CFN – PK Subban decided to sign a lucrative two year contract with Montreal to end his lock out. While reports out of Montreal have shown that his team mates are not celebrating his return the team went out and gritted a comeback victory over the Winnipeg Jets with TomasContinue Reading
CFN – Montreal is 3-1 in this early 2013 NHL season; but les boys are showing some pluck & grit in the face of adversity. PK Subban is still pouting, Max Pacioretty is gone for a bit; but the team is pulling together. Is it perfect? Nope. Is itContinue Reading
CFN – Habs GM us facing his first real acid test over the PK Subban contract. Mr. Subban, the extremely talented D man appears on the verge of being traded now. It’s in Mr. Bergevin’s benefit though to wait out offers and not pull a Patrick Roy panicContinue Reading
CFN – Rookie Habs Alex Galchenyuk & Brendan Gallagher both picked up their first NHL points as Montreal skinned the Panthers 4-1 in front of their home town fans. Andrei Markov notched two PP goals and looked good against what looked like a tired Florida squad. Carey Price made someContinue Reading
CFN – Erik Karlsson is off to a great start as are his Ottawa Senators team mates as they went 2-0 in the shortened NHL season by shutting out the Florida Panthers 4-0 in O town! The Sens jumped out hard and fast in the first setting the tone andContinue Reading
CFN – It was a long ugly night for Habs fans for the season opener which they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 with an assist for some horrible officiating. Bottom line is the team didn’t bring it. Montreal was out shot 26-22 in their own barn withContinue Reading
CFN – The puck finally drops tonight. I was going to catch it at a Montreal hot spot tonight, but decided to not go. I’ve always loved the Habs since I was a kid. As a bigger kid I had the amazing opportunity to work with some of theirContinue Reading
CFN – What do Scott Gomez and Wade Redden have in common besides being poster children for bad over priced contracts? They both are waivers wondering if they will have any future for their careers. In particular Redden has suffered mightily purely because of the size of his contract.Continue Reading
CFN – One of the biggest questions for Habs fans with the lock out ending is the future of PK Subban. The Mercurial D man is an enigma. An immense talent with a huge potential, proven and in the future at a position that such talent is rare.Continue Reading
CFN – Leaf’s GM Brian Burke is the first casualty of the 2013 season. The GM will forever be remembered for the disastrous Phil Kessel trade that saw Boston end up with Tyler Seguin and up and coming monster D man Dougie Hamilton. BURKE WIKI The Leafs did notContinue Reading
CFN – So we’ve survived the NHL lock out of 2012/13 and as I peruse rosters gearing up to writing about our short season this year it strikes me more and more that 30 teams is far too many for the NHL. Could it be time to bring the NHLContinue Reading
CFN – With the NHL lockout about to end it spells likely the end of the Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman eras. With a ten year deal on the table and neither gentlemen spring chickens the NHL will most likely look quite different next time around. Frankly this wholeContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Colts Minor Midget Colts played their first away tournament this past weekend in Chambly, QC. The Colts lost their bronze medal after a hard fought tied game in the final that went to a shoot-out. Colts goalie – Cody Dufresne was awarded MVP for the edge ofContinue Reading
CFN – There’s a chunk of Cornwall Ontario in the new Ottawa entry to the National Basketball League of Canada’s new entry! Co-Owner Denis Sabourin is from Cornwall and he was home Friday talking up his new team! Over a hot beverage at The Grind he talked Cornwall andContinue Reading
CFN – So you’re a frustrated hockey fan. It’s all Bettman’s fault. It’s the greedy players fault! Why won’t they just lock Fehr & Bettman in a room and not let them out until there’s a deal on the table? There’s a lot of whining going on from the fewContinue Reading
CFN – It is no secret the Canadiens have not exactly been at their fighting weight or height for quite some time now. Poor drafting has not been the problem for the Habs; Trevor Timmins has been the beacon of light for this team during the bleak, bleak Gainey-Gauthier eraContinue Reading
CFN -A group of current and former NHL players arrived at the Cornwall Civic Complex last night to play for the Cornwall chapter of the Max Keeping Foundation and the NHLPA First Assist Charity Classic. The teams consisted of players from around the league with local fan favorites Daniel Alfredsson,Continue Reading
CFN – I have dreamed of being a journalist ever since I was a little girl. Growing up in Montreal as an aspiring journalist the subject matter was endless. I could’ve written about biker gangs, the mafia, political corruption, language wars or any form of art imaginable. However one thingContinue Reading