The Canadiens will be without the services of All-Star defenseman Andrei Markov for the next four months.
The veteran blue-liner left the Habs' first game of the season late in the contest against the Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre.
He underwent surgery on Thursday night in Toronto to repair a lacerated tendon in his ankle. He was released from hospital this morning and will return to Montreal today.
In 2008-09, Markov enjoyed a career-year, posting 64 points before missing the last four games of the season plus the playoffs with a shoulder injury.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
SERGEI KOSTITSYN SUSPENDED BY HABS; REQUESTS TRADE
Sergei Kostitsyn was demoted by the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday and now his days with the club may be over.
General manager Bob Gainey told reporters on Wednesday that Kostitsyn has been suspended for refusing to report to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and that he has asked for a trade.
Last season, the Belarussian native scored eight goals and added 15 assists for 23 points in 56 games.
According to the Montreal Gazette, there is speculation that Kostitsyn is looking at playing in the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League.
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General manager Bob Gainey told reporters on Wednesday that Kostitsyn has been suspended for refusing to report to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and that he has asked for a trade.
Last season, the Belarussian native scored eight goals and added 15 assists for 23 points in 56 games.
According to the Montreal Gazette, there is speculation that Kostitsyn is looking at playing in the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League.
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CANADIENS TO START THE SEASON WITHOUT A CAPTAIN
For the first time in their 100-year history, the Montreal Canadiens will start the season without a captain.
General manager Bob Gainey told reporters on Wednesday that the team will wait a bit longer before naming a captain and that no one will be wearing the 'C' when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
The Canadiens have had a vacancy since the club bid adieu to Saku Koivu over the summer, allowing him to sign with the Anaheim Ducks.
Koivu, the second-longest serving captain in team history behind only the legendary Jean Beliveau, was not the only leader to part ways with the club, as last season's alternate captains - Alex Kovalev, Christopher Higgins and Mike Komisarek - were not retained.
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General manager Bob Gainey told reporters on Wednesday that the team will wait a bit longer before naming a captain and that no one will be wearing the 'C' when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
The Canadiens have had a vacancy since the club bid adieu to Saku Koivu over the summer, allowing him to sign with the Anaheim Ducks.
Koivu, the second-longest serving captain in team history behind only the legendary Jean Beliveau, was not the only leader to part ways with the club, as last season's alternate captains - Alex Kovalev, Christopher Higgins and Mike Komisarek - were not retained.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Pacioretty, O'Byrne set to start year with Habs
What's the sound of one bag packing? Or is it one hand clapping? No matter.
The Habs have sent centres Ben Maxwell and Tom Pyatt, defencemen Mathieu Carle and Yannick Weber and goalie Curtis Sanford down to the Hamilton Bulldogs.
That confirms what everyone effectively already knew: Max Pacioretty and Ryan O'Byrne are starting the year in Canadiens livery.
And so, somewhat surprisingly given his middling camp, is gritty winger Gregory Stewart, whose likely earned a reprieve when Pyatt was hammered into the boards from behind by Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta last Saturday.
Centre Kyle Chipchura is also nominally on the Habs' opening-day roster, but hasn't yet been cleared to return from shoulder surgery.
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The Habs have sent centres Ben Maxwell and Tom Pyatt, defencemen Mathieu Carle and Yannick Weber and goalie Curtis Sanford down to the Hamilton Bulldogs.
That confirms what everyone effectively already knew: Max Pacioretty and Ryan O'Byrne are starting the year in Canadiens livery.
And so, somewhat surprisingly given his middling camp, is gritty winger Gregory Stewart, whose likely earned a reprieve when Pyatt was hammered into the boards from behind by Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta last Saturday.
Centre Kyle Chipchura is also nominally on the Habs' opening-day roster, but hasn't yet been cleared to return from shoulder surgery.
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Habs' Paul Mara in love with Montreal and its hockey fans
Paul Mara invokes the words of American poet Robert Frost when he talks about taking “the road less travelled.”
Most young hockey players in the United States believe the road to the National Hockey League goes through a college campus. But when Mara was 16, he moved from a suburb of Boston to play for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.
“There aren’t many players from the Boston area who took the route when I took it,” said the defenceman, who signed with the Canadiens as a free agent in July. “In the mid-’90s, if you’re a high-school player, you want to go to B.U. (Boston University), B.C. (Boston College), Northeastern, Harvard. You want to play in the Beanpot.”
Mara was no different when he started at Belmont Hill School and dreamed of playing in Boston Garden, where the four major universities gather each winter to play for the Beanpot trophy and local bragging rights.
My brother was playing college hockey at Colgate University at the time, and so that was my mentality, to play college,” Mara said
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Most young hockey players in the United States believe the road to the National Hockey League goes through a college campus. But when Mara was 16, he moved from a suburb of Boston to play for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.
“There aren’t many players from the Boston area who took the route when I took it,” said the defenceman, who signed with the Canadiens as a free agent in July. “In the mid-’90s, if you’re a high-school player, you want to go to B.U. (Boston University), B.C. (Boston College), Northeastern, Harvard. You want to play in the Beanpot.”
Mara was no different when he started at Belmont Hill School and dreamed of playing in Boston Garden, where the four major universities gather each winter to play for the Beanpot trophy and local bragging rights.
My brother was playing college hockey at Colgate University at the time, and so that was my mentality, to play college,” Mara said
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Habs ship Kostitsyn down
It looks like Sergei Kostitsyn will start the season in the American Hockey League.
The Montreal Canadiens assigned the winger to their farm club in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. Kostitsyn split time between the teams during the last two seasons.
The 22-year-old has appeared in 108 career NHL games with the Canadiens, scoring 17 goals and 50 points.
Montreal opens the regular season on Thursday night in Toronto. The team still has 28 players in training camp.
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The Montreal Canadiens assigned the winger to their farm club in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. Kostitsyn split time between the teams during the last two seasons.
The 22-year-old has appeared in 108 career NHL games with the Canadiens, scoring 17 goals and 50 points.
Montreal opens the regular season on Thursday night in Toronto. The team still has 28 players in training camp.
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CANADIENS HEAD TO ONTARIO FOR PRE-SEASON BONDING EXERCISE
The pre-season games are over and now the Montreal Canadiens will get down to the business of getting to know each other.
The Canadiens will spend Monday through Wednesday at Teen Ranch, a Christian country retreat in Caledon, Ont., north of Toronto. They will escape the city, work on their game and do some team bonding.
New coach Jacques Martin is also in the process of changing the system the team plays to more of a puck-control game. Although he has done the same with previous clubs he's coached, it may be particularly useful for this team, which jettisoned 11 players from last year's squad and has seven new ones on the roster.
"Team-building is something I've done with every team I've coached," said Martin. "It lets players get to know each other and set down goals for the year."
There's a rink at the ranch where the team will practise in the morning and do off-ice training. The afternoons and evenings are for team activities, some of them for fun and others for instruction in a classroom.
"The classroom is to determine objectives for the season and have player participation, to develop accountability and leadership," Martin added. "It will be an interesting couple of days."
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The Canadiens will spend Monday through Wednesday at Teen Ranch, a Christian country retreat in Caledon, Ont., north of Toronto. They will escape the city, work on their game and do some team bonding.
New coach Jacques Martin is also in the process of changing the system the team plays to more of a puck-control game. Although he has done the same with previous clubs he's coached, it may be particularly useful for this team, which jettisoned 11 players from last year's squad and has seven new ones on the roster.
"Team-building is something I've done with every team I've coached," said Martin. "It lets players get to know each other and set down goals for the year."
There's a rink at the ranch where the team will practise in the morning and do off-ice training. The afternoons and evenings are for team activities, some of them for fun and others for instruction in a classroom.
"The classroom is to determine objectives for the season and have player participation, to develop accountability and leadership," Martin added. "It will be an interesting couple of days."
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