Showing posts with label montreal canadiens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label montreal canadiens. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Steve Shutt Hits 60 Goals: A Montreal Canadiens Milestone

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I n Montreal Canadiens lore, few offensive feats shine brighter than the elusive 60-goal season and in the 1970s, it was accomplished by no...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

John Ferguson Fights, Scores, and Shines in First Canadiens Game

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When the Montreal Canadiens brought in John Ferguson, the mission was clear, protect Jean Beliveau and keep opponents honest. But on Octob...
Friday, June 27, 2025

The Mahovlich Brothers Turn the Tide in 1971 Cup Final

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On January 13, 1971, the Montreal Canadiens made a bold move, sending Guy Charron, Bill Collins, and Mickey Redmond to the Detroit Red Win...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Former Canadiens Power Rangers to 4-3 Win Over Montreal on December 24, 1966

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It was a Christmas Eve clash that felt more like a ghost story for the Montreal Canadiens. On December 24, 1966, the New York Rangers came ...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Tony Esposito’s First Shutout with Chicago Comes Against Canadiens

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When the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Tony Esposito from the Montreal Canadiens in the 1969 off-season, few could’ve predicted just how quic...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Bernie Geoffrion Booms Back with 4-Point Game Against Former Team

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When Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion returned to the NHL in 1966-67, it wasn’t in a Montreal Canadiens jersey, but rather in the blue of the N...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

The Last NHL Player to Score 4 Goals in a Stanley Cup Final Game: Maurice Richard’s Historic Night

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Scoring four goals in a single Stanley Cup Final game is a rare feat, only five players in NHL history have ever done it. The most recent? ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Phil Goyette's First NHL Game Winning Goal

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Phil Goyette went into the 1957-58 NHL season technically still a rookie. He played 14 regular season games the previous year and all ten in...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

1 NHL Rule Change To Bring Back Offence

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Gary Bettman rolled into town in February of 1993 as the first ever Commissioner of the National Hockey League. Mario Lemieux of the Pit...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Vintage Hockey Card Video Series

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As I write this, I'm fighting with some sort of glitch that is freezing up the upload for the final of six videos featuring vintage ho...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

1960-61 NHL Top 5 Goal Scorers

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The hockey gods looked down with irony on the National Hockey League in 1960-61. Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard became the first 50 goal scorer ...
Friday, July 25, 2014

1974-75 NHL Season By The Numbers

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The 1974-75 National Hockey League season featured the Philadelphia Flyers finishing first overall and winning their second Stanley Cup ch...

Top NHL Teams In Each Decade

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It is an on-going argument which NHL teams are the best of all-time. It is hard to compare the 1930 Boston Bruins with the 1977 Montreal...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Pat Burns: Only 3 Time Winner Of The Jack Adams Award

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The Jack Adams was first awarded to the NHL's top head coach for the 1973-74 season. Fred Shero was the first recipient and Pat Burns...
Saturday, July 5, 2014

4 Canadiens Draft Picks In 1984 To Play 1,000+ NHL Games

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Some NHL franchises just have a superior system for developing players from within. Where some teams since the 1960’s have only drafted ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

1993 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees

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In 1993, four National Hockey League players entered the Hockey Hall of Fame. Three of the four starred on either the Montreal Canadiens...
Thursday, April 3, 2014

NHL Hockey Trivia: Guy Lafleur

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Guy Lafleur was a huge part of the Montreal Canadiens dynasty during the 1970’s in the National Hockey League. He played with the Canadi...