Archive for February, 2010

Montreal Canadiens Hockey – Finland finishes off Slovakia – Tacoma News Tribune

Goaltender Jaroslav Halak of the Montreal Canadiens leaned disconsolately against the boards, Marian Gaborik of the Rangers slammed his helmet down soon after getting off the ice, and former Buffalo Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera broke his stick For more info click here

Montreal Canadiens News – For the Record – Honolulu Advertiser

For the Record – Honolulu Advertiser
Ken Dryden, former Montreal Canadiens goalie. College, Oregon vs. Hawai’i, 1:05 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium. High school, Glenn Nitta/Mililani Tournament, Mililani vs. Kamehameha, 8:30 a.m.; Kalani vs. Wai’anae, 11 a.m.; Pearl City vs. Kailua, 1:30

Montreal Canadiens Hockey – Swiss top Belarus in hockey shootout – WWLP 22News

Swiss top Belarus in hockey shootout – WWLP 22News
expected game against Belarus, a 3-2 victory Tuesday that sends the Swiss stopped Sergei Kostitsyn in the third round of the shootout for Switzerland. Hiller made the winning save after the puck slid off the stick of the Montreal Canadiens

George Albano Column: In 1980, there was joy in Lake Placid and – Norwalk Hour
George Albano Column: In 1980, there was joy in Lake Placid and Norwalk Some notes, thoughts and quotes while I sit here wondering what will happen first: Team Canada winning Olympic gold in men’s

Cammalleri eyes mid-March return to Canadiens – CBC News
Many National Hockey League players not participating in the Olympics took advantage of the break to seek out some warm weather, including Montreal Canadiens sniper Mike Cammalleri. But his fun in the sun had to be squeezed in between rehabilitation

Morning 5: Historic week for U.S. hockey – Waterbury Republican-American
hockey: 1) Feb. 25, 1940, a hockey game was televised for the first time, by New York City station W2XBS, as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden. 2) Feb. 27, 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated

Original Chief fondly remembers move – The Spokesman-Review
After a year’s minor league apprenticeship, he stuck in the NHL with Montreal and was devastated when the Canadiens traded him four years later. He bounced through three more clubs before landing with Detroit in 1997, where he got a warning from

Montreal Canadiens News – George Albano Column: In 1980, there was joy in Lake Placid and – Norwalk Hour

George Albano Column: In 1980, there was joy in Lake Placid and – Norwalk Hour
George Albano Column: In 1980, there was joy in Lake Placid and Norwalk Some notes, thoughts and quotes while I sit here wondering what will happen first: Team Canada winning Olympic gold in men’s

CU dissolves Union, secures ECACH second seed – Ithaca Journal
ITHACA – On a historic night at Lynah Rink on Friday, Cornell broke a tie in the league standings with Union and clinched the second seed in the ECAC Hockey playoffs by beating the Dutchmen, 4-1. The Big Red was led by a sharp Ben Scrivens in net

Montreal Canadiens – TheSpec.com – Sports – Slovakia, Finland look for upsets – Hamilton Spectator

TheSpec.com – Sports – Slovakia, Finland look for upsets – Hamilton Spectator
The Final Four of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament is set and Team Canada finds itself with an unlikely semifinal opponent. Canada faces dark horse Slovakia today (CTV, 9:30 p.m. ET) with a trip to the gold-medal game at stake. The Slovaks are

Author: [Pro Hockey] Topic: Idea for the NHL of the future – Covers.com
The recent excitement over the Olympics and USA hockey has got me thinking about how the NHL can take advantage of this. Here’s my idea . 2 conferences. United States Conference/Canadian Conference 12 teams in each conference. (Boston Bruins, New

Montreal Canadiens Hockey – TheSpec.com – Sports – Halak wants team ‘to believe’ – Hamilton Spectator

TheSpec.com – Sports – Halak wants team ‘to believe’ – Hamilton Spectator
924 save percentage, roughly equal to what he’s done in 30 games with the Montreal Canadiens this year (.920). His acrobatic play here has added fuel to the already hot goaltending debate in Montreal. Carey Price who has the name or Halak who has the

Habs – Today is Thursday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2010. There are 309 days – Chicago Tribune

Today is Thursday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2010. There are 309 days – Chicago Tribune
On Feb. 25, 1940, a hockey game was televised for the first time, by New York City station W2XBS, as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens , 6-2, at Madison Square Garden . On this date: In 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his

Looking Backward – WatertownDailyTimes.com
Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1940, a hockey game was televised for the first time, by New York City station W2XBS, as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden. Thought for Today:”Open-mindedness

Devils’ Zach Parise scores twice to lead Team USA past Switzerland, 2 – New York Daily News
Zach Parise celebrates after giving the United States hockey team a 1-0 lead in their quarterfinal showdown against Switzerland. VANCOUVER – The Swiss-German word for miracle is wunder, and it almost came to pass here Wednesday afternoon at Canada

Canadiens – US men’s coach leaves Olympics for birth of child – Tulsa World

Swiss top Belarus, face U.S. next: Don’t be fooled by Switzerland’s struggle against Belarus. The Swiss are ready for another shot at the top-ranked Americans. Switzerland had a tighter-than-expected game Tuesday, a 3-2 shootout victory that sent the For more info click here

F or years, Brian Lau dressed up women’s creams and cleansers in dainty jars and pastel packaging, trumpeting their benefits with details of the contents. Yet little of that experience prepared the packaged-goods specialist for the world of men’s For more info click here

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Tuesday was a make-or-break day teams that didn’t earn a bye to the quarterfinals – it was a day teams had to win or pack up and go home. No more losing here; only winners are allowed to the next phase of the For more info click here

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada and Russia will play in a superpower showdown that couldn’t be much bigger unless it decided a gold medal. Jarome Iginla scored two goals as a revived Canadian hockey team beat Germany, 8-2, setting up a For more info click here

Montreal Canadiens News – Team USA beats Canada, 5-3 – St. Cloud Times

VANCOUVER — A sign at Canada Hockey Place read “This our game.” But the Americans came into Canada’s home and stole it Sunday as they defeated the Canadians 5-3 to win their pool at the Olympic pool. It was the USA’s first win over Canada in Click here to learn more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — For Canadians, living next door to the United States is kind of like being the quietest neighbor on the street — peeking through the curtains to see what all the noise is about, and wondering why all the parties are Click here to learn more

Patrick Quinn, of the Glennie Street Quinns, has sat in the same public chair Team Canada hockey coach Mike Babcock now feels getting very warm beneath him. Quinn, now coaching the Edmonton Oilers, took Canada to the 2002 gold medal, the country’s Click here to learn more

The flat-screen televisions hanging around this family diner are all tuned to CTV. The speakers are booming the docile tones of Brian Williams, who has been the voice of the Olympics in Canada for three decades. The waitresses are delivering warm Click here to learn more

The Hamilton Bulldogs drew a team-record 15,529 fans to the Bell Centre in Montreal – home of their NHL affiliate Canadiens – on Sunday afternoon for a 5-0 win over Adirondack. Saturday night’s impressive crowds included 14,104 in Chicago; a sellout Click here to learn more

Montreal Canadiens Hockey – TheSpec.com – Sports – Don’t panic, Quinn tells Canada – Hamilton Spectator

Patrick Quinn, of the Glennie Street Quinns, has sat in the same public chair Team Canada hockey coach Mike Babcock now feels getting very warm beneath him. Quinn, now coaching the Edmonton Oilers, took Canada to the 2002 gold medal, the country’s Click here to learn more

The Hamilton Bulldogs drew a team-record 15,529 fans to the Bell Centre in Montreal – home of their NHL affiliate Canadiens – on Sunday afternoon for a 5-0 win over Adirondack. Saturday night’s impressive crowds included 14,104 in Chicago; a sellout Click here to learn more

VANCOUVER – A bespectacled man in a Montreal Canadiens jersey, moving so rapidly he might have been a Winter Olympics competitor, sprinted down the center of Cordoba Street late yesterday afternoon carrying an enormous Canadian flag. A few blocks Click here to learn more

VANCOUVER — A sign at Canada Hockey Place read “This our game.” But the Americans came into Canada’s home and stole it Sunday as they defeated the Canadians 5-3 to win their pool at the Olympic pool. It was the USA’s first win over Canada in Click here to learn more