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Three Greatest Habs Of All Time
Keeping with the Eyes On The Prize credo of highlighting winners from the past, present and future, I got a whole lot nostalgic today and decided to dig up some history on some favorite Canadiens legends of mine.Truth is, I go back and read these player bios over and over, so I figured I might as...
Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe at 78
Many hockey experts have long considered Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe as the greatest hockey player of all time.While times and era's shift, Howe, long a force of nature, remains perched at the top of the games all time elite.For those unfamiliar with Howe's history and exploits, the man...
Clean Up Time For The Picture Folder
I accumulate a lot of pictures while checking out hockey sites. I save all kinds of them in document folders and create other files just to keep track of the links to where they came from, all with the goal of putting something up eventually. Once in a while things get busy and other pieces get...
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Ten years later, this scene still leaves me at a loss for words. This is the love of a public, the worship of it's proudest hero. Rocket felt it, big time.
Habs Koivu, A Captain For The Ages
Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, hero of Tuesday night's win over the Bruins, is on the brink of several interesting career milestones.The Habs 32 year old Finnish captain, the 28th man to be adorned with the "C" in team history, equalled and surpassed personal season high's for goals in the...
The Rocket's Riot
RL - 52 years later, the Richard Riot is still brought up and discussed. Below, Buffalo sports writer and NFL expert Larry Felsner (Pro Football Hall Of Fame writer) tackles the fateful day in Habs lore and gets it half right. You can tell his colors right off from the opening sentence - he ain't...
Celebrating the 1955 - 59 Montreal Canadiens Greats
For those of you Habs fans that are interested in their great storied past and previous championships, hockey historian Joe Pelletier has a very comprehensive post about all the members of the 1955-59 dynasty. The NHL is planning a celebration of the six surviving members that were part of all...
Team Current Habs Versus Team Former Habs
So this post originated via an argument with know-nothing Leaf fan #1967....The quote from my blue and white bud brained aquaintance that set my blood to boil was...."The Canadiens ( pronounced Canadee N's - like they all do!) have probably traded away a team worthy of winning the...
...And The Habs Trivia Winner Is ?
Eddy Sauvestre - take a bow my man!You are the undisputed Montreal Canadiens Trivia Champion!Manon Patry - take a bow also!Both contestants answered 91 of 100 questions correctly, with the difference being the 6 point question number 36 that only Sauvestre and 6th place finisher Samuel Desjardins...
Habs Cariacatures Throughout The Years
While doing some online research on Bill Durnan, the next goalie to be featured in the series, I stumbled up an interesting site called McCord Museum, which specializes in many artforms, from action photography to drawing and cartoons. They features mant great artists such as Aislin (Terry Mosher),...
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