50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Win Fight-Filled Game 2 Rick Cole | April 10, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens took a two games to none lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Stanley Cup semi-final series last night in Montreal. The Habs shut out the Leafs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Hawks Draw First Blood Rick Cole | April 8, 2016 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Montreal and Chicago and went pretty much according to form. The Canadiens edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 while the Black Hawks…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Playoffs Start Tonight – Who’s Gonna Win? Rick Cole | April 7, 2016 The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on two fronts tonight. The Montreal Canadiens will host the Toronto Maple Leafs while the Detroit Red Wings will journey to Chicago to take on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Clinch First Rick Cole | April 3, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens seized the opportunity to clinch a first-place finish in the National Hockey League standings last night with an 8-3 win over the Chicago Black Hawks at the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower Human After All Rick Cole | March 31, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens discovered last night that Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Johnny Bower is human after all. After being unable to put anything past Bower a week ago, the Habs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Crush Leafs; Gamble Hurt Rick Cole | March 17, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-2 last night in Toronto in one of three National Hockey League games. In the other two matches, Bobby Hull scored his…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs on Top After Weekend Rick Cole | March 14, 2016 As the hoopla surrounding Bobby Hull’s record-setting 51st goal subsides, attention now turns to the National Hockey League standings and the race for first place. After the smoke cleared from…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Worsley Blanks Hawks and Hull Rick Cole | March 7, 2016 Gump Worsley made it a fruitless weekend for the Chicago Black Hawks and Bobby Hull. Worsley was unbeatable as the Montreal Canadiens shut out the Hawks 1-0 last night in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Big Weekend for Dick Duff Rick Cole | February 23, 2016 It’s been a long time coming for Dick Duff. After being traded from Toronto in 1964, and a short, but disastrous stay in New York, the veteran left winger has…
Top 5 All-Time Montreal Canadiens All-Star Moments Ryan Szporer | January 31, 2016 Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban provided Habs fans with at least one lasting All-Star Game memory, winning the skills competition’s breakaway challenge in (early 1990s) style. However, as fun as many…
Looking Back at the Cammalleri – Bourque Trade: Who Won? Gregory Katz | January 11, 2016 The Trade: January 12, 2012, exactly four years ago to this day, the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames made a trade that would greatly alter both teams. Mike Cammalleri, Karri…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Slow-Starting Habs Blank Bruins Rick Cole | January 9, 2016 It took nearly 25 minutes for them to get rolling, but once they did the Montreal Canadiens were nearly unstoppable as they rolled over the lowly Boston Bruins by a…
