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Is the Price Right for Montreal? Habs Goalie resigns for two more years – Cornwall Ontario – September 3, 2010

Is the Price Right for Montreal?  Habs Goalie resigns for two more years – Cornwall Ontario – September 3, 2010

Cornwall ON – Carey Price has signed up for two more years with Montreal.   It’s an interesting deal.    The pressure will be on Pierre Gauthier who may be voted worst GM in the NHL before the season starts having traded away play off hero Jaroslav Halak without receiving a known quantity back, and [...]

September 3 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Georges Laraque Enforcing for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada as he becomes Deputy Leader – July 31, 2010

Georges Laraque Enforcing for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada as he becomes Deputy Leader – July 31, 2010

Cornwall ON – I’m not sure who’s scarier in a fight, Stephen Harper or the Z man, Zdeno Chara.   Now former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque will be covering Elizabeth May and the Green party as the environmentally friendly Laraque became Deputy Leader of the Federal Green Party of Canada. LINK “After working for [...]

July 31 2010 | Posted in 2010 FEDERAL ELECTION, Entertainment, GREEN News, Headlines, NHL, News, Politics, Sports | Read More »

Happy Birthday to Harry Potter creator JK Rowling – July 31, 1965 – Cornwall Ontario

Happy Birthday to Harry Potter creator JK Rowling – July 31, 1965 – Cornwall Ontario

Cornwall ON – Happy Birthday to billionaire author JK Rowling.  You’ve come a long way baby!    It’s funny to cruise through Wikipedia and find out who was born on your birthday. Others born on July 31 include, Wesley Snipes, TV Superman Dean Cain, Dallas Maverick Owner and Entrepreneur Mark Cuban,  current and former hockey [...]

July 31 2010 | Posted in Arts, Entertainment, Headlines, Music, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Kovalchuk a Devil…not so fast – NHL rejects Contract – Cornwall Ontario – July 21, 2010

Kovalchuk a Devil…not so fast – NHL rejects Contract – Cornwall Ontario – July 21, 2010

Cornwall ON – Hockey nuts listened to the press conference yesterday announcing Ilya Kovalchuk signing with the NHL, but now Commissioner Gary Bettman has rejected the contract stating that it circumvented the rules.    A few teams have been playing with contract lengths to get cap hits down and it looks like this case was [...]

July 21 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

New Jersey Devils Land their Man! Ilya Kovalchuk to sign record breaking contract Tuesday – Cornwall Ontario – July 19, 2010

New Jersey Devils Land their Man!  Ilya Kovalchuk to sign record breaking contract Tuesday – Cornwall Ontario – July 19, 2010

Cornwall ON – The US may be in a Depression but Ilya Kovalchuk is counting his Benjamins as the 27 year old resigned with New Jersey in what may be one of the most lucrative contracts in NHL history. LINK “He signed here for a reason — to try to win a championship. This organization [...]

July 19 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Is Habs Goalie Carey Price LA bound? Rumor Mill in HIGH GEAR – July 10, 2010 – Cornwall ON

Is Habs Goalie Carey Price LA bound?  Rumor Mill in HIGH GEAR – July 10, 2010 – Cornwall ON

Cornwall ON – Dontcha love texting?  I know Twitter is in vogue, but it’s so….public.   My sources have told me that there is a lot of buzz to Carey Price being shipped to Dean Lombardi with a certain Russian.    A LA goalie would be coming to the Great White North in the deal, [...]

July 9 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Former NHL Enforcer Bob Probert Passes Away at 45 – Red Wing & Black Haw Great RIP

Former NHL Enforcer Bob Probert Passes Away at 45 – Red Wing & Black Haw Great RIP

Cornwall ON – One of the men that personafied the role of ENFORCER in the NHL has passed away at the age of 45.   Bob Probert is survived by his wife and four children.   He suffered from Drug and Alcohol issues during his career, but recently had been supporting Canadian troops and raising money for [...]

July 6 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Carey Price still a Hab – So now are Dustin Boyd & Alex Auld – NHL Free Agent Frenzy July 2, 2010

Carey Price still a Hab – So now are Dustin Boyd & Alex Auld – NHL Free Agent Frenzy July 2, 2010

Cornwall ON – So the big fish is still on the loose.   Where Ilya Kovalchuk will call home still isn’t decided and Tomas Kaberle is still a Leaf, but an awful lot of players are changing jerseys after yesterday’s opening salvo of free agent signings. The Sens were busy grabbing the big money D [...]

July 2 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Why the Habs should trade Carey Price – JULY 1 Free Agent Frenzy! Cornwall Ontario

Why the Habs should trade Carey Price – JULY 1 Free Agent Frenzy! Cornwall Ontario

Cornwall ON – So it’s July 1st.   Free Agent mania.   There are a lot of interesting goalies out there, but how many studs are available?  How many potential studs?   Yeah.   Some serviceable guys, but no studs. Detroit showed that you could win a Stanley Cup without a STUD.   Philadelphia nearly won a [...]

July 1 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Habs Trade Sergei Kostitsyn for rights to Dan Ellis – Why Mike Modano will be a Hab? June 30, 2010

Habs Trade Sergei Kostitsyn for rights to Dan Ellis – Why Mike Modano will be a Hab? June 30, 2010

Cornwall ON – Hey at least it gives us something to write about.   Montreal today traded enigmatic (that’s fancy for waste of time) Sergei Kostitsyn for the rights to about to be Free Agents Dustin Boyd (if you actually wanted to replace Sergei a good fit without the headaches) and Dan Ellis who is [...]

June 29 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

NHL 1st Round Draft Pick Highlights – Habs move up to grab Jared Tinordi – Cornwall Ontario – June 26, 2010

NHL 1st Round Draft Pick Highlights – Habs move up to grab Jared Tinordi – Cornwall Ontario – June 26, 2010

Cornwall ON – Remember Georges Laraque?  He may play in Sweden!    That was more surprising than the NHL Draft Friday night.   The internet was abuzz with chatter of teams trading down, up, all around.   Edmonton was going to trade its entire team and all their draft picks. In the end they chose [...]

June 26 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Sens swirling in pre draft trade rumours – How much will they get for Jason Spezza? Mike Fisher? Anton Volchenkov? Cornwall ON – June 25, 2010

Sens swirling in pre draft trade rumours – How much will they get for Jason Spezza?  Mike Fisher?  Anton Volchenkov?  Cornwall ON – June 25, 2010

Cornwall ON – With the draft hours away there’s a lot of chatter and poo flinging going on.  The big buzz is coming out of Ottawa as the Sens seem about to trade away the rights to Anton Volchenkov; while the smart money is on Jason Spezza heading off somewhere, anywhere from Ottawa. Rumours of [...]

June 25 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Habs Sign Plekanec & Darche – Salary Cap 101- Ilya Kovalchuk goes to? Cornwall Ontario – June 23, 2010

Habs Sign Plekanec & Darche – Salary Cap 101- Ilya Kovalchuk goes to? Cornwall Ontario – June 23, 2010

Cornwall ON – The hockey world is busy.  In this cap world the NHL has become the biggest Rotisserie Hockey League in the Universe and that makes for some fun.   For long time Roti owners “Cap Space” is a way of life and of course the value of players comes down to bang for [...]

June 23 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Happy Birthday Meryl Streep – America’s Greatest Actress! Cornwall Ontario – June 22, 2010 – Habs Resign Tomas Plekanec

Happy Birthday Meryl Streep – America’s Greatest Actress! Cornwall Ontario – June 22, 2010 – Habs Resign Tomas Plekanec

Cornwall ON – Happy Birthday Meryl Streep you hot piece o chicken!   Ms Streep turns much less than 100 today.   The great actress seems to get an Oscar nom every year, and only gets better with age as opposed to say….many of her co-stars over the years. WIKI Happy Birthday Meryl! Oh yes, [...]

June 22 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, Hollywood, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Carey Price gone too? Montreal rumors swirling before the draft and July 1 Free Agent Frenzy! – Cornwall Ontario – June 22, 2010

Carey Price gone too?  Montreal rumors swirling before the draft and July 1 Free Agent Frenzy! – Cornwall Ontario – June 22, 2010

Cornwall ON- Could Carey Price be leaving les Bleu, Blancs, et Rouges aussi?   Of course it’s rumor season with the draft and July 1 free agent date coming up. While the Habs swapped away play off stud Jaroslav Halak,  rumblings from sources suggest that Carey Price isn’t the man long term for Montreal either [...]

June 22 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Darks Days in Montreal as Jaroslav Halak Traded to the St. Louis Blues for spare parts – Cornwall Ontario – June 17, 2010

Darks Days in Montreal as Jaroslav Halak Traded to the St. Louis Blues for spare parts – Cornwall Ontario – June 17, 2010

Cornwall ON – In what many Habs fans will consider one of the darkest day in the teams history Jaroslav Halak was traded for spare parts to the St.Louis Blues (Lars Eller and Ian Schultz).   John Davidson is going to be grinning awfully wide as he swills some single malt on this deal as [...]

June 17 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Chicago Wins Stanley Cup for first time since 1961 in 4-3 OT Game Six NHL Final Win – Cornwall Ontario – June 10, 2010

Chicago Wins Stanley Cup for first time since 1961 in 4-3 OT Game Six NHL Final Win – Cornwall Ontario – June 10, 2010

Cornwall ON – It took over 16 minutes to open up the scoring, but Dustin Byfuglien opened the gates and the Chicago Blackhawks have won Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first time since 1961 by the score of 4-3 in overtime. Patrick Kane scored his 10th of the playoffs to win it all and end [...]

June 10 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

Hawks Soar Past Flyers 7-4 in Game 5 of Stanley Cup Finals – -5 for Chris Pronger – Cornwall Ontario – June 7, 2010

Hawks Soar Past Flyers 7-4 in Game 5 of Stanley Cup Finals – -5 for Chris Pronger – Cornwall Ontario – June 7, 2010

Cornwall ON – In what will probably be the turning point of this series, Chris Pronger had probably his worst play off game of his NHL career.   1 shot, 2 minutes in penalties and  a -5 for the night.   While the shots on the evening were nearly the same, 28-27 for Chicago the [...]

June 7 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Headlines, NHL, News, Sports | Read More »

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