Brendan Kelly

As soon as I wrote that reply, I had a sneaking feeling you’d told me you’d read the book. Haha My bad. 🙃

That's so cool Spencer! Now have I got a book you need to read... haha

If you want one from the "diaspora," I'll volunteer 😂 I grew up in the Hartford suburbs in the 80s and 90s with no Canadian ties, but became a Habs fan. Ended up at McGill. Now I live in the Boston suburbs and am trying to raise Habs fans (so far so good-- next month we go up for the season closer).

Friday on My Mind: Parisian jazz singer Gabi Hartmann returns to tap into the energy of Montreal fans Also this weekend: a documentary about the Coro de Manos Blancas, Newfoundland folk-rocker Alan Doyle, punk rockers Vulgaires Machins and a book-signing event with G. Scott MacLeod.

Here's my Friday on My Mind column. This week: Parisian jazz singer Gabi Hartmann, the Festival of Films on Art, Alan Doyle, Vulgaires machins and G. Scott MacLeod.

Canadiens fan portrait: Habs Nation reshapes heart and soul of French soccer transplant Part 3 of our series about the culture, identity and business of fandom looks at Guillaume Cheny, who found love and hockey upon his arrival in Montreal.

Here is the third in my series State of the Habs Fan. This one is a portrait of a hairdresser from France who used to play semi-pro soccer there and became a huge Habs fan when he arrived in Montreal.

Danse | Rester en vie L’acteur Timothée Chalamet s’est mis le pied dans la bouche dernièrement, en affirmant dans une entrevue qu’il n’avait pas envie de travailler dans des domaines artistiques qu’il faut « maintenir en v...

'Ses soirées, comme celles, au Robin des Bois, de Brendan Kelly et de Geneviève Borne, ou de MightyKat, Soundshaper et Luc Raymond, attirent particulièrement un public de 40 à 70 ans en manque de lieux où danser.' Chronique de Chantal Guy. www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...

Texier's goal gets set up because of these two big saves by Jacob Fowler as well.

The rookie netminder is absolutely dialed in

Quebec hockey fan crisis: Where have all our homegrown stars gone? Part 2 of our series about the culture, identity and business of fandom looks at why the province's pipeline of NHL stars has dried up.

Here is the second piece in my series, State of the Habs Fan. This one is about the lack of star Quebec players. The Habs used to be led by homegrown heroes and fans are disappointed that today there are no genuine Quebec stars in the NHL.

A joke. He’s gone. Not impressed by coach.

The Canadiens win this one 4-3, in large part thanks to Jakub Dobes. A very big 2 points #GoHabsGo

Could The Canadiens Trade For Help In Net? The Montreal Canadiens haven't had good goaltending this season, but could they go out and get some help in front of the net ahead of the deadline? It seems unlikely.

Could the Canadiens trade for some goaltending help ? My latest article for @TheHockeyNews : thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal... #GoHabsGo #Habs #CH #Canadiens #THN

Support for sovereignty nosedives, leaving Quebec Liberals and PQ in dead heat: poll montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

Has Elliotte Friedman said anything yet regarding his gross take about Ryan O’Reilly on HNIC?

“It’s kind of like dating, Ron - the more someone tells you no, the more attractive they get.”

In regard to O’Reilly not wanting to leave NSH. With the SA scandals in hockey, saying that on TV is a choice

Canadiens’ Goaltending Dilemma Still An Issue The Montreal Canadiens' goaltending keeps generating chatter, and it looks like the days of having a number-one goaltender are over. Martin St-Louis needs to put the netminder who performs the best be...

My lattest article for @TheHockeyNews is about the everlasting goalie dilemma in Montreal: thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal... #GoHabsGo #CH #Canadiens #Habs #THN

Unreal.

Gorillaz - Stylo [Live at Glastonbury 2010] HD YouTube video by Evert Durden

Hell yeah youtu.be/l4r3WTryJyk?...

Paramount’s Warner Bros. deal is a full-blown Hollywood inferno Viewers may find fewer choices - and fewer independent voices - on their screens if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery

If the Netflix deal to swallow Warner Bros. felt like a five-alarm fire for the film industry, then the Paramount acquisition is a full-blown Hollywood inferno. If now isn't the time to panic, then when? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...

Le CH et son peuple L'histoire du Québec et celle des Canadiens de Montréal sont liées, beaucoup plus intimement qu'on ne le croit…

Mon livre Le CH et son peuple retrace l'histoire de la franchise la plus emblématique du hockey, dévoilant sa relation symbiotique avec le Québec. Il souligne que le CH a remporté le plus de victoires lorsque il était le plus québécois,
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Habs Nation: A People's History of the Montreal Canadiens - Baraka Books Habs Nation is the story of how hockey's most winning team has always skated hand-in-hand with the people of Quebec and won 24 Stanley Cups.

My book Habs Nation: A People's History of the Montreal Canadiens chronicles the history of hockey's most iconic franchise, noting that the team won the most when its roster was at its most Québécois.
Order it here: www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/ha...

There is more for dance focused stuff no?

Tate McRae, Lorde and Twenty One Pilots to headline Osheaga 2026 Canadian pop star Tate McRae, New Zealand artist Lorde and American rock duo Twenty One Pilots will headline the 2026 edition of Osheaga.

Gaz piece on Osheaga 26 by my pal @eleijon. Mentions that headliner Tate McRae was in hot water over her ad for Team USA at the Olympics. montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...

Lots of fun stuff at Osheaga 26. Maybe the coolest thing is Wolf Parade strutting back into town to bask in their #HeatedRivalry glory. Oh and cue the old dudes saying, who the eff is Tate McRae?

And they told a good story well without over-hyping it.

Wings doc was really good because they made it part of the Beatles Cinematic Universe and they didn’t try to make the band bigger than they were.

It's a mentality.

Le Québec est l'endroit le plus socialiste (heureusement) au Canada.

L'accent sur le récréatif y est bien plus présent.

Les Québecois performent mieux par contre dans les sports individuels.

À l'exception du basket dans le microcosme à MTL-Nord.

Ça prend un changement de mentalité, plus de patinoires, des entraîneurs avec formation continue obligatoire et une saison allongée jusqu'à la fin mai pour avoir plus de match.
Joueurs de hockey pratiquent beaucoup moins que dans les autres sports.
Auger-Aliassime prenait pas 5 mois de break à 10ans

La saison de mon fils se termine à 7h30 ce soir.

Il fait -5 dehors. C'est complètement ridicule d'arrêter la saison 1 mois avant le printemps.

He’s my take as a guy who has spent a ton of time around young goaltenders over the last 10 years. Teams aren’t selecting the best athletes and teaching them technique. They’re taking the kids who pose the best, whether they have any ability to stop the puck at all, and Hope they grow talent.

Hockey has become a rich kid's sport. And, for whatever reason, rich kids in Quebec would rather ski than play hockey now.