Top 3 All-Time Canadiens Goalies Ryan Szporer | February 16, 2024 While the adage goes that defense wins championships, 17 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in NHL history compared to just 12 defensemen. Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won…
Greatest Montreal Canadien to Wear Each Jersey Number Blain Potvin | February 12, 2024 Assembling a list of greatest players to ever wear a number is not easy with a franchise as old and as storied as the Montreal Canadiens. It will also leave…
7 Worst Trades in Boston Bruins History THW Archives | February 10, 2024 * originally written in July 2017 As mentioned in this article’s companion piece, the Boston Bruins have come out on the winning end of several of the most lopsided trades…
Ken Dryden’s “The Game,” Still a Classic Len Vlahos | February 2, 2024 If you look at a list of all-time great books about hockey, invariably, Ken Dryden’s The Game will be in the top 10. The book is actually number nine on…
Ken Dryden Trivia: How Well Do You Know the Legendary Goalie? The Old Prof | October 6, 2023 Before Ken Dryden‘s arrival, the Montreal Canadiens had a storied history of goaltending excellence. The Canadiens, often referred to as the Habs, had already established themselves as one of the…
Canadiens’ Ken Dryden – Truly One of a Kind Melissa Boyd | August 8, 2023 Originally written by Alexander Sciola, with updates by M. Boyd. The impact of Ken Dryden’s incredible legacy and body of work has been felt off the ice just as much…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 8 Matthew Zator | August 8, 2023 Aug. 8 hasn’t traditionally been a busy day when it comes to hockey. Having said that, it did see a few new captains named and an under-the-radar signing by the…
Montreal Canadiens’ Best Trades with the Boston Bruins Shawn Wilken | August 8, 2023 Welcome to the Montreal Canadiens‘ best trades series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at the Canadiens’ trading history with every NHL team and pick what we believe to be…
All-Time Ontario-Born NHL Lineup Blain Potvin | February 2, 2023 Ontario has developed some of the greatest players to have ever stepped foot onto the ice of an NHL arena. Not only has there been an ability to develop great…
3 Bruins’ Draft Picks That Didn’t Work Out in Boston Lou Vidakis | October 28, 2022 The Boston Bruins were notorious for having a good eye when it came to drafting talented players, especially in the pre-Don Sweeney era. The likes of Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci,…
Canadiens’ 1970-71 Team Started New Era in Montréal Ben Wagner | October 20, 2022 As the 1960s gave way to the 1970s, the Montréal Canadiens found themselves lagging behind their forever rivals, the Boston Bruins. At the start of the 1970-71 season, The Beantowners…
Ken Dryden’s The Series, A Must-Read for Hockey Fans Len Vlahos | October 4, 2022 Move over, Dos Equis commercial actor, because former Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden just might be the most interesting man in the world. In addition to his brilliant hockey career…