Right Guy – Wrong Jersey Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2015 In today’s NHL, it’s extremely rare for one player to spend his entire career with one team. Trades, free agency, and the salary cap force players to move around to…
Q & A With Brad Lukowich and Craig Button on Mike Modano Ed Sarno | November 23, 2014 http://youtu.be/4X0o9pY68ek The Dallas Stars honored Hall of Famer Mike Modano last night at the American Airlines Center. The ceremony recognized Mike for his recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His NHL career started in 1988 when the Minnesota North Stars…
Ken Dryden’s ‘The Game’, 30th Anniversary Edition Ross Bonander | November 25, 2013 The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition, by Ken Dryden. (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Trade Paper. Pp. 320. $19.95. ISBN: 9781600789618) If you pick up the 30th anniversary edition of Ken Dryden’s…
Cleaning Out Lockers, Closets, and Hockey Cards Ross Bonander | June 10, 2013 It’s looking to be a good Cup this year. Fun to watch. My team isn’t in it so I cleaned out the downstairs closet. That’s when I came across my…
Is Discrimination Hurting the Habs? Rob Elbaz | November 28, 2012 When the call went out last spring that the Montreal Canadiens were in the market for a new GM and head coach there was a clear disclaimer, those who could…
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…
Quotes of the Week: Contemporary Writers (I) Ross Bonander | August 5, 2012 This week’s quotes come from contemporary writers working today and whose work was published within the last few years. Hockey fights are like love – sometimes they can happen in…
Quotes of the Week: Legendary Canadiens Ross Bonander | July 27, 2012 This week, a short collection of quotes by and about some of the great Montreal Canadiens–and some of the greatest ever to play the game. The Rocket put me in…
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…
Claude Lemieux – Ask the Alumni Andrew Rodger | March 11, 2011 During the 1985-86 season, Claude Lemieux played 10 regular season games with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring one goal and adding two assists. It was the start of a stellar career…
NHL Alumni Honour Guy Lafleur and Broadcaster Dick Irvin Andrew Rodger | October 1, 2010 NHL Alumni Executive Director Mark Napier spoke with The Hockey Writers to discuss the 8th Annual Alumni Week and this year’s award winners, Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur and Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Irvin.
100 Years of Hockey for the Montreal Canadiens Bruce Hollingdrake | December 4, 2009 Growing up as a hockey fan in Montreal I was most certainly spoiled. Growing up during the heyday of the Greatest hockey team that ever played, the 1976-77 Canadiens made…