HabsCast Hockey Blog

Uploaded on August 9, 2006 (flickr.com)
by ippssy_eggos
With only 6 points dividing first from last (as of Jan. 21st), there’s no doubt in saying that the Northwest Division is the tightest, and possibly most exciting, in the NHL. Just as the clever “New NHL” intended, the numerous and frequent division games have fuelled new rivalries and […]

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Anyone Up for a Habs-Sens Playoff Series?

Uploaded on April 1, 2007 (flickr.com)
by Sabrina Tang

After an extremely lackluster beginning, the Ottawa Senators seem to have turned this season around with the help of their Captain Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley. They are now breathing down the Habs’ necks, trailing them by one point and sitting impatiently […]

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Uploaded on September 22, 2006 (flickr.com)
by David Giral

Entering the second season of the “new” NHL, many questions have been asked as to who will be the number one in many cities. Teams like: Montreal, Anaheim, San Jose, Ottawa, etc., all had issues when it came to the question: Who will be the starting goaltender? Many […]

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You thought 7 was a lucky number? What about 20? That’s the number Luc Robitaille dawned for (you guessed it) 20 years of his NHL career. LA Kings retired Luc Robitaille’s jersey on Saturday night … they’ll be hosting Wayne Gretzky and his Phoenix Coyotes.
Luc Robitaille’s career can be described as storied, to say the […]

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January 20th, 1995: The first set of games of the 94’ – 95’ season are played after half the season was wiped out due to the NHL lockout. On January 11th, 1995 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Bob Goodenow reach an agreement for a new CBA, which would last nine years. In […]

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Now that we’ve past the halfway point of the 06-07 season teams are getting closer and closer to the trade deadline. Teams will be looking to make their final tweaks before taking a run at Lord Stanley’s Cup. So I decided to take a look around the league at teams that will be looking to […]

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Uploaded on March 27, 2007 (flickr.com)
by Accensio.com

“Center, center, and center.” We all hear it and say it every year, “the Canadiens need a center.” The reason this year is that someone needs to come in to nudge Kovalev into playing up to his ability. While I completely agree with the need for some help up […]

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Toronto Holds Gala for the 40th Anniversary of Their Last Cup Victory

Uploaded on March 26, 2007 (flickr.com)
by Yalla BB
Can anyone tell me the last time the Montreal Canadiens, or any team for this matter, held a gala for any Stanley Cup victory in the history of this great sport. If there has been at any […]

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Flip Floppin’ Reporters Take the Habs for Granted
I was reading the Gazette last week and noticed an odd pattern. Here in Montreal, unlike most cities in the NHL, the Habs are the only thing going on in the winter. There is no market lost to basketball (anyone know about the Matrix?) and minor hockey teams. […]

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Huet Shouldn’t Play in Next Week’s All-Star Game

Uploaded on January 19, 2007 (flickr.com)
by spectraversa
The latest edition of the Montreal Canadiens hasn’t been those of the first half of the season. The Montreal Canadiens have lost six of their eight last games and have gone 4-8 after the Christmas break. Now, we all know Cristobal Huet […]

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