Montreal Canadiens 50-Goal Scorers
The Montreal Canadiens have six players who have made it into the celebrated 50-goal club. Prior to 1970, the elusive milestone was rarely reached. During the 1970s and 1980s, as seasons…
Maurice Richard
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 15
The date was a pretty big one for Canadian hockey. The national team won a pair of big tournaments, and one of the greatest players to ever skate in the…
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty
Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away in Dec. 2014. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty,…
The NHL’s 50-Goal Scorers – 10 Things You Need to Know
Before the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the 2019-20 NHL season, David Pastrnak (48), Alex Ovechkin (48), and Auston Matthews (47) were all comfortably on their way to a 50-goal season. Two…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 4
A legend of the National Hockey League was born on this date, and one of the biggest stars of the 1990s found a new home out west. Aug. 4 also…
Greatest Montreal Canadien to Wear Each Jersey Number
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…
100 Greatest NHL Players by Team
In 2017, the NHL announced its top 100 players of all-time as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The players that comprised the list represented 32 NHL franchises, including three…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1972-73 Montreal Canadiens
As the most storied organization in NHL history with 24 Stanley Cups, the Montreal Canadiens have had some amazing teams that could be included among the top teams of all…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1959-60 Montreal Canadiens
In at least one way, 1959-60 was the Montreal Canadiens’ last kick at the can, as it was the final season of superstar Maurice Richard’s career. It just so happens,…
NHL Can’t Hide From the Political and Social Issues of the Day
Conventional wisdom says politics and sports don’t mix. On those relatively rare occasions that NHL players have taken a stand on social or political issues, they have sometimes suffered the…
The 50 Goal Season
On Mar. 18, 1945, in the final game of the 1944-45 season, Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals…
Canadiens 12 Days of Hockeymas: A Dynasty Is Born with 5 Straight Cups
In NHL history, only a single franchise has won five straight Stanley Cups. Unsurprisingly, the Montreal Canadiens, with a league-leading 24 championships up to now, accomplished the feat from 1956-60.…