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Ed Litzenberger (1932 — 2010)

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Ed Litzenberger has passed away at the age of 78. Best known with Chicago, Litzenberger was a National Hockey League player of significant repute in the 1950s and 1960s. Litzenberger was a rangy center who also played some right wing, known for his consistency and leadership

Interview With Todd Denault

Today I have the great opportunity to talk pucks and books with Todd Denault, author of The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey. Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com On the surface, this game appears to be a

Book Review: The Greatest Game

It is simply known as "The New Year's Eve Classic." Any good hockey fan knows exactly what game that refers to - the 3-3 tie between the famed Montreal Canadiens and famed Soviet Red Army on December 31st, 1975. So many people also refer to it as the greatest hockey

Ken Dryden's New Book

Ken Dryden has accomplished a lot in his life. He graduated from Cornell, enjoyed a successful career as a lawyer and businessman, was a three-time Olympic broadcaster and currently is Member of Parliament in Ottawa. Oh yeah, and he had a Hall of Fame hockey career where he won 6

Habs Heroes: The Return of Flower Power

Great news on Thursday as news broke that Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has made peace with the team and has returned to his role as one of the team's goodwill ambassadors. That makes today's choice for Habs Hero pretty obvious. His blazing speed and long flowing hair combined with

Defensive Ace: Ken Mosdell

The Montreal Canadiens have a long history of great defensive forwards, including Guy Carbonneau, Doug Jarvis, Claude Provost and of course Bob Gainey. Lost in the sands of time is Kenny Mosdell, One of the NHL's top defensive specialists in the 1940s and 1950s was Montreal born Ken Mosdell. Kenny

Habs Heroes: Elmer Lach

Thanks to the Montreal Gazette's Dave Stubbs' Twitter feed - @habsinsideout1 - there have been some pretty amazing photos of Elmer Lach featured online as of late. Lach, one of the toughest players to ever play as evidenced by the photos, is the obvious choice for today's Habs Hero. Every