Assault charges withdrawn against former Hab Damphousse

(File photo) Assault charges laid more than two years ago against former Canadiens’ captain Vincent Damphousse were withdrawn Tuesday in Quebec Court. Damphousse, 45, was acquitted as a result. The prosecution re-evaluated all of its evidence and decided to withdraw …

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Julien would prefer avoiding the spotlight

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Former Canadiens coach Claude Julien found himself two wins away from his second Stanley Cup in three years after his Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Monday night in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven …

 

Subban toasts Norris Trophy win with a little wine

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Saturday was a night Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban will never forget. After being awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman, Subban celebrated with friends and family at a Chicago restaurant, sipping wine from the miniature replica of the …

 
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Subban wins Norris Trophy as league’s top defenceman

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P.K. Subban has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League’s top defenceman.

 

Châteauguay cheering for Blackhawks’ Crawford

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There are a lot of people in Montreal cheering for Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford in the Stanley Cup final. Crawford grew up in Châteauguay, on the South Shore of Montreal, and graduated from Howard S. Billings High School. Bryan …

 

Penguins’ Shero beats Habs’ Bergevin for NHL’s GM award

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Marc Bergevin had a very successful first season with the Canadiens, but it wasn’t enough to win the NHL’s GM of the Year Award. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Ray Shero won the award Friday, beating out Bergevin and Bob Murray of …

 

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No shortage of former Habs coaches in Cup final

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There are a number of former Canadiens coaches taking part in the Stanley Cup final. Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien coached the Canadiens from 2003-06, posting a 72-62-25 record in 159 regular-season games. One of Julien’s assistant coaches is …

 
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Six overtimes: reconstructing NHL’s longest game

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In light of the triple overtime Blackhawks-Bruins match in Game 1 of the current Stanley Cup final, I’ve dug into my files to pull out a 1999 feature I wrote, reconstructing the longest-game in NHL history – a six-overtime contest played March 24-25, 1936 at the Montreal Forum between the Montreal Maroons and victorious Detroit Red Wings.

 

Habs sign Drewiske to two-year deal

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The Canadiens have inked 28-year-old defenceman Davis Drewiske to a two-year contract extension. Drewiske brings “experience and most importantly depth to our group of defenceman,” Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said in a statement released by the team on Thursday …

 

Habs’ Gallagher won’t be cheering for Bruins in Cup final

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Who is the Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher cheering for in the Stanley Cup final? “I don’t want to see Boston win,” Gallagher told Elliott Pap of Postmedia News. Gallagher, who works out with the Bruins’ Milan Lucic during the offseason, added that the reason …

 
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