It was MacNeil, likely with some input from Canadiens general manager Sam Pollock, who took the calculated risk of starting ...

MacNeil never won the Stanley Cup as a player, but his name was tapped into the trophy four times, 1971 with the Canadiens; ...

The 1967 Stanley Cup for Toronto was No. 13 and that proved to be an unlucky number. The Canadiens were the proud owners of ...

After winning Stanley Cup in 1971, he was replaced by Scotty Bowman after disagreements with Henri Richard and John Ferguson.

Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Bruce ... the 50s team that won five straight Stanley Cups. The Habs faced the Bruins in the 1978 Stanley Cup Final. In an effort to thwart Lafleur ...

In 1971, another crucial component of the ... I was sitting between him and the guy he said it to on the bench in the Stanley Cup final against Boston, and he leaned in front of me, and he was ...

Al MacNeil, a former NHL player who won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 89. The Calgary ...

Al MacNeil, a former NHL player who won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 89. The Calgary Flames announced Monday that MacNeil died a day earlier in Calgary. No ...

4:33 Call of the Wilde: Habs look to continue hot streak The final stops this weekend ... prepares Demidov nicely for his arrival in Montreal. The Canadiens have the best player not in the NHL ...

The Montreal Canadiens visit the cellar-dwelling Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night in the midst of a hot streak that saw the Habs beat three of the past four Stanley Cup Champions. The team swept ...