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Les Canadiens de Montréal ont un nouveau club-école depuis cette saison, les IceCaps de St.John's. Pour permettre aux partisans des Canadiens de suivre les performances des espoirs de l'équipe dans les rangs mineurs, nous avons pensé demander à Charles Dart, rédacteur pour le site officiel des IceCaps, de préparer un récapitulatif bi-mensuel de l'action à Terre-Neuve. ST-JOHN’S – Les IceCaps commencent le dernier mois de 2015 sur une lancée de huit matchs avec au moins un point (5-0-2-1) durant lesquels ils ont employé un alignement composé de 11 attaquants et sept défenseurs. Les IceCaps ont conclu le 21 novembre un séjour de quatre matchs à domicile avec une victoire et une défaite en prolongation face au Crunch de Syracuse. Après avoir pris la route pour un voyage de six matchs à l’étranger la semaine dernière, les IceCaps ont disputé trois rencontres en moins de 70 heures la fin de semaine dernière. Bud Holloway était le sujet de la dernière semaine à St-Johns, lui qui a disputé son premier match

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MONTREAL – Ten days after hitting the ice outdoors at Gillette Stadium, the Canadiens did it again – this time, on home turf. Michel Therrien’s troops braved the extreme cold on Monday morning to help unveil the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation’s seventh outdoor multipurpose and refrigerated community rink at Parc Émile in Laval, built in conjunction with the BLEU BLANC BOUGE program presented by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. BLEU BLANC BOUGE is the Foundation’s flagship project. Rinks are built in financially disadvantaged neighborhoods – five others are located in Montreal, while the sixth is based in Longueuil. All seven are gathering areas for sports and physical activity, in general, offering youth from these backgrounds the chance to engage in a healthy and physically active lifestyle year-round. Prior to the start of practice, a group of 40 children from Léon-Guilbault Elementary School took to the ice to skate alongside the players. Then, it was off to work. The Canadiens kept th

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Chicago Blackhawks Date: Thursday, January 14 – CHICAGO (27-13-4) Standings: Central Division: #2 – Western Conference: #2 Location & Time: MONTREAL: Bell Centre – 7:30 pm Broadcaster: RDS, SNE. NBCSN Player to watch: Player to watch: Patrick Kane: With 62 points in just in 44 games, Kane holds a nine point lead over Dallas Stars’ Jamie Benn for first place in the NHL’s scoring race. 2014-15 Record: (0-2-0) Synopsis: The Blackhawks will meet a refreshed Canadiens team at the Bell Centre, as the Habs will have time to rest before playing facing Chicago in their first game of the week on Thursday night. **** St. Louis Blues Date: Saturday, January 16 – ST. LOUIS (24-14-7) Standings: Central Division: #3 - Western Conference: #4 Location & Time: ST. LOUIS: Scottrade Center – 7:00 pm Broadcaster: NHLN-US, TVAS, SN Player to watch: Vladimir Tarasenko: With five points in his last five games, Tarasenko stands alone atop the St. Louis Blues scoring race with 44 points in 43 games. 2015-16 Record: (1-

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PRESS RELEASE LAVAL – The Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation unveiled Monday its seventh outdoor multipurpose and refrigerated community rink at Parc Émile, in Laval, as part of the BLEU BLANC BOUGE program,presented by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart). To mark the official opening, a group of 40 children from Léon-Guilbault Elementary School took to the ice and were joined by the Montreal Canadiens players. The team used this opportunity to hold a team practice on the new rink. "Physical activity is key to the development of our youth and this seventh rink, here in Laval, will provide this community and its children with a place to come together, be active and have fun year-round’’, said Geoff Molson, owner, president and CEO of the Montreal Canadiens. As a long-time supporter of helping kids from financially disadvantaged families get in the game, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities was named presenting sponsor of the BLEU BLANC BOUGE program at the start of the 2014-15 NHL sea

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MONTREAL – Mike Condon was on top of his game on Saturday night. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to secure a Canadiens win. Condon made 29 stops – including several of the highlight-reel variety – in the Habs’ 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre, as Michel Therrien’s troops failed once again to string consecutive wins together coming off Wednesday’s victory over the New Jersey Devils on home ice. “Those saves don’t matter unless you get two points,” offered Condon, who stymied Penguins captain Sidney Crosby with a remarkable glove stop during the third period to keep the Canadiens within striking distance down 2-1. “I thought Marc-Andre Fleury had a really great game. It seems like a lot of goalies are having their best games against us. I’m confident we can put the puck in the net, but I think Marc had a great game.” He definitely did, turning aside 33 shots – including 17 in the final frame alone – to pace the Penguins to their second win of the year over the Canadiens as the

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MONTREAL - Here's a numerical look at Saturday night's game against the Penguins at the Bell Centre. 69-18-10-3 – The Canadiens’ all-time record against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Montreal entering Saturday night’s tilt at the Bell Centre. The contest marked the first time during the 2015-16 campaign that the two teams had met in La Belle Province. 12 – Number of stops Mike Condon registered during the first period alone on Saturday night, as the Canadiens were outshot by a 12-5 margin to begin their final meeting of the regular season against the Penguins. Several were of the highlight variety, including point-blank saves on snipers Evgeni Malkin and David Perron. 33 – Number of consecutive games in which P.K. Subban was held off the scoresheet before lighting the lamp during the second period on Saturday night. Subban’s second goal of the season – which tied the score 1-1 – was his first since Oct. 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 30 – Number of points Andrei Markov has registered against the

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CANADIENS (23-16-3) @ Penguins (19-16-5) TV: NHLN-US, TVAS, SN 7:00 p.m. The Canadiens welcome Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins to Montreal for a Saturday night matchup at the Bell Centre. After picking up a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in their first game back on home ice following an eight-game road trip, the Habs are set to face off against Eastern Conference rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Captain Max Pacioretty opened the scoring with his 17th marker of the season, before Torrey Mitchell sealed the victory with a shorthanded goal in the second period. Mike Condon turned aside 19 of the 20 shots thrown his way, earning his 12th victory this season. For their part, the Penguins are looking to end their week off strong after suffering back-to-back losses against the Chicago Blackhawks. Captain Sidney Crosby had his four game scoring streak snapped on Wednesday night in Chicago, finishing the night with a minus -2 rating in just over 20:00 minutes of ice time. Injured

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The National Women's Hockey League issued the following statement on Friday updating the condition of Boston Pride forward Denna Laing, who was injured while playing in the inaugural Outdoor Women's Classic on Dec. 31: "Boston Pride forward Denna Laing suffered a significant spinal injury during last Friday’s Outdoor Women’s Classic at Gillette Stadium. Doctors continue to evaluate her status." The NWHL also released the following statements on behalf of Denna Laing's family, NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens and the New England Patriots: Jerilyn and Dennis Laing: "Denna was thrilled to be taking part in the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League and was absolutely delighted to be one of the pioneers in a breakthrough moment for her sport -- the Outdoor Women's Classic. Tragically, Denna suffered a severe spinal cord injury playing the sport she loves. As of today, Denna has limited movement of her arms and no feelin

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BROSSARD – The Penguins aren’t tearing up the NHL these days, but Michel Therrien’s troops know they’ll have their collective hands full on Saturday night. Even though Mike Sullivan’s squad isn’t rattling off wins on a regular basis, they still boast some of the most dynamic players in the league – all of whom are capable of just about anything on offense game in and game out. Chief among them is captain Sidney Crosby, who despite struggling to start the 2015-16 campaign, has come on extra strong as of late with six goals and nine points in his last seven games. Needless to say, keeping a close eye on the Penguins’ No. 87 is of primordial importance for the Canadiens in their bid to secure their second straight victory following Wednesday night’s 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. “You always pay attention to Sidney. He’s the best player in the world. He’s playing well. It was only a matter of time. You have to be aware of him on the ice. He’s the best player in the world. Our job is to make sure he

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MONTREAL – Max Friberg is looking forward to a fresh start in the Canadiens organization. Acquired on Thursday in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks, the 23-year-old right-winger will travel from Southern California to Newfoundland on Friday to join the St. John’s IceCaps as they begin a six-game homestand at Mile One Centre. Friberg had been playing with the Ducks’ AHL affiliate – the San Diego Gulls – since the start of the year, putting up five goals and 17 points in 25 games. That ranked him fifth on the team in scoring. He also played five games with Bruce Boudreau’s contingent back in November. News of the deal came as somewhat of a shock to Friberg, who has been in the Ducks’ fold since they selected him in the fifth round, 143rd overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. “You never expect something like this to happen, but I was really excited when I heard it was Montreal. Just being a part of an Original Six organization in the NHL is something I’m really looking forward to,” offered Friberg, who de