Andrew Zadarnowski

YouTube video by NHL Kaiden Guhle blasts home his first career NHL goal!

Kaiden Guhle's first goal was an absolute missile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMEc...

All 16 players signed by the Laval Rocket to AHL deals so far:

Vymazal si facebook a žije sa mu lepšie. Motiváciou je stále NHL, je to blízko, ale zároveň ďaleko, hovorí Mešár - Denník Šport Zranenia mu rozbili dobre rozbehnutú sezónu.

An interesting interview with Filip Mesar from the Slovak press.
His rookie season was derailed by injuries (torn ligaments in ankle, shoulder). Will he be able to overcome the slow professional start this coming season?
www.denniksport.sk/hokej/c/hoke...

The Lions are starting to take form for next season. They have the most players signed of all the ECHL teams so far. I added some players below on AHL deals that I forecast being assigned to the Lions to start the season.
At 19 players, there are three roster spots left. (Four for the first 30 days)

There should be a tertiary platform for posting to multiple social media accounts simultaneously. In general I'm running between places when I post on X, so I don't always have the time to port posts over to Bluesky. At the same time I've been getting zero traction here, so the motivation is missing

CRAZY!! Jaro Halak turned into Laine and a 2026 2nd round pick

Credit - @andrewzadarnowski.bsky.social

#gohabsgo #habs

The 1909 "Le Canadien" of Ambrose O'Brien only played a single season. George Kennedy was given the Haileybury Comets NHA franchise on Nov 12th, 1910 and named his team the "Canadian Athletic Club".
So the Montreal Canadiens of today claiming that their history started in 1909 is a bit of a stretch.

The Lions de Trois-Rivières have already signed 10 players for next season, the most of any ECHL team so far.
For those unfamiliar with the league, all contracts are for one year, but there are certain mechanisms for retaining player rights. Generally-speaking, teams start from scratch every summer.

I tried digging around, but I couldn't find any matches.

Butch Bouchard launches himself to try and block a shot by Leafs' Sid Smith. Jacques Plante, with a nice shiner, is well out of his net, ready to make a save.

I hope that everyone has a great Friday!

The end of the week is a chance to look back on our accomplishments, critically assess what didn't go well, give thanks and gratitude for what we have, and look forward to the future.

Have a great week-end!

Yep. Two important omissions from history are the jersey retirements of Aurèle Joliat in 1971 and Elmer Lach in 1975. Although Lach did get another ceremony in 2009.

COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINATION HATTRICK:

Martin St. Louis, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Pascal Vincent, Laval Rocket (AHL)
Ron Choules, Lions de Trois-Rivières (ECHL)

Martin St. Louis becomes just the sixth Canadiens' coach to receive a coach of the year nomination, and ninth overall, since the Jack Adams Award started being given out in 1974.

Only two wins.

The Lions sweep the Reading Royals, and move on to the second round of the ECHL playoffs!

The Canadiens affiliate looked good, and now await the winner of the Norfolk/Wheeling series. (3-0 Norfolk so far).

Stolarz is Polish for “carpenter”.

So one might say that a carpenter rose to the occasion on Easter Sunday.

Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dali.

It depicts an unusual angle of the Crucifixion. I interpret it as God looking down on His Son in His final mortal moments as the land below fades away. Imminent salvation.

Have a blessed Easter celebration, however you wish to celebrate it.

Doug Jarvis was the first recipient of the "Molson 4th Star" for the 1981-1982 season.
It was renamed the "Jacques Beauchamp Trophy" in 1989 in honour of its late namesake. Petr Svoboda was the recipient.
Finally renamed "Jacques-Beauchamp-Molson trophy" in 2009 when Maxim Lapierre won.

I can finally let the cat out of the bag: One of my articles was selected to get published in the annual Hockey Research Journal!
I put a lot of time and passion into the articles I write, and to have the Society for International Hockey Research accept my submission is a proud moment for me.

Both Montreal Canadiens minor-league teams, the Laval Rocket and the Lions de Trois-Rivières, are divisional champions. First time that happens for the Canadiens organization.

Patrick Laine reminds me so much of Alex Kovalev.

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Nick Suzuki is going to win his fourth straight Molson Cup with the Montreal Canadiens for the 2024-25 season, something that only José Théodore, Carey Price (5 straight), and Guy Lafleur (6 straight) have done.

With that empty net goal, Brendan Gallagher scored his 236th goal as a Montreal Canadien, passing Toe Blake to become the 16th highest scorer of all-time.

Next up, Bob Gainey's 239 goals.

It's unreal to see how the tide has turned. The US has of course had a major influence on the priorities of Canadians, but the CPC's blunder was to make campaign promises well ahead of any scheduled elections. Carney simply enacted all of those promises, basically neutering any CPC platform.

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The messy Lalonde/Joliat trade: Part ll In 1922, Montreal Canadiens owner Leo Dandurand pulled off one of the biggest trades in the young history of the National Hockey League by trading superstar Newsy Lalonde to the Saskatoon Crescents of...

The second part of my look at the first major trade by the Montreal Canadiens. www.habseyesontheprize.com/the-messy-ed...

With that goal, Brendan Gallagher ties the great Toe Blake with 235 goals all-time with the Montreal Canadiens. Tied for 16th best in franchise history.

Next up is Bob Gainey with 239.

This season the Laval Rocket are having the third-best season since 1969 for a Montreal Canadiens AHL team.

Montreal Canadiens: In a playoff spot thanks to the young core
Laval Rocket: best season ever
Lions de Trois-Rivières: best season ever

I think this rebuild is working so far.

I live!