Andrei Markov News

MontrA©al Canadiens GM Bob Gainey made the decision to boost his defense by claiming off re-entry waivers Jay Leach from New Jersey.

With a possible injury to another defeceman on Thursday night, the Montreal Canadiens have used the waiver wire to fill a hole.

D Paul Ranger , D Victor Hedman , out. Canadiens - D Andrei Markov , D Ryan O'Byrne , Hal Gill , Matt D'Agostini , out; LW Georges Laraque , questionable.

The Red Wings aren't using injuries as an excuse for their relatively slow start - 15 points after 13 games; third place in their division.

We like to ridicule some "homerific" coverage of NHL teams. NESN and Leafs TV are two of the worst offenders.

The first month of this 2009-2010 NHL season is already behind us and I thought it would be a good time to check out how the Montreal Canadiens initiated their season.

Al MacInnis had the Blued long before he ever played in St. Louis. It's a little-known fact that the former NHL defenceman, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, began his junior career in Regina with the SJHL's Pat Blues, who were basically a farm team to the Regina Pats.

The Canadiens are winners of three in a row, but can they keep it up? Looks like another roller-coaster season in Montreal.

Montreal Canadiens Prospects: The Shape of Things to Come Single Page The Canadiens first overall pick of 2009 made the crowd jump up and roar : LOUIS LOUIS LOUIS as Louis Leblanc was being selected.

Price thinks Halak should continue to play Montreal Canadiens Carey Price lets in a goal by Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson, of Sweden, not shown, during second period NHL hockey action Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Montreal.

The Montreal Canadiens have suspended forward Sergei Kostitsyn after he left the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Hamilton, according to the Globe and Mail.

Marc-Andre Bergeron knows he's not going to replace Andrei Markov. But the veteran defenceman hopes he'll be able to contribute tonight when he makes his Montreal Canadiens debut against the Atlanta Thrashers.

As Scott Gomez sees it, Montreal Canadiens teammate Andrei Markov didn't suffer the severed tendon in his foot in a cut from goaltender Carey Price 's skate.

Marc-Andre Bergeron had used his big shot to score goals from the point before, but his first as a member of the Montreal Canadiens was something entirely different.

The Montreal Canadiens will try to stop their losing streak at five straight games on Tuesday night when they host the Atlanta Thrashers.

After Terry Murray made him a healthy scratch during the Kingsa last game in Dallas, you have to wonder if there is a future for Alexander Frolov in Los Angeles, especially since the Russian left winger is an unrestricted free agent after the 2009-10 season.

The sliding Montreal Canadiens will try to pick up their first win since the opening week of the season when they host the surprising Atlanta Thrashers tonight at Bell Centre.

Marc-Andre Bergeron spent the summer waiting for a call at home in Trois-Rivieres, Que., but the phone didn't ring until nearly a week into the NHL regular season.

Sean Gordon Published on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 6:25PM EDT T his must be part of a fiendish plan so brilliant that the so-called hockey experts are too weak-minded to appreciate its, er, brilliance.

The early numbers of the gifted Andrei Markov were so good, they boggled the mind.