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The Newsy Lalonde Arena - It Has A Great Ring To It
Well it only took some 40 years after his death, but the city of Cornwall has finally gotten around to naming an arena after hockey legend Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde. Lalonde, born in Cornwall in...
A Hundred Year Flashback: The Story, Details, Media Rumours And Unprecedented Excitement That Lead To The First Ever Montreal Canadiens Game On January 5, 1910
Some things change in the course of 100 seasons, some things remain the same. In the beginning, pro hockey was all about money, and the city of Montreal was consumed with it...
Canadiens Legend Newsy Lalonde Finally Set To Receive Hometown Honour
Well it took a good 40 years after his death, but the city of Cornwall has finally gotten around to beginning to pay proper homage to hockey legend Newsy Lalonde. Born in the city on October 31, ...
Who Wore The First Number 99 In Hockey?
I recently came upon a question at Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends that I thought I may be able to shed some light upon. At the site, Joe was asked in regular "Ask the Hockey History Blogge...
Baker's Dozen of Strange and Amazing Hockey Records and Distinct Achievements
Everyone likes lists and records, and the notion came to me to combine the two yesterday. I started thinking not only of unbreakable records, but unique ones as well, especially those di...
Discovering Newsy!
Saturday July 18, 2009 shall be a day I will long remember! A real freak out day for a number of good reasons. I often get e-mails at this site from inquisitive readers on a variety of sub...
1932-33 Newsy Replaces Hart, And Finds Slowing Habs Hearts
After a season in which three of its teams were in financial troubles, the NHL slowly began to find firmer ground. Having sat out the 1931-32 season due to monetary troubles brought on by the De...
The First 20 Seasons Of The Montreal Canadiens Documented In Great Detail
Readers familiar to Eyes On The Prize through its first four years online will know that a good part of the site's appeal is that it seeks to share the glory and amazement that is Montreal Can...
Interesting Canadiens Trivia, Facts And Numbers While You Wait For Game 5
Here's some past and present Habs tidbits to amuse and titilate you until the game five puck drops.Not bad, for a whole four games into a playoff career!Of all the goaltenders who have started at leas...
1916 - The Canadiens First Stanley Cup
Robert L Note: Research and photos for this piece come from "La Glorieuse Histoire Des Canadiens", the Backcheck section of Collections Canada, Wikipedia, Hockey Online and NHL.com.The Canadiens had e...
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