RotoRob (Free subscription) | yesterday
We continue to roll out the 2008-09 RotoRob NHL Draft Kit, as Steven ranks the top 15 right wingers for us today. 1. Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames: Perhaps the best player in the game, Iginla does it all, from killing penalties to running the offense. But in terms of fantasy, all you need to know is [...]
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Quebec provincial police seized 30,000 marijuana plants on Montreal's South Shore Thursday.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The Vancouver Canucks have decided to honour former captain Trevor Linden by retiring his jersey.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The Montreal Canadiens want to celebrate their 100th anniversary by staging an outdoor game at Olympic Stadium.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The Montreal Canadiens are looking at playing an outdoor game at Olympic Stadium as part of their 100th anniversary celebrations.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
from Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette via the National Post, The Montreal Canadiens have included a 2009 game at Olympic Stadium as one of their centennial projects, though the match is far from being confirmed.... “A game (at the Big O) is a project that we’ve discussed with the RIO,” Canadiens vice-president Donald Beauchamp said Wednesday of talks the club has had with the stadium’s provincial-government...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
from E.J. Hradek of ESPN, Well, four divisions down and just two to go. Today, I’ll take a look at the Northeast.... MONTREAL CANADIENS Best forward: Jean Beliveau. So many choices! I’ll take the great Beliveau over Rocket Richard more and sorry E.J., I have to go with the ‘Rocket’.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun, The longer the process continues to drag out, the more Sundin will be accused of being “selfish” by fans and various media members alike for making teams such as the Leafs, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens wait as he attempts to make up his mind. Such allegations have been front and centre throughout the summer....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
from Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette via the National Post, It has been 15 long years since the Montreal Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup, but there is a small group of Montrealers who can boast that they drank from Lord Stanley’s mug this summer. John Harris, Dr. Jay McMullan, Mike Nelson and Earl Zukerman were among the invited guests when Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock had his opportunity...
Down With Everybody (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
[Globe and Mail] A Winnipeg real estate mogul, a former president of the Montreal Canadiens and a Quebec sociologist and film historian have been named to the first board of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights by Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner. Eight members - six men, two women - were named trustees late Wednesday by [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Montreal Canadiens plan to retire jersey No. 33 of goaltender Patrick Roy in November, La Presse reported yesterday.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Bob Gainey's family has quietly raised close to $1 million for a foundation created in honour of his daughter Laura, who was lost overboard from a Nova Scotia tall ship almost two years ago.
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Notes on our teams of interest from The 613 — including a Can-Am Shootout note, a name change at Queen's, and wait for it, more unbecoming whining from southwestern Ontario. Six letters can mean so much. As part of their big re-branding, Queen's sports press releases this week have referred to varsity teams as the "Queen's Gaels," not the Golden Gaels moniker that's been in use for decades.
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Wikipedia is pretty well-policed, but not so well that it can catch every single act of sabotage that sports fans commit to the page of much-loathed teams like the Philadelphia Flyers. This is a brilliant piece of saboteur work not so much for originality ("icefuckers?") but for the timing and the target (the Flyers have always been loathsome and some would say they have the fanbase that's
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Beijing Olympics 2008
