2012 NHL Draft - #3 Pick Overall - Alex Galchenyuk. Montreal Canadiens

HABS DRAFT GALCHENYUK & 6 OTHER PLAYERS

                  Over the course of the last 2 days, Mar Bergivan has been a busy man. The Habs had the 3rd pick in the draft and they decided to draft what they despiretly needed, a big center in Akex Galchenyuk (who recently suffered a knee injury)."I knew what kind of skill I have, what kind of player I am," said Galchenyuk. "I'm just going to keep working hard. I played a couple of games at the end of the year and showed what I am capable of doing, I went to the combine and showed them my knee is no concern and there are going to be no issues." Galchenyuk went on to say that he will be taking French lessions in a couple of days. The other 6 picks for the Habs in the draft were, Collberg (2nd round), Thrower (2nd round), Bozen (3rd round), Vail (4th round), Hudon (5th round) and Nystrom (6th round).

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

2012-13 HABS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

October 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 11 Oct 2012	Senators	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sat, 13 Oct 2012	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
Tue, 16 Oct 2012	Bruins	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 18 Oct 2012	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Sat, 20 Oct 2012	Capitals	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 23 Oct 2012	Canadiens	Wild	8:00 PM
Thu, 25 Oct 2012	Flyers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 27 Oct 2012	Ducks	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 30 Oct 2012	Canadiens	Flames	9:00 PM
November 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 1 Nov 2012	Canadiens	Oilers	9:30 PM
Sat, 3 Nov 2012	Canadiens	Canucks	10:00 PM
Tue, 6 Nov 2012	Coyotes	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 8 Nov 2012	Jets	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sat, 10 Nov 2012	Rangers	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 13 Nov 2012	Flames	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 15 Nov 2012	Canadiens	Jets	8:00 PM
Sat, 17 Nov 2012	Canadiens	Avalanche	10:00 PM
Mon, 19 Nov 2012	Predators	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Tue, 20 Nov 2012	Canadiens	Devils	7:00 PM
Sat, 24 Nov 2012	Canucks	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 27 Nov 2012	Lightning	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
December 2012
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Sat, 1 Dec 2012	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sun, 2 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Blue Jackets	6:00 PM
Tue, 4 Dec 2012	Blackhawks	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Thu, 6 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Sabres	7:00 PM
Sat, 8 Dec 2012	Sabres	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 10 Dec 2012	Hurricanes	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 12 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Rangers	7:00 PM
Thu, 13 Dec 2012	Kings	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 15 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Sabres	7:00 PM
Mon, 17 Dec 2012	Sabres	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 19 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Senators	7:00 PM
Thu, 20 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Capitals	7:00 PM
Sat, 22 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
Thu, 27 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Lightning	7:30 PM
Fri, 28 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Panthers	7:30 PM
Mon, 31 Dec 2012	Canadiens	Hurricanes	8:00 PM
January 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Thu, 3 Jan 2013	Devils	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 5 Jan 2013	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 8 Jan 2013	Panthers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 10 Jan 2013	Canadiens	Flyers	7:00 PM
Sat, 12 Jan 2013	Canadiens	Stars	2:00 PM
Sun, 13 Jan 2013	Canadiens	Blues	7:00 PM
Wed, 16 Jan 2013	Penguins	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Fri, 18 Jan 2013	Canadiens	Penguins	7:00 PM
Sat, 19 Jan 2013	Bruins	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 22 Jan 2013	Lightning	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Tue, 29 Jan 2013	Oilers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 30 Jan 2013	Canadiens	Red Wings	7:30 PM
February 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Sat, 2 Feb 2013	Islanders	Canadiens	1:00 PM		Tickets
Sun, 3 Feb 2013	Senators	Canadiens	1:00 PM		Tickets
Wed, 6 Feb 2013	Hurricanes	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Fri, 8 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Penguins	7:00 PM
Sat, 9 Feb 2013	Maple Leafs	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 12 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Islanders	7:00 PM
Fri, 15 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Sabres	7:00 PM
Sun, 17 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Jets	2:00 PM
Tue, 19 Feb 2013	Sharks	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 20 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Rangers	7:00 PM
Sat, 23 Feb 2013	Penguins	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 25 Feb 2013	Canadiens	Senators	7:30 PM
Thu, 28 Feb 2013	Bruins	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
March 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Sat, 2 Mar 2013	Islanders	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Mon, 4 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Thu, 7 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Capitals	7:00 PM
Sat, 9 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Lightning	7:00 PM
Sun, 10 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Panthers	6:00 PM
Wed, 13 Mar 2013	Senators	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Fri, 15 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Flyers	7:00 PM
Sat, 16 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Devils	7:00 PM
Tue, 19 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Senators	7:30 PM
Thu, 21 Mar 2013	Devils	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Sat, 23 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Islanders	7:00 PM
Tue, 26 Mar 2013	Jets	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Wed, 27 Mar 2013	Canadiens	Bruins	7:00 PM
Sat, 30 Mar 2013	Rangers	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
April 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (ET)	TV Network/Results
Tue, 2 Apr 2013	Flyers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Thu, 4 Apr 2013	Capitals	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Sat, 6 Apr 2013	Sabres	Canadiens	7:00 PM		Tickets
Tue, 9 Apr 2013	Panthers	Canadiens	7:30 PM		Tickets
Fri, 12 Apr 2013	Canadiens	Hurricanes	7:00 PM
Sat, 13 Apr 2013	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM

2012 CANADIENS PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

2012 PRESEASON CALENDAR
Date	AWAY	HOME	time(et)	location
sEPT. 23, 2012	sENATORS	Canadiens		bell CENTRE - montréal
SEPT. 24, 2012	Sabres	Canadiens		bell CENTRE - montréal
SEPT. 27, 2012	Canadiens	Senators		scotia bank place - ottawa
OCT. 2, 2012	CANADIENS	HURRICANES		cOLISÉE PEPSI - QUEBEC CITY
OCT. 3, 2012	HURRICANES	CANADIENS		bell CENTRE - montréal
OCT. 6, 2012	BRUINS	Canadiens		bell Centre - Montréal
OCT. 7, 2012	DEVILS	CANADIENS		BEll Centre - MONTRÉAL

NHL AWARDS 2012: Max Pacioretty wins Bill Masterton Trophy

                 Last night in Las Vagas, it was the 2012 NHL awards ceremony and Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy. This trophy is awarded to the NHLs best player that bounces back from a serious injury and has a good season. In March of 2011, Chara drove Pacioretty into the turnbuckle at the Bell Centre. Pacioretty had to miss the remainder of the season and the playoffs with a injured vertebrae. The fans and Players all wondered if he would ever play again...In the 2011-12 season Pacioretty returned and played 79 games and had 33 goals and 32 assists. Now just this past night he wins the Bill Masterton Trophy. Whats next for Pacioretty? We will find out in the 2012-2013 NHL season.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

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HABS HIRE 2 MORE COACHS

HABS HIRE: Donald Dufresne as assistant coach and Vincent Riendeau as goaltending consultant for the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)

HABS MAKE THE NEWS AGAIN WITH MORE HIRINGS & SIGNINGS

HABS HIRE: Gerard Gallant (As an assistant coach),Patrice Brisebois (As Player Development Coach),Martin Lapointe, (As Director of Player Development) & Sylvain Lefebvre as the head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL).

HABS SIGN:  forward Steven Quailer to a two-year contract