Posts About "Guy Lapointe"

Top 10 All-Time Underrated Habs

October 4th, 2017 This article was originally published in September, 2013. Some players get all the acclaim. Others go about their business in the shadows, preferring to let the P.K. Subbans of the world grab the spotlight. You know -- the kind of guys who we rarely see fans wearing their name/numbers on a jersey. And most of them are fine with that....

Is the Worst Over for the Montreal Canadiens?

November 9th, 2014 Here’s a fun Montreal Canadiens fact for you: The morning after Montreal’s most recent loss, a 5-0 rout at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks, TSN 690 headlined their Habs Breakfast segment “Canadiens have hit rock bottom.” Apparently, no one over there had gotten the memo that the Habs were set to play the last-place Buffalo...

November 8th, 2014: A Night Guy Lapointe's Family Will Never Forget

November 7th, 2014 When the Montreal Canadiens play host to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night at the Bell Centre, 21,273 spectators will be on hand to witness much more than just a hockey game. In addition to the 60 guaranteed minutes of gameplay action that typically comes with the purchase of a hockey ticket, those in attendance this Saturday will...

What Now for P.K. Subban?

September 22nd, 2013 Guy Lapointe, aka “Pointu,” holds a Montreal Canadiens team record that might surprise you. In 1974-75 the hard-hitting defender scored 28 goals, putting him ahead of legendary Habs like Doug Harvey, Larry Robinson and the not-so legendary Sheldon Souray. In a tweet this week following my listing him as one of the Habs' most...

Cleaning Out Lockers, Closets, and Hockey Cards

June 10th, 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 remaining 100 or so Topps hockey cards. What a spectacular let-down. I started collecting in the Twin Cities suburb of Mounds View in the late 1970s. My family lived...