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This Day in Habs History for Oct 21
1930: Montreal Canadiens obtained Johnny Gagnon from Providence (Can-Am) in trade for Gerry Carson, Jean Pusie and cash. 1950: Montreal's rookie goalie Gerry McNeil recorded his second consecutive shutout to lead the Canadiens to a 2-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. It was the third...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 17
1946: Bill Durnan recorded his 8th career shutout and Maurice Richard scored twice in a 3-0 Canadiens' win over the New York Rangers. 1957: Montreal's Henri Richard scored his first career hat trick and added three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 9-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1992:...
A Classic Lightning Fan Favorite: Enricco Ciccone
We're now several weeks into another NHL season in Tampa Bay. Another new season, with another new owner, new GM, new coach, a new batch of faces on the ice... The Lightning have been in a real state of flux over the last few years, with "unstable" practically being the club's default setting. But...
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 AM press conference open thread
WHERE: Icons Restaurant, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida WHEN: 11 AM EDTMEDIA: Bright House Sports Network (Cable), TampabayLightning.com (online streaming) Expected to be the introduction of Guy Boucher (pronounced Gee Boo-shay) as the Tampa Bay Lightning's eighth head coach in team...
Previous first-hires by new Tampa Bay Lightning owners
Yesterday's announcement of Steve Yzerman as the Lightning's new general manager sent shockwaves through the NHL as well as the Tampa Bay sports world. Yzerman is the cream of the crop of class acts. You cannot go much higher regarding hiring someone as highly thought of as Yzerman. Of course,...
Exclusive Interview with Jacques Demers
Every once in a while, we here at PPP Amalgamated Heavy Industries and Kitten Ranch LLC have the opportunity to do something special. We're lucky enough to have secured an interview with the man who took the Canadiens to their last conference finals Jacques Demers. My audio recorder died so we had...
Esposito is not a front office cure-all for Lightning
It would seem like every time there is an issue with the Lightning franchise, the name of Hockey Hall of Famer and franchise founder Phil Esposito is invoked. Esposito's name, to long time Lightning fans, brings with it the thoughts of security and the sense that Phil could fix it. No, wait,...
Back to the land of Ludzik
"This is futile," the text message from my buddy Bill read. "They get one a minute in and they're done. It's like the Ludzik days all over again....Every time I watch, there are a couple of new numbers out there on the ice." Bill is no casual fan... He's been through the times of despair,...
Thinking back...
I was 11 or 12 when the Lightning played their first game... Me and my younger brother would hang out at a local sports card shop that was owned by a Canadian gentleman and his wife. This guy happened to ref for the Lightning during pre-season and he just fueled the flame of interest in both...
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