Gary Bettman……….Grrrr
CBC’s Ron MacLean got into it somewhat with the little big man, Gary Bettman, in the second intermisssion of game three Wednesday night, and more and more I want to give the commissioner a wedgie....
View ArticleHopefully Not Three In A Row
Whenever the Canadiens lose, like they have in their last two outings against Boston and Buffalo, I have to change my television viewing habits. I refuse to watch hockey highlights after the game, and...
View ArticleHabs, Leafs, And Hockey Night In Canada
As Canadian a moment as you’ll find. Habs and Leafs, on a snowy Saturday evening in February, on Hockey Night in Canada. Go Habs!!
View ArticleDon’s Dressing Room Rant
On Coach’s Corner last night, Don Cherry went on about how women shouldn’t be allowed in men’s dressing rooms and the same goes for men in ladies’ rooms. It was quite a lively Coach’s Corner to say the...
View ArticleOn The Verge Of Game Three
Now where were we. When we last left off, the Canadiens had kicked some ass. Senators ass. Now, in this upcoming Sunday evening game 3, they need to do it again. Kevin Weekes on HNIC’s Hotstove Tonight...
View ArticleGionta Finished
Brian Gionta has a torn bicep muscle, will undergo surgery on Friday, and that’s it for him. So Kevin Weekes was dead-on when he said recently on HNIC that this would happen. It’s the same sort of...
View ArticleBrian And Roy Spencer
Imagine how proud Roy Spencer must have been. The thoughts that must have swirled through his head. The phone call had finally come, and when he would see the game, there would be no words to describe...
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Scientific Tracking System Not New
You may think that my Scientific Habs Tracking System (SHTS), which I do every year using high-tech yellow highlighter and ultra modern computer page link, is something new. Heck, I used to do it...
View ArticleOnly 5.2 Billion
The big news of course is Rogers (Sportsnet) buying the TV rights for hockey games across Canada for the next twelve years, including four years and beyond of Hockey Night in Canada. For 5.2 billion...
View ArticleLive From Toronto, It’s Saturday Night
It’s nothing new to see and hear Hockey Night in Canada announcers pronounce their undying love for the Maple Leafs. It’s a bit sickening but it’s nothing new. In fact, it’s been going on since Don...
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Imagine – A Habs Fan Hosting
How refreshing it would be to have a Habs fan hosting Hockey Night in Canada. This, from the National Post, with thanks to Hobo for sending it along. “TSN reporter Bob McKenzie tweeted Sunday the CBC...
View ArticleHabs Ready To Rumble
Kicking off the 2015 Habs postseason with this wonderful video montage created by Toronto-based filmmaker Tim Thompson (although you’ve probably already seen it by now). Thompson creates brilliant...
View ArticleBoys Bomb Bolts
Such a character win by the Canadiens. I’m prouder than a peacock. They’ve could’ve folded the tent after that murderous last-second goal in game three, but instead, they game out flying, got that...
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The Rocket And The No. 9 Thing
Recently on Hockey Night in Canada, host Ron Maclean told viewers a little story about how Maurice Richard asked to change his number from 15 to 9 during the 1942-43 season in honour of his new baby...
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Goalie Don Head On The Point?
Powell River’s George Stephen figured he should probably just let it go. No one had heard about it, and most didn’t believe him. I figured he had probably inhaled too many fumes from the local mill....
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