The Canadiens will select 3rd overall at this year’s NHL Entry Draft
Posted on 11 April 2012 | Comments Off
MONTREAL -- And…the results are in! The Canadiens will select 3rd overall at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, slated to take place in Pittsburgh on the 22nd and 23rd of June. In the end, the Edmonton Oilers wound up having their number picked and so ...The Draft Lottery
Posted on 10 April 2012 | Comments Off
MONTREAL – The ice isn’t the only place NHL general managers are hoping to get a few lucky bounces. On Tuesday night, the NHL will announce the draft lottery winner as well as what will be the final order for the first 14 picks in the 2012 NHL ...Closing up shop
Posted on 9 April 2012 | Comments Off
BROSSARD – The Canadiens’ locker clean out day is never an easy one and the earlier it happens, the harder it is for the players to swallow. At the beginning of the season, the Habs had April 9 circled on their calendars as the day they’d be co...Impacted by injury
Posted on 9 April 2012 | Comments Off
BROSSARD – With the season at an end, the injured Canadiens came forward with details about what kept them out of the lineup. It’s no secret that like it or not, the Canadiens’ final rank in the Eastern Conference standings had a lot to do with...Updates on Carey
Posted on 9 April 2012 | Comments Off
BROSSARD -- One of NHL’s busiest netminders the past two years, Carey Price saw his season cut short with only a few games to go in the campaign. When it came time to assess this past season, the 24 year-old goalie started by explaining what ha...Curtain call
Posted on 8 April 2012 | Comments Off
MONTREAL – The best way to go out on a high note is to play Game 82 like it’s a Game 7. Both the Habs and Leafs headed into Saturday’s season finale knowing that, win or lose, the results of the game wouldn’t mean much in the standings. The Can...The Numbers Game – April 7, 2012
Posted on 8 April 2012 | Comments Off
MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at the game between the Canadiens and the Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. 2 – Number of 3-on-5 goals scored in the NHL this season, including Tomas Plekanec’s breakaway marker in the first p...Carey Price named the 2011-2012 Molson Cup Player of the Year
Posted on 7 April 2012 | Comments Off
PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL – Goaltender Carey Price is the Montreal Canadiens Molson Cup Player of the Year for the 2011-12 season, while forward Erik Cole is the Molson Cup recipient for the March-April segment. Cole earned the last segment...Making it count
Posted on 7 April 2012 | Comments Off
MONTREAL – The Habs and Leafs will square off on Saturday night for two points that won’t make much difference in the standings, but for the players the game is still far from meaningless. When the NHL brass gets together in the summer to craft...Lasting impressions
Posted on 6 April 2012 | Comments Off
RALEIGH – More than a few players on the Canadiens roster are stepping up to show what they can do in the time they have left. With the playoffs well out of the picture, players’ motivations have shifted over the past weeks towards making a las...