Word: canadiens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...second game, Gainey took charge, spelling the Montreal defensemen by swooping up ice with the puck himself, prowling the crease in front of Ranger Goaltender John Davidson to draw defenders away from Canadien forwards. He forced openings in the Ranger defense that his teammates exploited with a display of skating, that left Shero awed: "I don't think I've ever seen a team that fast in my life. Not even the Russians skate that fast. There was nothing we could do to match...
Following a scoreless second period, the Rangers closed the gap to 2-1 midway through the third, when a face-off in the Canadien zone bounced off the skate of defenseman Serge Savard and past Ken Dryden's right pad. Ron Duguay was credited with the goal...
...weapons" -hockey sticks-during games that resulted in blood on the ice, disorder in the stands and players in the infirmary. Similar Flyer scrimmages have elicited McGlothen-like statements from the opposition of that fight-prone team: "I never have trouble getting up for games against Philadelphia," says Montreal Canadien Defenseman Larry Robinson. "When you play the Flyers, there are more opportunities to hit people...
...last six games Bolduc has been skating first line for the Whalers, alongside former Montreal Canadien standouts Ralph Backstrom and Larry Pleau. The veterans' magic has rubbed off on the youngster, who has scored a goal and four assists in that stint...
...scores used to come often. In fact, Vachon's career started with what for him was agonizing slowness. After learning to play goalie as a farm boy in rural Quebec (his peers would not let him play offense because of his size), he was invited to a Montreal Canadien junior team tryout at age 16. He was immediately sent to the second-rank junior squad. Four years later, when his junior stint was ending, Vachon was once again farmed out, this time to a minor league team. When he finally got a chance to play for Montreal eight years...