Montreal Canadiens

This Day in Hockey History – April 22, 1971 – Expanding Stars

It took some time after the NHL doubled its franchises in 1967 for the newest teams to find equal footing. In fact,...

This Day in Hockey History – April 21, 1951 – Barilko’s Parting Shot

As the last goal Bill Barilko ever made, at least it was a big one. On April 21, 1951, with...

This Day in Hockey History – April 20, 1984 – Bataille de Québec

“The Battle of Quebec had erupted into a mini-war,” wrote one Gazette reporter of the events at the end of the second period of...

This Day in Hockey History – April 1, 1919 – Through Due to Flu

With the suspension of the 2019-20 NHL season due to COVID-19, we can perfectly understand the situation when the Stanley Cup Final...

This Day in Hockey History – March 31, 1927 and 1951 – Overtime Causes Cinderella Story

Nearly a quarter century apart, March 31st saw the first NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game decided in overtime (in 1927) and...

This Day in Hockey History – March 23, 1944 – Rocket Gets All the Goals and Stars

(Photo: YouTube) At the beginning of the 1943-44 regular season, Montreal Canadiens head coach Dick Irvin elected...

This Day in Hockey History – March 20, 1971 – Dryden at Each End

The Dryden brothers, Dave and Ken, skated together in their Ontario backyard, but with six years between them, these goalies...

This Day in Hockey History – March 16, 1947 – Aiding and A-Hitting

The March 16th games of 1947 were all about making playoffs. In New York, the Rangers failed to make playoffs...

This Day in Hockey History – February 26, 1967 – Habs by Way of Chicago Paddy Wagon

Throughout the years of the National Hockey League there have been the occasional games in which mother nature or other issues have arisen and...

This Day in Hockey History – February 19, 1955 – Five and Five in ‘55

One February 19th was all about the number 5. The year was 1955, and No. 5 Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion...