Today in Habs History: September 4th Edition
For the Better. But in the Long Run, For Not It had been a busy and difficult summer for Canadiens GM Serge Savard in 1990. He had made one controversial trade already, sending future Hall of Fame...
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2001: The Montreal Canadiens announce that team captain Saku Koivu will be out indefinitely, after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Koivu made a remarkable recovery, returning to the ice...
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1996: The Montreal Canadiens obtain Scott Thornton from Edmonton, in exchange for Andrei Kovalenko. Habs Born on This Day: Bill Root (1959) Sources: www.hhof.com www.sihrhockey.org
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Today in Habs History: September 7th Edition
1988: Tony Esposito and Guy Lafleur (pictured) enter the Hockey Hall of Fame. Buddy O`Connor, who played six seasons with the Canadiens, was inducted in the veterans’ category. Habs Born on This Day:...
View ArticleToday in Habs History: September 8th Edition
1980: Gump Worsley is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 1982: Yvan Cournoyer is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Habs Born on This Day: Rogatien “Rogie” Vachon (1945), Paul DiPietro...
View ArticleToday in Habs History: September 9th Edition
Grundman Tries His Best Pollock, Did it Work? “When a player tells you that he doesn't want to play for you, that's not the way you build a team,” said then Canadiens GM Irving Grundman.”The Montreal...
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Today in Habs History: September 10th Edition
Stephane Richer celebrates one of his two goals in a pre-season exhibition game vs. AIK Djurgardens in Stockholm,Sweden – Sept. 10, 1990. (Photo:Andre Pichette) The Habs Come to Scandinavia Training...
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1945: Ray Getliffe and Felix "Roly" Rossignol are traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Billy Reay. Getliffe retired and Detroit was later awarded the rights to Fern Gauthier as compensation. 1982:...
View ArticleToday in Habs History: September 12th Edition
1979: Henri Richard is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 1985: Bert Olmstead is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame 1990: Denis Savard (2G, 1A) and Shayne Corson (1G, 2A) each had three points...
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Today in Habs History: September 13th Edition
Imagine Grapes in le Bleu, Blanc et Rouge! On September 13, 1962 the Montreal Canadiens sent cash to the Detroit Red Wings for the rights to Don Cherry. Yes, that Don Cherry. Cherry had seen one...
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Today in Habs History: September 14th Edition
Dryden Calls it QuitsWith two Stanley Cups, a Calder Trophy, a Vezina Trophy and a Conn Smythe Trophy to his merit, in just three seasons, Ken Dryden took a look at the two year contract he signed with...
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This past week, on September 10th, the hockey world lost another from the Original Six era. Glen Skov, a hard checking center, who spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Red Wings and...
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Today in Habs History: September 15th Edition
Maurice Richard announces his retirement at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Photo: David Bier) The Rocket Hangs Them Up On the morning of September 15, 1960, Maurice Richard took to the ice with his...
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Today in Habs History: September 16th Edition
Canadiens goaltender Andre Racicot finds a Dynamo Moscow player in top of him, during exhibition action. Sept. 16, 1990. The Habs lost 4-1 (Photo: Andre Pichette) 1950: The Canadiens trade Roger Leger...
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1935: Le Club de Hockey Canadien is sold to Ernest Savard, Maurice Forget and Louis Gelinas. They operate the club for the Canadian Arena Company. Ernest Savard replaces Leo Dandurand as Canadiens...
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Today in Habs History: September 18th Edition
Canadiens forward Ryan Walter finds himself tied up in Central Red Army’s crease on Sept18, 1990. (Photo: Andre Pichette)Habs 1990 Friendship Tour Was Not So FriendlyIt certainly was not a normal...
View ArticleToday in Habs History: September 19th Edition
Habs Born on This Day: Odie Cleghorn (1891), Andre Boudrias (1943), Craig Laughlin (1957), Gilbert Dionne (1970) Sources: www.hhof.com www.sihrhockey.org
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1991: The Canadiens trade Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske to the New Jersey Devils for Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson.HabsBorn on This Day: Sammy Godin (1907), Guy Lafleur...
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Today in Habs History: September 21st Edition
Howie Morenz was born on this day in 1902 The Habs Stand Up to the Bullies Many say that games in the NHL pre-season don’t matter. Such was not the case on September 21, 1975 when the Montreal...
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1952: Gerry Couture is traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for cash. Sources:www.hhof.comwww.sihrhockey.org
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