans across the world. In the city of...
Audience Participation on the Fifth Line
January 9th, 2015 What factors make hockey the most exciting sport? In addition to the fast and rough play, each team portrays a personality indicative of its region and history. While the Montreal Canadiens’ or New York Rangers’ branding and communication conveys a sense of storied dignity, younger expansion teams like the San Jose Sharks or...
Montreal Fans Unimpressive at World Juniors
December 27th, 2014 The 2015 World Junior hockey tournament is officially off and running, using an unusual schedule that will expand into 2017. The games are spread between Montreal and Toronto through the quarter-finals, with both cities seeing Team Canada games. At that point the semi-finals and medal games then move to Toronto exclusively. In 2017...
The Bell Centre Is the Outlier in Rangers' Road Success
October 26th, 2014 While Carey Price dazzled in goal for the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night at the Bell Centre, leading his team to its seventh win of the season, the loss for the Rangers really shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone. Putting the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals aside, where the Rangers defeated the Canadiens in six games and won...
Inside the Mind of Long-time Habs Writer, Dave Stubbs
October 10th, 2014 Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette. For me, a 21-year-old university student, this was a particularly gratifying experience because Stubbs has been covering the Montreal Canadiens for a longer time than I have, and has written more about the Habs than I have. So for myself, it was an...
