Habby Hour!

Game 1 is in the books and... Wouldn't you believe it? THE HABS WON! It took overtime to do it, but Jeff Petry put the Penguins to bed. In a complete turn around from the exhibition game on Tuesday against the Leafs, the Habs took the Pens to task in nearly every front! Even strength, power play, penalty kill, all fronts were trouble spots for the Pens and it translated well on the ice. Further, t...

Here is a short post game recap with Dave and Veronica talking about the (YEESH) game against the Leafs. According to David, there is now NO. WAY. For the Habs to beat the Penguins. While Veronica asserts that there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASONS to fret. Who will be right? We'll find out this weekend! But for now, the duo talk about the game, highlighting the power play, and later on talking about some...

Can. You. BELIEVE IT!!! Hockey is back TOMORROW NIGHT. We will FINALLY be able to watch the NHL's return to play plan come to fruition with the exhibition matches this week. We will have the Habs facing off against the Leafs at 8pm EST. A completely fresh squad coming off of weeks of training camp! Some interesting lines were presented at practice today, and we're anticipating if they will hold to...

Well, how about that! Of all the people to show up at practice, none other than Max Domi appeared and took to the ice for the first time for the training camp! It was smiles all around as the team was happy to have his presence both on and off the ice. We talk about him, the implications of him playing, the means that the NHL are taking to ensure the health of the players, an update on Romanov, a...

Did you know that we're going to have ACTUAL hockey in less than three weeks?? The 2019-2020 season will have a conclusion and the Canadiens will be a part of it! Today was the official start of Phase 3! Training Camp! The Habs have released a roster and 'real' practices are now taking place! We were also treated with a presser from Marc von Bergevin, who was later joined by Shea Weber and Paul By...

All sorts of news coming out of the NHL this past week, especially today! We learn about Olympic play, the eligibility of Romanov to join the Habs during the coming playoffs, dates for the return to play plan, and which Habs are taking the ice this week! We talk about so much more, and then go WAY off target in the latter half of the episode as we recall what third grade was like for each of us. J...

It is no surprise that COVID-19 continues to impact our lives, and as it has been since the pandemic started, the NHL is attempting to go forward with their return to play plan. What is going on now? When will things be decided? What is the status of the hub cities? We talk about this with The Fourth Period's Dennis Bernstein! He offered a number of insights into why he believes that return to pla...

Hockey is starting to slowly, ever so slowly, come back! We were treated to videos from small practices that included Jonathan Drouin, Paul Byron, Charles Hudon, Laurent Dauphin, and Michael McNiven. This also meant that 'some' media coverage could continue.. At least from outside of the building! John Lu joins us to talk about the Habs returning to the ice, how COVID-19 continues to take its toll...

Some progress in the NHL's return to play plan is happening this week! Though, it is still moving at a glacial pace. For the Habs, the training facility in Brossard is officially open to the players, but still closed to the media and the general public. But, which players can use it? Listen to find out! We also talking about Molson's conference with the press, Weber being honored, and another hono...

Some happy news for Habs fans! The Prices are expecting another wee one! We talk about that (briefly) and focus more on the return to play format and who is where doing what. Are the Habs training yet? Is Brossard going to be open to the public? What are the protests over George Floyd's murder doing to the NHL? And COVID? Still?? We talk about all this, and more! Much more. June 8, 2020.

We were very lucky and pleased to have Brian Wilde join us on the podcast tonight to talk about a number of topics pertaining to the Habs, and beyond. In particular we talk about the Return to Play format, the Habs chances against the Penguins, the Habs chances over all with the Cup and the draft, and highlighted a bit of what Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Alexander Romanov mean for the team! As mentione...

The conversation is starting, the NHL and the NHL Player's Association have started making preliminary agreements for what could be a 24 team playoff sometime later this year. Much is uncertain, and we speak about it (briefly). The chunk of this episode is spent talking about the Habs of the past! Ten years ago to the date (nearly) the Habs were eliminated by the Flyers in the 2010 playoffs after...

Rumors are starting to fly about the NHL going forward with a 24 team playoff format! That means that the Habs would be in the playoffs! That also means that everyone loves it, and everyone hates it! The crew talk about this dynamic along with the guest this week, Simon Tsalikis. That and much more! May 18, 2020.

We begin this episode with remembering a fond member of the Habs Twitter community. Graeme McDonald, @uncleshroom, was kind, thoughtful, a passionate fan of les Canadiens de Montreal, and so much more. He passed earlier this year, and we only heard about it just recently. We wanted to spend time remembering him, and the first segment of this episode is dedicated to that. For Habs news, we discuss...

Disclaimer! Dave starts this podcast about Paul Byron talking about Star Wars and everything went wrong from there. This episode covers everything from Star Wars, Harry Potter, zombies, West World, and more! Habs content made up maybe a third of the episode, you have been warned! May 4, 2020.

As usual, the pandemic continues on, and so does the Habby Hour! For this episode we are very pleased to have Arpon Basu on to talk Habs! A little. In reality we cover a wide range of topics, including McDonalds breakfast as children, and random commercial jingles. But! When we did get to the topic of the Habs, we spent some time discussing the newly minted contract for Vasili Demchenko, Steve Mas...

The quarantine continues, social distancing continues, and the NHL? Still suspended. We take to Twitter to ask our listeners for some questions, and you all certainly delivered! Aside from the questions that were taken, we speak about the quarantine, what could be happening with the league, the tragedy in Nova Scotia, and the retirement of a Habs staple, Andrei Markov.

Precious little news from the Habs front, but what little was found had something to do with a certain Russian prospect. What to know more? Then listen to this week's episode of the Habby Hour! The gang took questions from fans, talked about what's going on around the league, what's going on outside of the league, and more! April 13, 2020.

The NHL postponement continues, and the Habby Hour have another guest this week with none other than TSN690's Sean Campbell! To fill the sports void Sean has taken to Twitter to put together a bracket of great sports moments that took place in Montreal, check it out on his feed (@seanrcampbell). We also go over some of the things that the Montreal Children's Foundation is doing, as well as Groupe...

In what would have been the last week of the regular season for the NHL, we see the postponement continue with no end in sight. Despite this, the Habby Hour must go on! Tonight the entire crew is back together and we had Paul Campbell on to join us once again! Want to know about the backup goalie situation in Montreal? It's pretty interesting! Want to know about potential backup goalies in UFA thi...

The NHL continues is still suspended as COVID-19 keeps its grip on North America, and around the world. Beth has the night off, leaving Dave and Veronica to speak to Dan Robertson (@DanRTSN) about what they're doing doing during the various levels of lockdown and even manage to talk about some hockey! You'll find some insight about the situation surrounding Romanov, whether Drouin's play at the be...

A week ago was a different world, in both sports and our personal lives. The NHL season is suspended as the coronavirus has reached North America. Despite this, the Habby Hour will still be doing episodes, like the one tonight! In a wide ranging episode, the crew speak with Michel Lacroix about the state of the league, the recent news of Molson and the Habs players providing assistance to the part...

There is a lot to talk about in regards to the Habs this week, with Kotkaniemi's injury in Laval, Tatar's injury while playing against the Islanders, Vejdemo's call up to the big club, and the first shutout to be suffered, yet all of that pales in comparison to the passing of the legendary Henri Richard. We are joined by NHL Historian and Montreal native Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) in speaking abou...

The name may be misleading but that's what it felt like! Beth, David, and Veronica all made their way to Montreal to catch two games in Montreal! In this episode the crew talk about their time in Montreal in as much detail as they can manage, even though Dave had little to no memory of getting back to the airbnb one evening.. Lots of shout outs, and surprises, in this one! March 2, 2020.

The trade deadline has come! And gone! And the after a presser from Bergevin it looks like the Habs are staying the course with their current core, making a run for the playoffs, and waiting until the draft and July 1st to reassess where the team is at. Unfortunately, the Habs parted with Kovalchuk (for now) and also with Nate Thompson, both of which will be missed immensely. Matthew Peca and Nick...