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Bulldogs Report – March 17, 2010

MONTREAL – It’s a done deal. Last Saturday, the Hamilton Bulldogs clinched their spot in the AHL postseason.
With 13 games still left on the schedule, the Bulldogs have already punched their ticket to the playoffs. Now with the off…
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Six and counting

MONTREAL – Wondering how the Canadiens have turned into the hottest team in the NHL? Join the club.
From playoff bubble team to surging up the Eastern Conference standings, the Habs have won six straight and have become a team to watch o…
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Habs notebook – March 15, 2010

MONTREAL – In today’s Habs Notebook, find what Dominic Moore has in common with Alicia Keys, how Jacques Martin is angling for a guest spot on Grey’s Anatomy, and what Scott Gomez was watching on T.V. last night.
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Montreal Canadiens Fans Once Again Show Their Generosity

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MONTREAL – The first Radio-Telethon of the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation was held on March 11, when the Edmonton Oilers were at the Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens, and the event was a resounding …
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Habs this week – March 15, 2010

MONTREAL – At this point in the season, to call this a “light week” for the Habs doesn’t really capture the importance of the two big road games ahead. With teams scratching and clawing for every extra point they can get th…
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Now we’re talking!

MONTREAL – When even Andrei Markov is a chatterbox, you know the Habs must be on a roll.
Normally the strong silent type, Markov couldn’t say enough following the Canadiens fifth straight win.
“I feel like we’re pla…
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The Numbers game – March 13, 2010

MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at the Habs-Bruins match-up at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.
13-Times this season when 6-foot-7 Hal Gill wasn’t the tallest player on the ice, with the Habs d-man having looked up at 6-f…
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Habs notebook – March 12, 2010

BROSSARD – In today’s Habs notebook, Lapierre is ready to rock, Pouliot is a party-pooper and Dr. Metro prescribes what to do to beat his old team.
 
Don’t call it a comeback…
Primed for a return from serving his four…
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Canadiens assign Ben Maxwell to the Hamilton Bulldogs

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MONTREAL– The Montreal Canadiens announced friday that centreman Ben Maxwell has been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs.
Maxwell, 21, was held pointless in 12 games with the Canadiens this season, recording six shots …
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A friendly reminder

MONTREAL – Sergei Kostitsyn’s big night was no surprise to some.
In case anyone had forgotten that Andrei’s little brother does have game, he served up a little reminder against the Oilers. However one player in the Edmonton d…
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The Numbers game – March 11, 2010

MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at the Habs-Oilers match-up at the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
16-Point advantage enjoyed by the Habs Benoit Pouliot over his namesake Marc Pouliot of the Oilers, with the Canadiens winger picki…
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The Numbers game – March 11, 2010

MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at the Habs-Oilers match-up at the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
16-Point advantage enjoyed by the Habs Benoit Pouliot over his namesake Marc Pouliot of the Oilers, with the Canadiens winger picki…
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Bulldogs Report – March 10, 2010

MONTREAL – Records are made to be broken. But someone should probably tell the Bulldogs they don’t actually have to break them all…
The Hamilton blue line has been getting more than its share of love this season, but it&rsquo…
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Hearting Halak

MONTREAL — The secret is out about Jaroslav Halak, and not just in Montreal.
Sure, the hype of the Olympics is dying down, but the shockwaves from Halak&rsquo…
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Habs notebook – March 9, 2010

MONTREAL – In today’s Habs notebook, Cammalleri and Bergeron are back…sort of, Metropolit gets his Mousketeer on, and Gorges scouts the opposition.
Baby steps
About an hour before the rest of their teammates hit the ice f…
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Go time for Gomez

MONTREAL – Spring is right around the corner and Scott Gomez is well aware of the pending seasonal change.
 
With a proven playoff pedigree that includes a pair of Stanley Cups from his days with the Devils, Gomez specializes in hock…
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The Numbers game – March 9, 2010

MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at the Habs-Lightning match-up at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.
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23 – Number of days since the Habs last s…
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Habs this week – March 8, 2010

MONTREAL – With six of a possible eight points to show for their recent road swing, the Canadiens have been putting their recent rest from the Olympic break to good use.  Now the Habs are back home in the friendly confines of the Bell C…
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Halak earns Molson Cup for January/February

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MONTREAL – Jaroslav Halak is the Molson Cup Player of the Month for the January/February segment. Halak is the recipient of the award for the second consecutive segment of the 2009-10 season as he was named the Molson Cup Pl…
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Objects are closer than they appear

Below are the number of teams that are within 3, 5 or 10 points from a playoff berth on March 5.
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Maxim Lapierre suspended four games

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TORONTO  – Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre has been suspended for four games, without pay, for a late hit on San Jose Sharks forward Scott Nichol during NHL game #949, last night, the National Hockey league an…
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California love

MONTREAL – The Habs won’t be basking in the California sun during their road trip to the Schwarzenegger State this week; instead, they’re looking to feast on some Sharks and Ducks while plotting to usurp the Kings.
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Who is Aaron Palushaj?

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MONTREAL –  Who is Aaron Palushaj?
It beats us, but someone in the Habs system knows all about him.
First o…
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Bulldogs report – March 3, 2010

MONTREAL – The Olympic break allowed the majority of Canadiens players to catch up on some much-needed rest. For their Bulldogs counterparts, the past two weeks provided a chance to add even more firepower to their already-explosive offense….
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Deadline, schmeadline

MONTREAL – The Canadiens not wheeling and dealing on deadline day was no accident.
In his first taste of trade deadline day as Habs GM, Pierre Gauthier did exactly what he set out to do when he rolled out of bed this morning—contin…
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The Numbers game – March 2, 2010

BOSTON – Here’s a numerical look at the Canadiens’ first post-Olympic outing, a 4-1 win over the Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.
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Habs notebook – March 1, 2010

BROSSARD — In today’s Habs notebook, Brian Gionta is an eager beaver, Carey Price names his Olympic All-Star squad and Andrei Markov gives us the skinny on his Russian comrades.
How Brian got his groove back: Brian Gionta couldn&rsquo…
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The golden boy

BROSSARD – One by one over the past few days, the Canadiens who were in Vancouver representing their countries have slowly been trickling back into the Montreal dressing room. Also back to work behind the scenes prepping the Habs’ gear for t…
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Habs call up Tom Pyatt

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MONTREAL –The Montreal Canadiens announced Sunday  that forward Tom Pyatt has been called up from the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs.
Pyatt, 23, took part in 22 games with the Canadiens this season, including his first in the NHL …
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Habs this week – March 1, 2010

MONTREAL – After a 17-day layoff, the Habs are all set to get back to work.
Sitting in eighth in the Eastern conference with just 19 games left to play, the Canadiens head south for a quartet of games behind enemy lines – the second…
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Jaro’s magical run

MONTREAL – Be honest, did you ever imagine Slovakia finishing fourth?
Ending up ahead of the likes of Russia, Sweden and their arch-rivals the Czech Republic would have been a pretty tall pre-tournament order for the Slovaks, but Jaroslav Halak…
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Jaro’s path to the podium

MONTREAL — Jaroslav Halak will not end up atop the podium, but his Olympic mission is far from over.
After dusting off the mighty Russian in a shootout and th…
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The Cataractes to honor Bergy

MONTREAL – This Friday, Marc-Andre Bergeron will head back to his Junior roots to see his familiar No. 21 sent to the rafters in Shawinigan. Th…
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Down the stretch

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Bulldogs Report – Feb. 24, 2010

MONTREAL — The route between Montreal and Hamilton isn’t exactly the road less travelled this season.
The Bulldogs and Canadiens are piling up frequent flyer miles this season. Already in 2009-10, a total of 17 different players have su…
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Pleky’s Redemption

MONTREAL – What a difference a year makes. Case in point – Tomas Plekanec.
After a 2008-09 season that fell short of expectations, during which his offensive output dropped by 30 points over the previous campaign, and even placed Plekanec…
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Bulldogs Report – Feb.10, 2010

Yannick Weber
MONTREAL – A Member of the Bulldogs Slips his Collar to Join in the Games.
While the NHL has interrupted its schedule for the duratio…
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When a Nation Calls

MONTREAL – They were summoned and they answered. Now Vancouver will be their battlefield.
While most of their teammates are trying to find a quiet place in the sun for the next two weeks, Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec, Jaroslav Halak, Ser…
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Desharnais, Pyatt and Subban to the Bulldogs

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MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens announced Sunday that forwards David Desharnais,Tom Pyatt  and defenseman P.K. Subban have been assigned to the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs.
Desharnais, 23, played six games with the Canadiens …
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The Numbers Game – Feb. 13, 2010

MONTREAL — Here’s a numerical look at the match-up between the Habs and Flyers at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. 
16 – Number of days the Habs will be out of commission during the Olympic break, embarking on the longest mid-seas…
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