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Cammalleri's hat trick caps big night for Canadiens PUBLISHED December 5, 2009 ... Mike Cammalleri put on a show that any of the Montreal Canadiens immortals on hand for the celebration of the franchise's 100th anniversary would have been proud of. With greats like Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy and Ken Dryden watching from luxury suites -- along with Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard, who had their numbers retired during a 75-minute pregame ceremony -- Cammalleri ... READ STORY › Score: 1.1970391
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Cammalleri scores three as Habs celebrate their 100th with 5-1 romp over Bruins PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... the jerseys of 1940s greats Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard were retired. Then they went out and skated like their record 24 Stanley Cup teams from the past, with opportunistic goals, tight defence when it was needed and superb goaltending. The performance had the sell-out crowd of 21,273 - already on a high from a ceremony packed with stars of the past - in a roar for most of the night ... READ STORY › Score: 0.47881567
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Habs retire jerseys of Hall of Famers Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens righted what a lot of their fans felt was an egregious wrong. By retiring the No. 3 jersey of Emile (Butch) Bouchard and the No. 16 of Elmer Lach on Friday night as part of the team's 100th anniversary ceremony, the Canadiens celebrated the careers of their two oldest living Hall of Famers. Both players were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, so ... READ STORY › Score: 0.47881567
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Former Habs greats suit up for storied club's 100th birthday bash PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... after being introduced by Hollywood actor, and enthusiastic Habs fan, Viggo Mortensen. "You guys partied some nights - we partied every night." In an unexpected segment of the pre-game ceremony, the Habs made room in the arena's crowded rafters for the numbers worn by the two oldest-living Canadiens - Elmer Lach's No. 16 and Emile (Butch) Bouchard's No. 3. Dryden, one of the men whose ... READ STORY › Score: 0.47881567
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The best of the best: A look at the Canadiens' dynasty years PUBLISHED November 30, 2009 ... ? Picking the right people to manage and coach had a lot to do with it. Go back to the days of the Original Six. Toe Blake was named head coach on June 8, 1955, of an all-star cast assembled by GM Frank Selke that included goaltender Jacques Plante, a top-four defence of Doug Harvey, Dollard St-Laurent, Tom Johnson and captain Butch Bouchard, accomplished scorers Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau ... READ STORY › Score: 0.41896373
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Canadiens legends Bouchard, Lach drop puck at home opener of 100th season PUBLISHED October 16, 2008 ... MONTREAL - Two players nearly as old as their legendary team - Elmer Lach and Emile (Butch) Bouchard - dropped the puck for the start of the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary season. The 90-year-old Lach and his 88-year-old former captain Bouchard were among a bench full of Hall of Famers on hand Wednesday night for the Canadiens 4-3 home opener win against the Boston Bruins ... READ STORY › Score: 0.47881567
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Sagueneens Francis Pare wins QMJHL most valuable player award PUBLISHED April 2, 2008 ... and realized how big my season was - over 100 points, 82 points for my team," he said. "I couldn't ask for more in my last year of junior." Marc-Andre Bourdon of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, who had 12 goals and 47 assists and was plus-39, got the Emile (Butch) Bouchard Trophy as the league's top defenceman. Olivier Roy of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles won the RDS Cup as top goaltender after a 27 ... READ STORY › Score: 0.59851956
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