Doug MacLean chose a doughnut shop in Edmunston, N.B., in the middle of the night to pour over lists of players to be made available in the NHL expansion draft next week to his new Columbus, Ohio, team. “I was driving my family back to the cottage in Prince Edward Island and we’d stopped but …
This Day In Hockey History-May 19, 2001-The Second Dynasty
It’s been 25 years since Canadiens changed the face of hockey with Cup victory over Flyers The defining moment 25 years ago was an explosion of body on wood, when Canadiens defenceman Larry Robinson nearly drove Philadelphia Flyers forward Gary Dornhoefer clear through the unforgiving boards of the Forum. In his book The Game, former …
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This Day In Hockey History-February 22, 1979- Montreal Beats Pittsburgh 12-0
Still sour about a 3-1 loss at Pittsburgh earlier that week that ended a 14-game unbeaten streak, the Canadiens returned home to the Forum and hammered the Penguins, 12-0. Mario Tremblay, Yvon Umbert and Doug Risebrough scored two goals each during a rout that kept the Canadiens unbeaten against the Penguins at home in Montreal …
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