by Brian Kennedy | Nov 26, 2023 | Montreal Canadiens
People from all over North America turned up in Southern California last week chasing their beloved Montreal Canadiens, hoping to see the team in person. Wednesday night, they were not disappointed, as their Habs jumped out to a fast 2-0 lead and held off the Ducks,...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 22, 2022 | Archived Features, Hockey History, Homepage, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
The full line from which I’ve excerpted my title is, “Unresting death, a whole day nearer now,” from a Philip Larkin poem (“Aubade”), and I cite it as a reminder: we’ve lost Guy Lafleur, at 70 too young to go. And his death portends our own, though mostly we don’t...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 30, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
If ever a team needed a win, it was the LA Kings on Saturday afternoon. The Montreal Canadiens, their opponent, could have said the same for themselves, but they had just defeated the San Jose Sharks Thursday night after a big 5-1 loss to Seattle to start their...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 11, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Hockey abruptly stopped in March, and for Kings and Ducks fans, it never got going again, because neither team completed in the playoffs, even with the addition of teams for a qualifying round. Thus SoCal fans have been focused on other things, or on not much of...
by Rachel Lewis | Jan 18, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Photo Galleries
The Montreal Canadiens ruin the Columbus Blue Jackets chance at a 5-game winning streak with a 4-1 win Friday, January 18, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The Canadiens are now on a 4-game winning streak. (Rachel Lewis – Inside Hockey)