Posts About "Patrick Roy"
Price Passes Roy with Statement Shutout
October 28th, 2018 Make no mistake, Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price still has a long way to go before he catches Jacques Plante for the most wins on the team’s all-time list. But passing Patrick Roy for No. 2 is a fine start. Price Bounces Back In a lot of ways, the 3-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday was a fine start for Price...
Hockey Goalies - A Breed Apart
October 25th, 2018 The great Jacques Plante summed it up this way, “Imagine sitting at your desk. You make a mistake. A red light goes on behind you, a siren starts sounding and 18,000 people are yelling at you. That's what it's like to be a goaltender.” Hockey goalies are a different breed, especially those who played before 1959, when there...
Every Canadian Team In the Playoffs - Remembering 1986
October 11th, 2018 Recent history has not been kind to Canadian teams with a 24-season gap since the Montreal Canadiens won the nation's last Stanley Cup in 1993. Since then, Canada has had success with four teams reaching the Stanley Cup Final but it hasn't been consistent. In 2018, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets were the only Canadian teams to...
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s
September 24th, 2018 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international hockey that’s ever been played. Of course, there were also the shady owners, the constant violence, scrums after every whistle and whatever the complete...
The Most Unusual Things To Ever Happen In an NHL Game
August 5th, 2018 The NHL is 100 years old. Most games are fairly normal - they usually end up about 3-2 and nothing really interesting happen besides the game. Once in a while, however, something truly unique happens. Here are a few of the strangest occurrences. Patrick Roy Attempts to go End-to-End In one of the best things that will ever...
Goalies Making Things Tougher Than They Should Be
May 29th, 2018 Goaltenders are always in the spotlight during an NHL game and their mistakes seem to loom longer than their success. The action gets crazy around the net and goalies either make a great save or get scored on. They nearly always get blamed for a loss even though, as Carolina Hurricanes co-captain Justin Faulk told me, "their job...
