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The airing of grievances; Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche preview
WHERE: Pepsi Center, Denver, ColoradoWHEN: 9 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA:Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Mile High Hockey Seasons greetings to one and all! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Yule tidings to you... And happy Festivus... Lets not forget Festivus...
The great white north; Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg preview
WHERE: MTS Center, Winnipeg, ManitobaWHEN: 8:30 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Arctic Ice Hockey While the Lightning remain inconsistent (they're back to .500, or percentage points over it due to the glorification of overtime /...
Quebec Wants a New Team
I just came across this group called "Nordiques Nation" - nordiquesnation.com - that is traveling in Nords gear to 5 different NHL games this year to show their love of hockey. Earlier this season, they managed to bring 1600 fans to a game in New Jersey, and will hit games in Florida, Ottawa,...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 28
1950: Maurice Richard and Floyd Curry each scored twice and Doug Harvey had three assists in the Canadiens' 5-1 win over the New York Rangers, in Montreal. 1979: The Quebec Nordiques hosted the Montreal Canadiens for the first time at Le Colisee in Quebec City. The Nordiques won 5-4. 1983: The...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 24
1953: Gerry McNeil recorded his 24th career shutout to lead the Canadiens to a 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. 1972: Jacques Lemaire scored his third career hat trick and added an assist as Montreal beat the New York Islanders 4-3. It was the first hat trick scored at Nassau Colisuem. 1991:...
This Day in Habs History for Oct 23
1948: Detroit Red Wings goalie Harry Lumley and Canadiens' Bill Durnan dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, at the Forum. It was Durnan's second straight shutout and the 18th of his career and the 15th for Lumley. 1949: Durnan and Boston Bruins' rookie Jack Gelineau dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a...
Habs History Notes for Oct 8
Here's a few significant Habs events that have happened on this day. 1953 - Montreal began an NHL-record 9 year opening-night winning streak, with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the Forum. Gerry McNeil recorded his 23rd career shutout and Bert Olmstead picked up three assists for the...
Islanders Bits: Tavares News and the Bailey Wait
As mentioned in the last two posts, the press conference officially announcing John Tavares' new deal is today at 1 p.m. EDT. It will stream live at the official site, where the two recent rookie games with the Bruins are also now available on archive to keep you occupied Linked the following post...
Best Week Ever: Panthers' '93 Expansion Draft or '11 UFA/Trade performance?
With all of the action witnessed on Friday (and a tiny bit Saturday as well) combined with several moves made in the days prior, it's darned near impossible not to rank this summer's opening of the NHL free agency period as one of the most pivotal off-ice events in the history of the Florida...
Sunday Quick Stats: Panthers vs the Southeast
Just poking around the web on a dreadfully hot Sunday and dug up some numbers related to the Panthers record versus other teams (since the 2004-05 lockout), primarily within the division but we'll include a few other nuggets as well. Against the Southeast Division (42 games-played in each...
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