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This Day in Habs History for Nov 5
1939: Cy Wentworth had a goal and two assists in the first four minutes of the game, then added another assist in an 8-2 win over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks. 1949: Maurice Richard scored twice in the Canadiens' 3-3 tie with the Boston Bruins. 1955: Jean Beliveau scored four goals, ...
This Day in Habs History for Nov 3
1940: Dick Irvin coached his first game with the Montreal Canadiens, a 1-1 tie against the Boston Bruins. Irvin replaced Pit Lepine as head coach. 1951: Maurice Richard scored his 300th and 301st career NHL goals in a 3-2 Canadiens loss to the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Richard became the first...
This Day in Habs History for Nov 2
1937: A benefit All-Star game (the second in NHL history) for the family of Howie Morenz was held at the Forum in Montreal. A crowd of 8,683 were on hand as the NHL All-Stars defeated a combined team of Canadiens and Montreal Maroons, 6-5 1943: Montreal Canadiens began a team-record 13 game home...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 30
1943: Montreal's famous "Punch Line" played together for the first time. Maurice Richard played on the wing with Elmer Lach and Toe Blake. It was also the first time Richard wore uniform #9. The Canadiens tied 2-2 with the Boston Bruins. On the same day, Bill Durnan signed his first NHL contract...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 29
1939: A team of NHL All Stars defeat the Canadiens, 5-2. (scoring summary and rosters). The game was played in memory of Habs defenceman Babe Siebert, who died in Aug. 1939. 1942: The Canadiens signed Maurice Richard to his first contract. He made his NHL debut two days later. 1951: Princess...
Tuesday Habs Links
Arpon Basu on the Habs injury bug Chris Boucher's analysis shows the Habs played better against the Toronto Maple Leafs than the Winnipeg Jets. Ranking the Habs prospects through week one. Habs prospect Brendan Gallagher makes the hot list in this week's WJHC Power Rankings "The product of Delta,...
Post turkey Habs links and history tidbits
Well the Thanksgiving/Columbus Day weekend is wrapping up. Outside of the call up of Aaron Palushaj this afternoon, it was a quiet day in the Habs camp. Chris Boucher breaks down the Habs against the Jets Pat Hickey on Yannick Weber returning to the blueline Mike Boone with a review of the Habs...
Habs Collectors update: Jacques Lemaire asks to much
A few updates for collectors of Montreal Canadiens autographs and memorabilia updated on a few things. A few weeks back, I noted the nice roster of former Habs attending the The Toronto Sport Card Expo in November. There have been a couple minor changes since that reporter. Jacques Laperriere is no...
How Le Gros Bill helped build Mr. Goalie's butterfly technique
I found this bit of hockey nostalgia rather timely, as I am in the midst of reading Tom Adrahtas' biography of Hall of Fame goalie Glenn Hall. Plus the fact that Jean Beliveau's birthday happens to fall today. Hall, known for his Iron Man record of 502 consecutive games played, also developed the...
Bonne fête Jean! - A Beliveau Birthday Link Bonanza
Editor's Update: In honour of one of the greatest members of the Montreal Canadiens, Eyes on the Prize brings back Robert Lefebvre's 2010 birthday tribute featuring a collection of links pertaining to "Le Gros Bill." We've added Francis Bouchard's post on his 500th goal to make it an even...
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