Posts About "Claude Lemieux"
An Interview with Bobby Smith
April 25th, 2019 Originally written back in 2012, this chat with one of the game's greats will be a very nice trip down memory lane for some of our older readers - we also hope younger ones will appreciate how good and how much of a gentleman Bobby Smith was (and still is). The 1977-78 season for the Minnesota North Stars was hockey atrocity. Three...
Kotkaniemi the Latest Kindergarten Canadien
October 14th, 2018 When he donned the bleu-blanc-rouge on opening night of the 2018-19 season, Jesperi Kotkaniemi tied Claude Lemieux as the third-youngest Montreal Canadien in history, at 18 years, 89 days old. The native of Pori, Finland and third overall pick in the 2018 draft also made history by becoming the first NHL player born in the...
1994 Playoffs - We Need a Movie on This!
December 22nd, 2017 There are some good hockey movies out there. We were blessed with Slap Shot in 1977. We chuckled at the antics of the children in The Mighty Ducks in 1992. We reminisced with Herb Brooks in Miracle in 2004. With the 20th anniversary of one of the most memorable playoff runs in NHL history coming up next year, why not relive the ecstasy...
Brendan Lemieux Proving He Belongs
October 30th, 2017 It is already apparent that general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets won the trade that sent power forward Evander Kane to the Buffalo Sabres in February of 2015. The Jets packaged Kane with rugged defender Zach Bogosian and goaltender Jason Kasdorf to the Sabres for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan...
Top 10 Montreal Canadiens Goal Celebrations
October 5th, 2017 This article was originally published in July, 2013. The Montreal Canadiens have scored a lot of goals in its 100+ years. Puckloads -- over 20,000 to be precise. Which also means there have been a heckuva lot of goal celebrations for the bleu blanc et rouge -- and some a lot more memorable than others. Writing my recent article for...
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Claude Lemieux
September 6th, 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Claude Lemieux. Many hockey purists are bristling from the title alone, let alone the notion. Before scoffing or writing it off, take a look at the facts behind the reasons for Lemieux's inclusion. The odds are stacked against him for sure and it does not help matters, so to speak, that two Detroit Red Wings...
