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Tuesday's Three Stars: Bergeron powers up, Price checks out
2 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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No. 1 star: Marc-Andre Bergeron(notes), Montreal Canadiens
Bergeron was signed to slap a Band-Aid on the Montreal power-play following the injury to quarterback Andrei Markov(notes), who was sidelined on opening night. In that sense he's been a failure, providing only one point...
Habs Notebook - Nov. 27, 2009
MONTREAL - In today's Habs Notebook, Dags gets antsy, Cammalleri and Gorges have a domestic, and Carey Price gears up for his hot date with Ovechkin.
Enough already: While Jaroslav Spacek could be back in action as early as Saturday, another p...
NHL suspends Laraque 5 games, defying seekers of 'an example'
4 days ago by
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The TSN story on Georges Laraque's(notes) five-game suspension, for his knee-on-knee hit (video) that put Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall(notes) on the shelf for at least a month, was posted just before 7 p.m. on the East Coast.Unless Colin Campbell and Co. needed...
Laraque suspended five games for Kronwall hit
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The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
Laraque received the suspension for an incident on Nov. 21. against the Red Wings when he collided with Kronwall resulting in a leg-on-leg, open-ice hit.
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Canadiens assign David Desharnais to the Bulldogs
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MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens announced today that centreman David Desharnais has been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs. Desharnais will join the Bulldogs today in Cleveland for the first of a 2-game series against ...
Wounded Canadiens find motivation in desperation
6 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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Urgency. Desperation. These were the words Michael Cammalleri(notes) used to characterize the mindset of his Montreal Canadiens heading into last night's game at the Washington Capitals. Not just because they were one game under .500 and near the bottom of the conference standings...
Canadiens erupt for 3 in 3rd to dispatch Jackets
Marc-Andre Bergeron scored his second goal of the game 4:46 into the third, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Bergeron's two goals help Canadiens beat Jackets
Marc-Andre Bergeron scored his second goal of the game 4:46 into the third, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Georges Laraque's Knee On Knee hit on Niklas Kronwall
4 days ago by
Goon's World
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I think this is a bush league hit and Georges Laraque should be suspended by the NHL for this dirty hit. I have have to be honest that I am not a fan of Georges Laraque and find his antics borish. That doesn't mean I don't like tough guys because I do. I just appreciate tough...
Video: Laraque 'not worried' after knee-on-knee hit on Kronwall
5 days ago by
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The Detroit Red Wings are expecting defenseman Niklas Kronwall(notes) will be out at least two weeks with a "a second-degree, possibly third-degree MCL sprain to his left knee" after a knee-on-knee hit by Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque(notes) on Saturday night...
The Habs Spoil a Wonderful Family Reunion
6 days ago by
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It was very much a family affair at Verizon Center on Friday night. The Red Army family endured a rare evening of frustration and torment from the home team’s missed opportunity after missed opportunity, culminating with the Capitals’ 3-2 defeat to Montreal, but the home...
Price blanks Ovechkin as Canadiens edge Caps
Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
Five-game ban levied on Laraque
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The National Hockey League announced on Monday night that Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque has been suspended for five games without pay, and will forfeit $38,860.10 in salary for an incident that took place during a game against the Red...
Kostopoulos hoping for more Bell Centre fun
10 days ago by
Lord Stanley's Blog
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MONTREAL -- For two seasons, Canes forward Tom Kostopoulos was a part of the hockey experience that is playing for the Montreal Canadiens.
"It will be fun," he said of tonight's game with the Habs at the Bell Centre. "The atmosphere here with these fans, the...
Video: Glen Metropolit could shoot an apple off your head
16 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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It's always amazing when the players you'd least expect to excel in a certain skills competition end up dominating at it. Bill Guerin(notes) as the fastest skater back at the 2001 All-Star Game. Geoff Sanderson's(notes) winning the puck control relay at the 1997 ASG.This...
Price, Lapierre help Canadiens beat Canes in SO
MONTREAL(AP) Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.
A Potential Buyer For The Coyotes
2 days ago by
Kuklas Korner
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from David Naylor of the Globe and Mail,
Montreal businessman Steve Stotland is leading a group of Phoenix-area investors who want to buy the NHL’s Coyotes and keep the team in Glendale, Ariz.
Stotland, part of a group that looked into buying the Montreal Canadiens when...
Price, Lapierre help Habs defeat 'Canes in shootout
Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.
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4 days ago by
Goon's World
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Maybe WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod and Greg Shepherd could learn a thing or two about the NHL disciplinary procedures. This is what happens when you take a player out you pay for it with a suspension. Like I said in an earlier post I thought the NHL should suspend Georges Laraque...
NHL suspends Georges Laraque for five games
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TORONTO – The National Hockey League announced Monday that Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque has been suspended for five games, without pay for an incident that took place during NHL game #315 against the Detr...
Canadiens hold off comeback attempt by Capitals
Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday.
Carey Price named Second star of the week in the NHL
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NEW YORK -- Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has been named the NHL 'Second star' for the week ending Nov. 22.
FIRST STAR -- JOE THORNTON, C, SAN JOSE SHARKS
Thornton led all scorers last week with eight points (two goa...
There's a $10,000 bounty on Toe Blake's head
18 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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As far as hockey treasures on eBay go, the bronze bust of Montreal Canadiens legend Hector "Toe" Blake ranks up there with the most blissfully random. From the auction:In 1982, during renovations to the Forum in Montreal, the Owners of the Canadiens commissioned renowned...
NHL suspends Habs enforcer Laraque for 5 games
4 days ago by
Sports Illustrated
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TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
More Reaction to Jamal Lewis’ Theory For Browns Croppy Play in 2009
15 days ago by
Midwest Sports
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Our very own Ryan Russell has his own photoshopped reaction to Jamal Lewis' pre-practice rant about Eric Mangini earlier today.
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