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This Day in Habs History for Nov 6
1947: Bill Durnan recorded his 13th career shutout in the Canadiens' 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1948: Durnan recorded his 19th career shutout, and Emile "Butch" Bouchard scored twice to lead the Canadiens to a 2-0 win over the Detroint Red Wings. 1954: Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion...
This Day in Habs History for Nov 1
1952: Jacques Plante, called up by Montreal to replace injured goalie Gerry McNeil, beat the New York Rangers 4-1, in his first NHL start. In his three game replacement trial he went 2-0-1 with a 1.33 GAA, before being returned to the Montreal Royals. 1959: Plante returned to the ice wearing a...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 27
1945: Rookie Billy Reay scored twice in the first game of his NHL career, and Elmer Lach added a goal and three assists to lead the Canadiens to an 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. 1973: Rookie Bob Gainey scored his first NHL goal, in a 4-2 Canadiens' win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 25
1947: Bill Durnan recorded his 12th career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win over Boston. 1969: A one-time Habs prospect, Chicago Blackhawks' rookie goaltender Tony Esposito got the victory in their 5-0 win over the Canadiens at Montreal. It was the first of 15 shutouts for Esposito in 1969-70 - an...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 23
1948: Detroit Red Wings goalie Harry Lumley and Canadiens' Bill Durnan dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, at the Forum. It was Durnan's second straight shutout and the 18th of his career and the 15th for Lumley. 1949: Durnan and Boston Bruins' rookie Jack Gelineau dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a...
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...
A Toronto Pitstop for Carey Price Before Heading "Home".
"Sweet Jesus!," was Carey Price's reaction to the picture of him from off our Habs Top 25 Under 25. The 24-year-old was a maybe a little stunned to see himself imaged in such as a way, as our Chris Boyle showed him the picture off his phone. Chris and I both had the chance to catch up with the...
Update on Price autograph signing and other Habs memorabilia news
Here's a few updates for autograph and memorabilia collectors of Le Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. First up is an important scheduling change for this week's Toronto autograph signing by Carey Price. The signing will still be at AJSportsworld, but it has moved up a day to Friday September 9 at 6:45 pm. For...
Looking back on the first meeting between the Habs and Jets
With the Habs set to meet Winnipeg Jets 2.0 tonight, here's a look back at a post I did when word broke that the Atlanta Thrashers were moving north. Being the nostalgic and hockey historian that I am, I thought it was worth looking back at the first meeting between the Montreal Canadiens and the...
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