Comparing current NHL salaries with past ones in Tableau
Click here to see the interactive chart. With the hockey lockout looming, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at player salaries and how they measure up with what past stars earned. Salary...
View ArticleThe last time Canada was united
As does every other Canadian who is old enough, I vividly remember the goal Paul Henderson scored 40 years ago today to win the “Summit Series” between the National Hockey League stars of Team Canada...
View ArticleGary Bettman, corruption fighter
A few good things about the National Hockey League’s lockout of its players: 1) As long as the lockout continues, Don Cherry is off the CBC. And Canadian taxpayers are off the hook for his Hockey Night...
View ArticleMen Wearing Pantyhose: Design Preferences?
Oh, why not . . . file this under Give the People What They Want . . . As previously mentioned, there is tremendous interest in the Men Wearing Pantyhose topic. It’s not about transgenderism. Men who...
View ArticleAn even taller “Tour des Habs”
Looks like the Tour des Canadiens might be getting taller. Developers of the 48-storey condo tower near Montreal’s Bell Centre are looking to add extra floors now that the estimated 500 unit project is...
View Article12 Days of Fitmas Gifts – day 4
Studio Boxer Short Another stocking stuffer, this time for the men in your life. These boxer briefs are a hit at my house and in NHL locker rooms across the country. Big on comfort, everyone benefits...
View ArticleClimate change can’t melt the shinny spirit
A classic game of hockey at a Mile End rink. Who is that Guy Lafleur-like figure in eye-dazzing blue? Ha ha. Gazette photo by Allen McInnis. Here’s my feature on outdoor shinny hockey in the Gaz...
View ArticleHockey night gridlock
I never follow hockey, but it only took me four blocks last week to realize there was a Habs game on at the Bell Centre. I made the mistake of heading south on de la Montagne St. while driving from my...
View ArticleJay Baruchel and Marc-Andre Grondin talk about the magic of the Stanley Cup
Jay Baruchel, Marc-Andre Grondin and the Stanley Cup. Gazette photo by Rogerio Barbosa. “This is the Canadian dream,” says Jay Baruchel, just feet away from the real-life Stanley Cup. Baruchel and...
View ArticleWhy Montreal needs a “Habs spring”
Good luck to the Montreal Canadiens, who begin their Stanley Cup playoffs this evening. This year especially, Montreal needs a good, long playoffs run by the Canadiens. Here again is my March 28 column...
View ArticleStar-studded Montreal Formula 1 Grand Prix Garden Party takes over the...
Mitsou on the red carpet Celebrities, socialites and local media personalities whooped it up at the Ritz-Carlton Montreal’s inaugural champagne-soaked Grand Prix Garden Party on June 7. Some of the...
View ArticleGazette Midday: Hells Angels challenge charges, can the Habs count on Price?
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. Dozens of Hells Angels have refused to enter guilty pleas to...
View ArticleThe Story So Far: U.S. government shuts down, Habs open for business
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Tuesday, Oct. 1. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
View ArticleGazette Midday: Ex-Laval mayor in court, Arthur Porter turns to UN
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt appeared before a judge...
View ArticleThe puck drops here – Habs begin a new, full season
At 7 p.m. tonight Habs fans will finally get what they wanted last year – a full season of hockey played by a team that might have a crack at ending our ongoing Stanley Cup drought. But just how likely...
View ArticleThe Story So Far: Habs go winless, protesters go topless
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Wednesday, Oct. 2. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
View ArticleThe Story So Far: Liberals attack PQ on school taxes, Habs’ Parros out...
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Wednesday, Oct. 2. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
View ArticleHockey season has begun, so this week’s quote is from the Great One
Hockey season has begun, so it’s only fitting this week’s inspirational quote come from a player. Wayne Gretzy, often referred to as The Great One, scored with this quote, I think. Here’s to a good...
View ArticleIs fighting finally costing hockey too much?
Dario Ayala , The Gazette Could research revealing that a right hook to the jaw is more likely to cause a concussion than a check to the head or a fall to the ice, finally be the end of fighting in...
View ArticleAt the starting line in the Bourassa federal by-election
The controversy surrounding Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg’s candidacy in the Bourassa federal by-election apparently hasn’t stopped him from getting a large head start in the race. On Sunday, Prime Minister...
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