toe-blake Stories - Habs Eyes On The Prize
This Day in Habs History for Nov 8 - The Rocket hits 325!
1942: Buddy O'Connor had a goal and five assists (including an NHL-record four assists in the third period) in a 10-4 win over the New York Rangers.In that game rookie Maurice Richard scored his first NHL goal. Toe Blake scored twice for the Canadiens, to give him 100 in his NHL career. 1952:...
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...
Habs Rookie Camp Day 1 in the books
Doesn't it feel good knowing that the Montreal Canadiens rookie camp has started? We're that much closer to the new season, ladies and gents. The eager and hopeful Habs prospects took to the ice in Brossard today, closing out with a red vs white scrimmage that was taken 3-2 by the white squad....
So a player called out a coach the other day....and ??
This past Thursday, Andrei Kostitsyn decided to sound off on Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin's decisions, pretty much pointing the source of his sporadic contributions last season at the bench boss. Montreal media, in what is typically the dry days of hockey news, was of course all over...
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