New Habs Players Put On There Canadiens Jersey for the first time

Yesterday in Montreal, the new Canadiens players tried on there new jerseys for the first time. The players that put on there jersys were Hal Gill,Scott Gomez, Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Paul Mara and Travis Moen.“I love this jersey,” Scott Gomez said about waring jersey number 91. “I can not wait for the start of this upcoming season!” Cammalleri is also excited to play for Montreal next season.“So, can I keep it,” joked Cammilleri(number 13 of the Canadiens). “I can for real? Seriously? That’s amazing!” So in my opinon I think G.M Bob Gainey is done with signing people for the rest of this offseason.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS RE-SIGN PLEKANEC TO A 1 YEAR CONTRACT

Today in Montreal, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he had signed restricted free agent Tomas Plekanec to a 1 year $2.75 million dollar contract.Plekanec played 80 games with the Habs last season, and he had 20 goals and 19 assists. Tomas Plekanec has played 5 season's with Montreal since being drafted in the 3rd round of the 2001 NHL entry draft. Plekanec represented the Czech Republic at the World Hockey Championship on 3 occasions. His first one was in 2006. His second one was in 2007 and his third was in 2009.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS SIGN SANFORD TO A 1 YEAR CONTRACT

Yesterday in Montreal, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he has signed Curtis Sanford to a one year contract. Financial terms of this deal were not released due to club policy. Sanford played 19 games with the Canucks last season and he had 7 wins (1 shutout) and 8 losses. The Habs now have 4 goalies so now they will have to trade 2 or send 2 goalies to the minors.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

Jacques Martin In no Rush for a new captain; Martin Happy with Th Signings by Gainey

With former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu signing with the Ducks Canadiens coach Jacques Martin say's he's in no rush for a new Captain."You have to develop your own leadership.You look at the players who have left and it's probably the core of the leadership that ran this team the last couple of years," Martin said. "You look at captain Saku Koivu and you look at Alex Kovalev," Martin said."If nobody emerges as a captain, that's not an issue for me."

When Jacques Martin was asked if he liked what Canadiens GM Bob Gainey did so far, and if he thinks the team is a contender he reasponded: "I think we can develop competition within the team," he said. "What I like about the new players is that we've acquired players who have won the Cup in recent years. Guys like Gionta, Gomez, Hal Gill. They'll provide some leadership." So now lets be the one to decided of that in October based on the team's performance.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

“Pour toujours… les Canadiens" COMES TO THE BIG SCREEN IN DECEMBER

Yesterday in Montreal, the Canadiens announced that they are releasing a movie about the Canadiens called “Pour toujours… les Canadiens."Pour toujours… les Canadiens” was directed by Sylvain Archambault and produced by Lorraine Richard and Luc Martineau of Cite Amerique. "Pour toujours... Les Canadiens" stared Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu, Jean Lapointe, Céline Bonnier, Claude Legault, Denis Bernard, Stéphane Jacques, Pierre-Paul Alain, Antoine L'Écuyer, Réal Bossé, Diane Langlois and none other than Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau. This movie will be about the Canadiens 100 years in the NHL."Pour toujours… les Canadiens” will have actual video's from games that the Canadiens had played in there history. Pour toujours... LES CANADIENS" will come to theaters on Christmas.

To watch the trailer for this movie visit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdZEfaGSvac

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS KEY DATES TO REMEMBER IN THERE 2009-2010 SCHEDULE

Yesterday the NHL announced that they had released the 2009-2010 schedule. The Canadiens found out that on there season opener that they will be playing in toronto against the Leafs on October 1st. On October 17th Alex Kovalev will return to Montreal as a Senator.On November 28th in Montreal the Habs will be playing an outdoor game against the Capitals in the Olympic Stadium. On December 4th the Canadiens will be celebrating there 100th birthday against the Bruins in Montreal. In March, former Habs captain Saku Koivu will face Montreal for the first time as a Duck in Anaheim. The last date to remember is on April 11th when the Canadiens will close out there season against the Leafs in Montreal.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

HABS 2009-2010 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Thu Oct 1, 2009
Canadiens
Maple Leafs
7:00 PM


Sat Oct 3, 2009
Canadiens
Sabres
7:00 PM


Tue Oct 6, 2009
Canadiens
Flames
9:00 PM


Wed Oct 7, 2009
Canadiens
Canucks
10:00 PM


Sat Oct 10, 2009
Canadiens
Oilers
10:00 PM


Thu Oct 15, 2009
Avalanche
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Oct 17, 2009
Senators
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Oct 20, 2009
Thrashers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Oct 22, 2009
Islanders
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Sat Oct 24, 2009
Rangers
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Mon Oct 26, 2009
Islanders
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Wed Oct 28, 2009
Canadiens
Penguins
7:30 PM


Fri Oct 30, 2009
Canadiens
Blackhawks
8:30 PM


Sat Oct 31, 2009
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Nov 3, 2009
Thrashers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Nov 5, 2009
Canadiens
Bruins
7:00 PM


Sat Nov 7, 2009
Lightning
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Nov 10, 2009
Flames
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Nov 12, 2009
Canadiens
Coyotes
9:00 PM


Sat Nov 14, 2009
Canadiens
Predators
8:00 PM


Tue Nov 17, 2009
Hurricanes
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Fri Nov 20, 2009
Canadiens
Capitals
7:00 PM


Sat Nov 21, 2009
Red Wings
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Nov 24, 2009
Blue Jackets
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Wed Nov 25, 2009
Canadiens
Penguins
7:30 PM


Sat Nov 28, 2009
Capitals
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Dec 1, 2009
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Dec 3, 2009
Canadiens
Sabres
7:00 PM


Fri Dec 4, 2009
Bruins
Canadiens
8:00 PM


Mon Dec 7, 2009
Flyers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Tue Dec 8, 2009
Canadiens
Senators
7:30 PM


Thu Dec 10, 2009
Penguins
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Dec 12, 2009
Canadiens
Thrashers
7:00 PM


Mon Dec 14, 2009
Sabres
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Wed Dec 16, 2009
Canadiens
Devils
7:00 PM


Thu Dec 17, 2009
Wild
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Sat Dec 19, 2009
Canadiens
Islanders
7:00 PM


Mon Dec 21, 2009
Canadiens
Thrashers
7:00 PM


Wed Dec 23, 2009
Canadiens
Hurricanes
7:00 PM


Sat Dec 26, 2009
Canadiens
Maple Leafs
7:00 PM


Mon Dec 28, 2009
Canadiens
Senators
7:30 PM


Wed Dec 30, 2009
Canadiens
Lightning
7:00 PM


Thu Dec 31, 2009
Canadiens
Panthers
5:00 PM




Sun Jan 3, 2010
Sabres
Canadiens
3:00 PM


Tue Jan 5, 2010
Canadiens
Capitals
7:00 PM


Thu Jan 7, 2010
Panthers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Jan 9, 2010
Devils
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Thu Jan 14, 2010
Stars
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Jan 16, 2010
Senators
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Sun Jan 17, 2010
Canadiens
Rangers
7:00 PM


Wed Jan 20, 2010
Blues
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Fri Jan 22, 2010
Canadiens
Devils
7:00 PM


Sat Jan 23, 2010
Rangers
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Jan 26, 2010
Canadiens
Panthers
7:30 PM


Wed Jan 27, 2010
Canadiens
Lightning
7:30 PM


Sat Jan 30, 2010
Canadiens
Senators
2:00 PM


Tue Feb 2, 2010
Canucks
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Feb 4, 2010
Canadiens
Bruins
7:00 PM


Sat Feb 6, 2010
Penguins
Canadiens
3:00 PM


Sun Feb 7, 2010
Bruins
Canadiens
3:00 PM


Wed Feb 10, 2010
Capitals
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Fri Feb 12, 2010
Canadiens
Flyers
7:00 PM


Sat Feb 13, 2010
Flyers
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Mar 2, 2010
Canadiens
Bruins
7:00 PM


Thu Mar 4, 2010
Canadiens
Sharks
10:30 PM


Sat Mar 6, 2010
Canadiens
Kings
10:00 PM


Sun Mar 7, 2010
Canadiens
Ducks
8:00 PM


Tue Mar 9, 2010
Lightning
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Thu Mar 11, 2010
Oilers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Mar 13, 2010
Bruins
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Mar 16, 2010
Canadiens
Rangers
7:00 PM


Sat Mar 20, 2010
Canadiens
Maple Leafs
7:00 PM


Mon Mar 22, 2010
Senators
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Wed Mar 24, 2010
Canadiens
Sabres
7:30 PM


Thu Mar 25, 2010
Panthers
Canadiens
7:30 PM


Sat Mar 27, 2010
Devils
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Wed Mar 31, 2010
Hurricanes
Canadiens
7:00 PM

Fri Apr 2, 2010
Canadiens
Flyers
7:00 PM


Sat Apr 3, 2010
Sabres
Canadiens
7:00 PM


Tue Apr 6, 2010
Canadiens
Islanders
7:00 PM


Thu Apr 8, 2010
Canadiens
Hurricanes
7:00 PM


Sat Apr 10, 2010
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
7:00 PM

CANADIENS SIGN LATENDRESS AND BELLE TO A 1 YEAR CONTRACTS

Today in Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he has signed Latendresse and Belle to 1 year contracts. Latendresse will make $803,000 for the 2009-10 seson.Last season with Montreal in 56 games, Latendress had 14 goals and 12 assist for a total of 26 points. As for Swan Belle he registerd 13 points in 60 games in the AHL last season. The terms of his contract were not announced.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS GIVE MORE NEW COMERS JERSEY NUMBERS

Yesterday evening in Montreal, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he has given out jersey numbers to Spacek, Gionta, Mara, Gill and Moen. Jaroslav Spacek will wear the number 6 next season with Montreal. Which means that Kostopulus will not be back next season because he wore number 6. Brian Gionta will wear the number 14 next season with the Canadiens. Which probaly means that Plekanec will be traded. Paul Mara will wear number 32 on the Habs next season. Hal Gill will not wear number 2 because it's been retired. So he will wear number 75. The last player on Montreal that was given a number was Paul Mara. Mara will wear the number 22 next season.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS SIGN Engqvist TO A 3 YEAR DEAL

Today in Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he had signed forward Andreas Engqvist to a 3 year contract.In 126 games in 3 seasons in the Swedish league, Engqvist had 15 goals, 17 assists and 44 penalty minutes. Engqvist is another peace to Canadiens puzzel of getting bigger and tougher.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS RE-SIGN CHIPCHURA TO A 1 YEAR CONTRACT ; TERMS ON MOENS CONTRACT HAVE BEEN RELEASED

This afternoon in Montreal, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he has re-signed forward Kyle Chipchura to a 1 year contract How much the contract was worth, has not been announced.Chipchura was selected, 18th overall in round 1 of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Last season in Montreal,Kyle Chipchura played 13 games and got no goals and 3 assist. But in the AHL with the Hamilton Bulldogs,Kyle Chipchura had14 goals and 21 assistsfor atotal of 35 points in 51 games.

Travis Moen was signed to a 3 year contract yesterday by Canadiens GM Bob Gainey, and today he released the terms of the contract. The deal that Moen had signed is worth 4.5 million dollars for 3 seasons..

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

CANADIENS SIGN TRAVIS MOEN TO A 3 YEAR CONTRACT

Yesterday evening in Montreal, Canaadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he has signed forward Travis Moen to a 3 year contract.Moen was selected in the 5th round by the Calgary Flames, 155th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. "Travis Moen is a character player. He is versatile, and he plays hard. His size and style will contribute to adding physicality to our team," said general manager Bob Gainey told TSN in a statement. Last season with the Sharks, Travis Moen had 7 goals and 9 assist in 82 games for a total of 16 points.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

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