CFN – It’s hard to criticize a team that’s sitting in the standings where Montreal is, and that’s at the top of their division and conference with 81 points in 59 games. They’ve increased their team goal differential to +26 and have given up a league low 131 goals. That’sContinue Reading
CFN – With the media buzzing about a possible tear down and rebuild of the Toronto Maple Leafs it gave me pause to ponder why on earth to take that direction? The Leafs have more than the average of talent. They are near the cap ceiling as well. Essentially theyContinue Reading
CFN – Rule of thumb is the measure of a trade is who gets the best player. With this being the cap age who the best player is can be quite relevant. For example as I type this Max Pacioretty has more value than PK Subban because of his amazingContinue Reading
CFN – Desperate times call for desperate action and for performer Steven Ryan (Steven Ryan Branchaud) who has Cornwall roots, he turned to his art and craft and shared his parody with the world. By the time you click on the link below to listen his track titled “Do Something”Continue Reading
CFN – Karl Dargan walked into the ring at Foxwoods Resort & Casino undefeated at 17-0 with 9 KO’s. He left with his first loss after Cornwall Ontario home boy Tony Luis finished his work for the night. Luis is now 19-2 with 7 KO’s. Luis clearly outscored DarganContinue Reading
CFN – I’m not a Corsi kinda guy, and probably not a Fenwicker either. When I created some of the stat systems I used for the Habs back in the late 90’s; some of which still aren’t being used today my philosophy is that coming up with new terms forContinue Reading
CFN – We don’t want him. You take him. The LA Kings have done something that only could happen in the day of the CAP age. They have put Stanley Cup champ Mike Richards on waivers. Richards, has 5 years left on a contract at about $5.25M perContinue Reading
CFN – As the Habs inch closer to the play offs they are in need to two key components if they hope to make a long run towards Lord Stanley’s Cup this season. They need the Vanek effect, but as they saw many times they need some toughness. Not aContinue Reading
CFN – NHL seasons are interesting. Out of the gate I find softer teams have an advantage as skill and speed have a bigger impact. Teams generally don’t get as mean and while every game and point counts for some reason as it gets closer to Spring the intensityContinue Reading
CFN – The River Kings powerplay came alive on Saturday night at the Civic Complex. Cornwall scored four times with the man advantage to power past Thetford-Mines 6-2 in front of 1,158 fans. The River Kings have now won three LNAH contests in a row – and 4-of-5. Curtis TidballContinue Reading
CFN – Canadiens Hall of Famer Steve Shutt commented about the Vincent’s hockey rink when reached out to over the holidays. Shutt, who scored a long standing record 60 goals as a Left Winger for the Habs in 1977 grew up playing on his own family rink in Toronto. HeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – River Kings fans are mourning the loss of fave Chris Cloutier who was shipped out to Laval of the LNAH earlier today. Cloutier had 77 penalty minutes and zero points for the River Kings this season. “Clouts” last fight for the Kings Will be updating asContinue Reading
CFN – The River Kings came from behind to beat the Saint-Georges Cool FM 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday afternoon. Julien Corriveau and Derek Famulare had the shootout goals for Cornwall, which won back-to-back games this weekend. The River Kings trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes but Andre Sandrzyk tied theContinue Reading
CFN – Rookie forward Antony Courcelles scored a pair of goals to lead the River Kings to a 5-3 victory over the Laval Predateurs on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 1,469 fans. Courcelles, the game’s first star, leads all Cornwall skaters with 14 goals in 24Continue Reading
CFN – It’s Christmas break for Habs fans and I thought it’d be a great time to review the squad and think about what les boys should get for Christmas. Max Pacioretty. Max is leading the team in goals and points, but intriguingly in Plus/Minus with a +17 rating.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It wasn’t a huge crowd, but they were very spirited. The kids had a good time and even some of the neighbors were dancing as an area DJ provided some tunes. The big news today is the allegation that the complaint to shut down the Vincent’s rinkContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – City Councilor Mark A MacDonald has rebuffed the official City line over the Vincent Ice Rink on Monaco Crescent. Greetings: This is my position with respect to the recent city of Cornwall press release regarding the kids ice rink. My understanding is that our by-law officers haveContinue Reading
CFN – The world class accredited Velodrome in Milton, Ontario will be open in about two weeks. The rubber tires and carbon frames will kiss the wooden track like a silent dream. Sixty-three million dollars later a state of the art, 250 metre indoor track will soon be set for the Pan-Am games, Continue Reading