http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=RssNewsPage Canadiens NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2008 NHL. All Rights Reserved Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:24:20 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367700 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL --  The Montreal Canadiens announced Friday that 30 prospects will participate in the team’s annual development camp from July 7-12, at the Centre Sportif Candiac – Les 2 Glaces (10 Radisson, Candiac), on... Montreal Canadiens Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367807 Georges Laraque and Mike Komisarek will now join forces to make life on the ice and against the boards even more miserable for their opponents. MONTREAL -- While he... canadiens.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:06:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367754 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL – Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Thursday the signing of free agent goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year, two-way contract (2008-09). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. A M... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:49:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367731 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL -- Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Thursday the signing of free agent forward Georges Laraque to a three-year contract (2008-09 to 2010-11). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. &l... Montreal Canadiens Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367380 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL -- Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Thursday the signing of free agent defenseman Alex Henry to a one-year contract (2008-09). The Club also announced that goaltender Cédrick Desjardins has agreed to a two-year co... Montreal Canadiens Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367689 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL -- Canadiens GM Bob Gainey  announced Thursday the acquisition of defenseman Greg Pateryn along with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second round pick in 2010, in return for forward Mikhaïl Grabovski. Pateryn,... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:53:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367370 PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL -- Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Wednesday the signing of forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract (2008-09 to 2010-11). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ... Montreal Canadiens Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:31:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367206 MONTREAL -- This summer’s crop of free agent forwards may not be as stacked as last year’s veritable buffet, but once the clock strikes twelve on July 1, these veterans won’t be without a home for much longer. ... canadiens.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367108 MONTREAL-  Quality NHL defensemen don’t grow on trees. Those on the brink of unrestricted free agency should go like hotcakes once the market opens on July 1. The toast of this year’s blue line crop is the Sharks’ Brian ... canadiens.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367075 PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK/TORONTO (June 26, 2008) – The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2008-09 League Year, pursuant to the Col... NHL.com Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:15:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367025 MONTREAL -- The Canadiens might be all set between the pipes for years to come with their tandem of Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak, but most NHL teams aren’t quite as blessed in that department. Here’s a look at which masked men will b... canadiens.com Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:55:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366964 MONTREAL – With the countdown to the opening of the free agent market on July 1 well underway, the Canadiens have tendered qualifying offers to six of their players.  By doing so, the Habs now have the right to match any outside off... canadiens.com Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:09:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366845 MONTREAL -- Logo first, number second. Deciding he wanted to play for the Canadiens may have been the easy part for Alex Tanguay. The talented winger now has another important choice to make. Acquired from the Flames on Friday, the eight-year N... canadiens.com Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366834 Acquired from the Flames on Friday, Alex Tanguay needs no introduction and his NHL resume speaks for itself. Here's a numerical look at the career of the newest Habs forward.  81 - Career-high number of points put up by Tanguay in 2006-07... canadiens.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366708 Trevor Timmins greets his latest prize catch, Danny Kristo. OTTAWA – Another draft is now in the books, the Habs’ family has gained five n... canadiens.com Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:21:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366473 Danny Kristo has drawn comparisons to Mike Fisher of the Senators. OTTAWA -  For a third consecutive year, the Canadiens looked south of the bord... canadiens.com Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366561 OTTAWA – No-trade clauses exist so that players can control their own destiny and decide where they want to play. That’s why Alex Tanguay is finally coming home. Reached at his home in Lac Beauport shortly after the trade was announ... canadiens.com Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:53:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366556   OTTAWA – On Thursday night, a phone call was placed by Bob Gainey to Mats Sundin at his home in Sweden. You can bet that any player in the Habs&rs... canadiens.com Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:32:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366483 PRESS RELEASE OTTAWA - Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced Friday the acquisition of forward Alex Tanguay along with a fifth round pick (138th overall) in 2008 from the Calgary Flames in return for the Canadiens’ first round selection (25th... Montreal Canadiens Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:55:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366305 MONTREAL -- Just because janitors and security guards are the only ones left in the stands when your name is finally called at the NHL Draft, doesn’t necessarily mean your big league dreams are over. The Habs’ current lineup is proof p... canadiens.com Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:59:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366144 MONTREAL --One thing is becoming abundantly clear about the Canadiens draft class of 2005: patience isn’t a word in its vocabulary. Drafted only three years ago, that group of hungry future Habs were eager take up permanent residency at the ... canadiens.com Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:15:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366137 Ray Getliffe played six seasons with the Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup in 1943-44. MONTREAL – The oldest living player in Canadiens history, Ray Getliffe... canadiens.com Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:41:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366037 MONTREAL -- Any pick at an NHL Entry Draft is only what you make of it. With the Canadiens slated to first walk up to the podium at No. 25, the opening selection announced by GM Bob Gainey will be the result of a little more hard work. But that's ... canadiens.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:49:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365922 MONTREAL -- Good things come to those who wait. That adage certainly applies to the Canadiens' draft class of 2003. Seated at the Habs draft table for the first time, draft guru Trevor Timmins saw his pre-draft homework culminate in the select... canadiens.com Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:53:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365879 TORONTO -- Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, each of whom earned a milestone selection to the First Team, headline the players named to the NHL’s 2007-08 All-Star Teams. ... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:46:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365867 TORONTO -- Two players from the Chicago Blackhawks, right wing Patrick Kane and center Jonathan Toews, are among the six players named to the 2007-08 NHL All-Rookie Team. Voting was conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the c... NHL.com Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:14:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365780 MONTREAL --It’s time to dust off those tuxedos with the NHL set to honor its best and brightest stars of 2007-08, including coach of the year candidate Guy Carbonneau, at the annual awards gala on Thursday night. Nominated for the Jack A... canadiens.com Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365585 What rocks your favorite Canadiens? With the ink not yet dry on his newly signed contract, Maxim Lapierre provided us a playlist currently on his iPod. Some of his selections might shock you, so consider yourself warned. Discover a different side ... canadiens.com Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:53:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365528 PRESS RELEASE   Related Info  Lapierre by numbers ... Montreal Canadiens Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365488 MONTREAL – With the way he chewed up the field, Andrei Kostitsyn could have made even Tiger Woods jealous. Leaving no chance to his opposition, the elder Kostitsyn cruised to victory in the first-ever canadiens.com Play of the Year tournamen... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:39:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365351 And then there were two. The first-ever Canadiens Play of the Year tournament is almost over, with Andrei Kostitsyn and Mark Streit being the only two Habs still standing. Now, it’s up to you... canadiens.com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365329 Jean Perron and Mike Babcock each cut their teeth in the Canadian u... canadiens.com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:30:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365214   Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur (second from right), joined by Molson's Monique Depatie and selection committee member Jocelyn Proteau (far right), honored trophy winners Alexandre... Montreal Canadiens Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:06:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364153 What rocks your favorite Canadiens? Here's a look at a playlist in heavy rotation on  Carey Price's iPod, aptly showing his love of country music.  Discover the Western boy inside the Habs netminder by clicking on the album covers at the... canadiens.com Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365025 A total of 33 prospects from the upcoming draft were on hand at the Bell Centre on Monday. MONTREAL – Draft day is all about preparation, for both the prospec... canadiens.com Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:54:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364653 Originally drafted as a forward, defenseman Mathieu Dandenault got back to his offensive roots in 2007-08. Here’s a numerical look back at the season that was for the versatile veteran. 9-Goals scored by Dandenault in 2007-08, marking his... canadiens.com Fri, 30 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364530 Patient and committed as ever, Jaroslav Halak was rock solid whenever duty called with the Canadiens in 2007-08. Here’s a numerical look back at the season that was for the Slovak netminder. 2-No. 1 stars earned by Halak in each of his f... canadiens.com Thu, 29 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364529 A prime example of a player who was carefully groomed through the Habs’ system, Ryan O’Byrne turned some heads in his NHL debut in 2007-08. Here’s a look back at the season that was for the king-sized defenseman. 2-Assists sc... canadiens.com Wed, 28 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364431 Always one to make his presence felt, Bouillon did that and then some in 2007-08. Here’s a numerical look back at the season that was for the hard-hitting defenseman. 74-Games played by Bouillon during the regular season, equalling his c... canadiens.com Tue, 27 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364178 What rocks your favorite Canadiens? Have a look at a playlist on proud Quebecer Guillaume Latendresse’s iPod, which is fittingly loaded with local talent. Discover a different side of the big Habs winger by clicking on the album covers at th... canadiens.com Tue, 27 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT