Mike Cammalleri and Jeff Halpern take a break during the Canadiens’ workout Saturday.
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MONTREAL — Playoff hero Jaroslav Halak is far from being a forgotten man in the hearts and minds of Montreal Canadiens fans, and it will probably be a long time before that happens.
But Lars Eller is hoping he can speed that process along.
The Danish centre was the key piece acquired by Canadiens general manager Pierre Continue reading ‘Eller wants to prove his worth with Habs’
Canadiens owner Geoff Molson
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MONTREAL — The dispute is quintessentially Canadian.
First there was debate about language, hockey was involved, provincial politicians piled in, a federalist-separatist tussle broke out, and now the Prime Minister’s Office has waded into this made-in-Canada melee.
Stephen Harper’s office has skated to the defence of the Montreal Canadiens after some provincial politicians Continue reading ‘PMO defends Habs in language controversy’
Jeff Halpern.
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MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed veteran centre Jeff Halpern to a US$600,000, one-year contract on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old joins his fifth NHL team.
He split last season between Tampa Bay and Los Angeles, registering 19 points (9-10) in 71 games.
In 720 career games with Washington, Dallas, Tampa and L.A., he has 131 goals and 316 points.
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MONTREAL — Carey Price has finally signed with the Montreal Canadiens, and now he wants to prove it was money well spent.
The 23-year-old goaltender, who spent part of the summer competing for fun in rodeo, signed a US$5.5-million, two-year deal on Thursday, ending two months of negotiations between the NHL team and the restricted free agent.
The Anahim Lake, B.C., native will arrive in Montreal Continue reading ‘Habs lock up Price with two-year deal’
Guy Lafleur.
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MONTREAL — Quebec’s highest court has acquitted hockey legend Guy Lafleur, saying there was reasonable doubt he ever intended to mislead anyone when he testified at his son’s bail hearing.
Lafleur was convicted in May 2009 of giving conflicting testimony. A month later, he was handed a suspended sentence and a $100 fine and ordered to donate $10,000 to a youth rehab centre.
But the Quebec Continue reading ‘Appeals court acquits Habs’ legend Lafleur’
Habs prospect Louis Leblanc.
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MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed centre Louis Leblanc to a three-year contract, the team announced Friday.
Montreal selected Leblanc 18th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Leblanc played last season in U.S. college hockey with Harvard, where he led the team in goals (11), assists (12), points (23) and game-winning goals (three) in 31 games.
Leblanc, Continue reading ‘Habs ink 2009 first-round draft pick Leblanc’
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BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens appear in no hurry to shed their underdog reputation, even after two stunning seven-game series wins have them in the Eastern Conference Final.
With a rare full-day off after eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal players returned to the ice on Friday aware that the pundits may not be taking them so lightly anymore.
“There’s no doubt that the dynamic has changed Continue reading ‘Habs return to practice minus ‘underdog’ label’
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Andrei Markov participated in a full practice with his teammates on Friday, for the first time since suffering a serious knee injury in the second round of the playoffs.
Markov’s appearance in a full skate gives hope that the team’s top defenceman could return to play at some point during the conference finals, which are scheduled to begin on Sunday.
“Today was a good opportunity for him to experience Continue reading ‘Habs’ Markov might return for Eastern final’
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MONTREAL — Michael Cammalleri is not just scoring goals for the Montreal Canadiens, he is matching the feats of some of the 24-time Stanley Cup champions greatest stars.
With seven goals in a seven-game series victory over the defending Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, Cammalleri equalled a team record for tallies in a single playoff series shared by Maurice (Rocket) Richard (1944 and 1958), Jean Beliveau (1956), Continue reading ‘Cammalleri joining Habs all-time greats’
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MONTREAL — What began as an eardrum-rattling eruption of hockey joy ended in an eye-burning cloud of tear gas as looters and police squared off on streets that had just celebrated a memorable Montreal Canadiens win.
And a city with a history of hockey greatness, as well as hockey-related violence, wrote two chapters on the same night.
A playoff win over the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins, heralded as among the Continue reading ‘Rally in Montreal by Habs fans turns violent’
