Category: Habs Legends and History

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Montreal Canadiens, undisputed champions of the Norris Division

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Oct 26th 2020 | 5 min read |

Do you remember a time when the National Hockey League used to have divisions named after actual, notable people, and not just vague geographic sugges...

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History shows trading a first-round pick is a risky short-term solution

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Oct 1st 2020 | 9 min read |

Marc Bergevin is headed into the 2020 Entry Draft with eleven draft choices, among which is the 16th overall draft pick. During his media tour in rece...

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Before Cosmo there was Tricolo

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Sep 30th 2020 | 9 min read |

The 1986-87 season was a record-breaker for the Sherbrooke Canadiens, the American Hockey League farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. In their third y...

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A look back at the history of the 16th overall pick in the NHL Draft

By Scott Matla | Sep 28th 2020 | 6 min read |

Like every NHL Draft position, 16th overall has a dotted history, ranging from Hall of Fame stars to players who never even stepped on the ice. It als...

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The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part V — Laperrière’s impressive run comes to an end

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Aug 19th 2020 | 5 min read |

Related Part IV — Jean Perron joins the group, and the rest is history In the span of six seasons, the Montreal Canadiens went from Claude Ruel’s ...

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The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part IV — Jean Perron joins the group, and the rest is history

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Aug 19th 2020 | 5 min read |

Related Part lll — Bob Berry doubles up on assistants “Berry didn’t work under the best circumstances last season,” new General Manager Serge ...

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The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part lll — Bob Berry doubles up on assistants

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Aug 19th 2020 | 5 min read |

Related Part II — Jacques Laperrière becomes a fixture By the end of the 1980-81 season, Claude Ruel resigned from his head coach position to retur...

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The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part II — Jacques Laperrière becomes a fixture

By Andrew Zadarnowski | Aug 19th 2020 | 6 min read |

Related Part I — A franchise first After completing the 1979-80 season on his own, Claude Ruel made the request to Managing Director Irving Grundman...

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Oral history of the Montreal Canadiens’ 2010 playoff run

By Justin Blades | May 23rd 2020 | 0 min read |

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“We ran out of magic”: A look back at the 2010 Canadiens-Flyers series and beyond

By Julian McKenzie | May 12th 2020 | 21 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens were four wins away from a berth to the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. The team returned to Montreal after a series victory over the P...