Today in Hockey History: Nov. 22
Yesterday in Hockey History: Nov. 21 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Nov. 23 If you were to walk through the wings of the Hockey Hall of Fame, you would see the…
Category Archives: Canadiens History
Today in Hockey History: Nov. 18
Yesterday in Hockey History: Nov. 17 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Nov. 19 This date has been huge in both Detroit and Toronto as some of the greatest players in NHL…
Canadiens’ Cole Caufield’s Top 5 Historic Overtime Goals
Here are the top five overtime goals of his career (so far), taking into account things like significance and style
The Mike Komisarek Story: From Canadiens’ Hammer to Maple Leafs’ What-If
If you were a Montreal Canadiens fan in the mid-2000s, odds are you remember Mike Komisarek: big frame, bigger hits, zero nonsense. Related: Today in Hockey History: Sept. 23 Komisarek…
What if the Bruins Had Kept Ken Dryden?
Some trades are just bad. Others quietly reshape the future. In 1964, the Boston Bruins used the 14th overall pick to draft a lanky teenager from Ontario named Ken Dryden.…
Remembering Canadiens Legend Ken Dryden
The Montreal Canadiens and the team’s fans are all in mourning today as the legendary Ken Dryden passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 78.…
35 Years and Counting: Why No Canadien Has Hit 50 Goals Since Richer
The last time a Montreal Canadiens player scored 50 goals in a season was in 1989–90. Stéphane Richer lit the lamp 51 times that year, and since then, nothing. No…
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty
Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away in Dec. 2014. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty,…
Marc Bergevin’s Last Draft Continues to Impact Canadiens
The last draft of Marc Bergevin’s tenure with the Montreal Canadiens is one of the most interesting to revisit today. Bergevin’s time as general manager came to an end only…
How Scotty Bowman and the Red Wings Changed the Canadiens History
If you tuned in on Dec. 2, 1995, to watch the Montreal Canadiens face the Detroit Red Wings, you probably had no idea you were about to see one of…