Veteran defenseman Jaroslav Spacek retires from hockey

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Nov 19th 2012 | 2 min read |

NHL veteran Jaroslav Spacek announced his retirement on Monday, according to The Fourth Period. Spacek’s desire to spend more time with family, ...

Blake Geoffrion expected to recover after suffering skull fracture

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Nov 10th 2012 | 1 min read |

Blake Geoffrion is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a depressed skull fracture following a hit from Syracuse Crunch forward J.P. Cote ...

Max Pacioretty leaves Ambri Piotta

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Oct 16th 2012 | 2 min read |

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty left the Swiss A League team Ambri Piotta on Tuesday in order to return to North America. Pacioretty signed ...

Andrei Markov signs with KHL's Vityaz

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Oct 4th 2012 | 2 min read |

Andrei Markov joins the growing list of Montreal Canadiens to sign in Europe as he’s joined Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL. The Russian Markov began ...

Scott Gomez signs with ECHL's Alaska Aces

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Sep 28th 2012 | 2 min read |

Three NHL players join the ECHL’s Alaska Aces for training camp on Friday, as the team has announced the signing of Scott Gomez, Joey Crabb and ...

Max Pacioretty Signs With Swiss League Team

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Sep 25th 2012 | 2 min read |

The sixth member of the Montreal Canadiens to sign with a European club since the start of the NHL lockout is forward Max Pacioretty. He’s joini...

NHL Draft 2012: Montreal Canadiens Select Alex Galchenyuk With No. 3 Pick

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Jun 22nd 2012 | 1 min read |

With the No. 3 pick of the 2012 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens have selected Alex Galchenyuk, a center from the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey ...

Sylvain Lefebvre Hired As Hamilton Bulldogs Head Coach; Patrice Brisebois, Martin Lapointe Join Habs

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Jun 13th 2012 | 1 min read |

(SB Nation) — Sylvain Lefebvre will take over as head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL, Montreal Canadiens executive vice president and...

Rick Dudley Named Montreal Canadiens Assistant General Manager

By SB Nation NHL Staff | May 26th 2012 | 2 min read |

(SB Nation) – The Montreal Canadiens are coming off their worst season in recent memory, and on Friday, the team announced it has made some fron...

Montreal Canadiens Trade Andrei Kostitsyn To Nashville Predators For Two Picks

By SB Nation NHL Staff | Feb 27th 2012 | 2 min read |

(SB Nation, Travis Hughes) – The Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators have made another trade. 10 days after the Predators acquired defens...