Patrice Brisebois News

On this December 4th, 2009, the Montreal Canadiens officially celebrated the 100th anniversary of the franchise.

It was a special night for the Montreal Canadiens organization. Founded on Dec. 4, 1909, the Canadiens celebrated 100 years of excellence, passion, and tradition on Friday night.

Right in the middle of their 100th birthday party, the Montreal Canadiens had a huge surprise in store for two of their oldest living legends.

Denis Foulem expects the memories of tonight's fundraising hockey game at the Red Ball Internet Centre, which will feature several former Montreal Canadiens, including Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, to last a lifetime.

NHL Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, right, of the Montreal Canadiens' Alumni, wreaks havoc for Tim Somerville of the Local Hockey Legends during last night's exhibition at the Aitken Centre.

Legends tour: Montreal alumni squad visits Saint John for contest tonight at LBR, starting at 7 p.m. B8 JON MACNEILL TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL Participating in the Montreal Canadiens alumni tour was really a no-brainer for Patrice Brisebois.

Most of Yves Sarault's memories of growing up in Valleyfield, Que., about 40 kilometres west of Montreal, revolve around the Canadiens.

Patrice Brisebois is retired, but he's certainly not taking it easy. "I'm busier than ever," the Breezer said yesterday at a news conference to announce the inaugural 24h de Glace, a fundraiser for Manoir Ronald McDonald House and the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation.

Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Carey Price gets his share of criticism in Montreal but former Caanadiens forward Gilbert Dionne is squarely behind the third-year goaltender.

Cora's Moncton Peewee AAA Hawks are going to call on some hockey heroes of the past to help athletes of the future.

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.

Quebec has a tough time developing its elite young hockey players for the N.H.L., and it is time to do something about it, says the Montreal Canadiens ' president, Pierre Boivin.

The promoter of the upcoming NHL Legends Maritime Hockey Tour featuring 11 former members of the Montreal Canadiens calls it a "once-in-a-lifetime'' for hockey wannabes.

Ryan O'Byrne is hoping to convince the Canadiens that what they need is a big, rugged defenceman.

The Canadiensa power play has been outstanding this season, but the other special team, the penalty-killing unit, has been a key component in the teama s recent success.

A team comprised of former Montreal Canadiens players, including Hall of Fame forward Guy Lafleur will skate into New Brunswick for a pair of hockey games next month.

After the first game of the season, with the Montreal Canadiens losing their best player to injury for four months, arm chair general managers began proposing solutions.A When top-six defenseman Ryan O'Byrne joined Andrei Markov on the injury list, the voices of the fans became louder and more panicked.

The Montreal Canadiens showed the importance of second effort Thursday night as they rallied for a 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

MONTREAL a ' Only four games into the NHL season, the media-inspired goaltending debate about whoa TMs the Montreal Canadiensa TM No.

With summer in the rear view mirror, the puck is ready to drop for the National Hockey League's regular season tonight.