My Birthday, the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders…. 1993
The year was 1993 and the day was the 14th of May 1993. It happened to be a friday night (just like tonight) and it was also my birthday (as it was today).
I had been watching the Montreal Canadiens season coming into the playoffs and was glued to most of those games just as I am today with Habs games.
Had just seen the the Quebec Nordiques win the 2 first games of their series vs the Habs and then the improbable comback of 4 straight wins vs Quebec.
Then there was the Canadiens – Sabres series that saw the Canadiens make short work of Buffalo in 4 games with the last 3 in OT. Lot’s of OTs that year.
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Posted by Yves Date: Friday, May 14, 2010
Categories: History, My thoughts
Tags: 1993, Darius Kasparaitis, David Volek, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Pierre Turgeon, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Ferraro
100th anniversary ceremonies
Last night was a magical night for Montreal Canadiens fans. I thought they would have some special surprises planned but I couldn’t have guessed how it would have unfolded.
I watched RDS for many hours before the game and was impressed from the beginning. I thought it was just great.
When they dimmed the lights in the Bell Center I almost felt goose bumps all over.. I knew something pretty neat was gonna take place.
Then… when the pucks were dumped on the ice and I saw Patrick Roy walking on the ice in full gear…. I was in awe. It was awesome. Seeing all those guys jump on the ice brought back alot of memories. One guy I hadn’t noticed walk on the ice was Mats Naslund… later when he was introduced I was so pleased to see him there. He was one of my favorite players in his time in Montreal.
I won’t try to name every player that skated with the alumni… but let’s just say I thought it was very classy and very cool for the die hard Canadiens fans. Many of those guys I hadn’t seen in their playing days but like some of you (I’m sure) I’ve read about them and have seen their statistics over and over again. I’m not just really a fan of the Montreal Canadiens I’ve seen on the ice….. I’m a fan of the Montreal Canadiens rich history as much as I am the current team they ice year after year.
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Posted by Yves Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Categories: Former Players, Legends, Montreal Canadiens, My thoughts
Tags: Bob Gainey, Butch Bouchard, Chris Nilan, Dickie Moore, Elmer Lach, Gordie Howe, Guy Carbonneau, Guy Lafleur, Henri Richard, History, Jean Béliveau, Ken Dryden, Kirk Muller, Larry Robinson, Legends, Lyle Odelein, Mats Naslund, Montreal Canadiens, Patrick Roy, Pierre Bouchard, Pierre Turgeon, Ryan O'Byrne, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Damphousse
