He isn’t well-known today, but Sylvio Mantha was one of the most reliable players of his era. A star with the Montreal Canadiens, he helped lead the team to glory in his career. Sylvio Mantha was born on April 14, 1902 in Montreal. When he was 17...
On Jan. 22, Bill Durnan was born in Toronto. He entered the NHL at the age of 27 and only played in seven seasons but he became one of the greatest NHL players in history. As a goalie, he played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens from...
There have been many great goaltenders in NHL history. Many of those goalies have played for the Montreal Canadiens including Jacques Plante, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy. But the first big goaltending star for the Canadiens was a man named Georges...
There are two hockey arenas in Canada that stand above all others. One is Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The other is the Montreal Forum. Both have seen an immense amount of history and been more than hockey arenas. They have been part of the...
One of the most important events in Quebec’s history in the 20th century came about because of a hockey game but it had nothing to do with a Stanley Cup. Instead, it was a suspension and the subsequent riot that would become a precursor to the Quiet...
The most storied franchise in NHL history, without a doubt, are the Montreal Canadiens. With 24 Stanley Cups, not one, not two but four dynasties, the club set the standard for NHL greatness. To think of the Canadiens playing anywhere else would be...
Born in Saskatoon on March 25, 1913, Bert Gardiner would play parts of a few seasons in the NHL before fading away to regular life. Gardiner is not so much known for his prowess in the net as a goalie, but for his brush with several unique NHL...
One of the common threads of Small Town Hockey Heroes seems to be that many brief NHL players were the victims of circumstance. Some were put on a bad team that never gave them a chance, others were born too late or too early.Some had immediate...