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Bobblehead Nights presented by RONA will be highlighting the 45th anniversary of the 1976-77 edition of the Canadiens.

Quebec City police failed to report a police intervention that ended with a man being taken to hospital with serious injuries last summer. The incident is not linked to four videos of other police interventions that recently led to 5 officers being suspended.

Is it too early to talk to the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens? Those Habs hold the all-time NHL single-season power-play record of 31.88 per cent. The Oilers, five…

  CAMPBELLTON, N.B. -- The New Brunswick man at the centre of a violent arrest caught on camera Friday afternoon in Campbellton, N.B. was released from custody on Monday. Andre Mercier, 30, was arrested Friday afternoon after police responded to reports of a man wielding a stick while entering local businesses in Campbelltons downtown. According to New Brunswick RCMP Sgt. Mario Maillet, when officers arrived, Mercier resisted arrest and an altercation ensued. Part of the altercation and a...

Dimanche, 27 juin 2021 23:08 Coup doeil sur cet article J’ai salué et rencontré nombre d’anciens entraîneurs et joueurs du Canadien, demeurant toujours au Québec, qui ont connu l’ivresse de s’abreuver à la coupe Stanley avec la formation montréalaise, soit de Jean-Guy Talbot, en 1955, aux valeureux guerriers de la dernière conquête, en 1993. L’analyse de Guy Lafleur est claire et précise. Les jeunes Nick Suzuki, Jesperi Kotkaniemi et Cole Caufiled ont redonné u...

May 20, 2021   ·   0 Comments By Robert Belardi OPINION It came down to overtime in game four of the 1979 quarterfinals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boos came down from the stands in Maple Leaf Gardens as the Buds were forced to kill off a penalty.  Down 3-0 in the series against the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Habs moved into the zone on the power play. Jacques Lemaire, Yvon Lambert, Guy LaFleu...

Kevin Smiths style of comedy is too unfocused to pull off a cinematic prank like "Tusk," a horror-comedy about a walrus-monster. Had Smith been more disciplined, the films deliberately absurd plot twists might have been more alienating, and funny. But even a Kevin Smith apologist like myself will readily admit that "discipline" and "Kevin Smith" do not belong in the same sentence. "Tusk" is bearable thanks in no small part to its game cast, particularly character actor Michael Parkss Vincent Pr...

Michael Tureski/Icon Sportswire They may have played different positions (Esposito a forward and Orr a defenseman) but these might be the first two names that come to mind when you think of the Boston Bruins. They were the two most dominant offensive players of their era as they combined to win seven consecutive scoring titles between 1968 and 1975. In five of those seasons they finished first and second in the scoring race. They finished first and third in one of the others. The Bruins ...

Savard: We beat a team that advocated violence Serge Savard won the Stanley Cup eight times, but the 1976 triumph was the most memorable of them all by Pierre-Antoine Mercier. Translated by Matt Cudzinowski. @CanadiensMTL / canadiens.com MONTREAL - For Serge Savard, every single one of his eight Stanley Cup rings is special in it...

Canadiens-Maple Leafs a rivalry of culture, Dryden says Hall of Fame goalie discusses history, possibilities of his former teams with NHL.com by Dave Stubbs @Dave_Stubbs / NHL.com Columnist Ken Dryden calls it "a rivalry of cities, a rivalry of cultures."  The Hockey Hall of Fame goalie has seen the duel between the Montreal Can...