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This Day in Habs History for Oct 19
1933: The Habs purchased goaltender Wilf Cude from Philadelphia (CAHL). 1950: Rookie goaltender Gerry McNeil recorded his second career shutout and Maurice Richard scored twice in the Canadiens' 4-0 win over the New York Rangers in Montreal. 1957: Maurice Richard became the first player in NHL...
Today in Habs history
1955: Montreal announced that Henri Richard had been signed to a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Dave Stubbs noted today on Twitter that the contract was actually signed the night before, but made official on the 13th. Richard's salaries were $7K and $8K for his first two...
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...
Habs past and present signing in Montreal Saturday
Fans of the Montreal Canadiens, and all other hockey and autograph hounds, may want to pop by The Brick at 8701 L'Acadie Blvd. in Montreal tomorrow. A multitude of past and present Habs players are scheduled to make appearances throughout the day. Notables include greats Jean Beliveau, Henri...
Remembering Jacques Lemaire, hockey player
Jacques Lemaire plies his trade against the St. Louis Blues during a rather unusual line change. The state of Lemaire's receding hairline, the lack of the helmet which he donned in mid-career, and especially the fact the Blues goalie is almost certainly Ernie Wakely, places this photograph...
More Legends Of Hockey
I just can't get enough of Joe Pelletier's Legends Of Hockey - what a treasure trove for hockey die hards and historians. I strongly recommend adding it to your favorites and perusing it daily. It is downright adictive!Once I'm over the current fixation of the seemingly unlimited Habs legends,...
Stanley Cup Facts and Folklore
The Stanley Cup, donated by Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, is the oldest trophy competed for in North America. It was originally known as Dominion Hockey Challange Cup and the first winners were the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.Unlike other team sports trophies, no new Stanley Cup is...
Cops and Robbers, Kids being Kids, a Jersey, and Something Cheesy
There are weird stories and then there are hoodoo voodoo tales, those of the variety filled with such coincidental occurances, it makes one truly believe that at times there is a greater karma at work in our lives.The mention of Mario Lemieux at the Waiting for Stanley blog got me thinking about...
2007 Habs Missed History Lesson From1970
While the Canadiens 2006-07 regular-season careened towards a wild conclusion, where the hockey gods saw fit to have Montreal meet Toronto on the final Saturday night, a dramatic finish from an earlier era still percolates in the minds of the former Canadiens players who took part in it.The history...
...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...
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