The goal used to be to win the cup or at least compete for the cup. If you go deeper into the statistical analysis using the annually updated nhl official guide and record book, its easy to uncover the underlying reasons. More on montreal canadiens and toronto maple leafs. Toronto maple leafs have meant to many hockey fans since their inception. Habs vs leafs montreal canadiens vs toronto maple leafs note. Moreover, if i was paying to see an exhibition game between the leafs and habs, id hope for a competitive matchup and not just some lame, pointless romp for the home team. A horrible, horrible childrens book, which every canadian child is forced. Jan 27, 2010 back in december, an article appeared over at that purported to be a comparison of leaf and hab fans. Canadians that spoke primarily french cheered for the habs, and those that spoke english supported the leafs. Having lived both in montreal and in the gta, i find that leafs fans overevaluate their team and excuse poor performance, while habs fans underevaluate their team and tend to find fault with every little thing. Some leafs fans hate either the sens, sabers, gary bettman, or leafs at times more than they hate the habs. Tsn 690 melnick in the afternoon michael farber jan 9.
Some habs fans actually hate either the bruins, canes, flyers, or gary bettman more than they hate the leafs. As for the leafs, well, i cant hate the players, some have no choice whether or not they play there. Why the leafs suck and how they can be fixed by al strachan. Welcome to the subreddit of the nhls oldest franchise, the 24time stanley cup champions, the montreal canadiens.
In the game meets goon, montreal canadiens superfan jay baruchel tells us why he loves the habs no matter what its no secret that jay baruchel is a diehard fan of the montreal canadiens. Seems ridiculous if not a little irresponsible to waste an opportunity to finetune the club just to give the local fans a feelgood night at a meaningless hockey game, non. A must read for all hockey fans, but especially for fans of the leafs. Toronto maple leafs at montreal canadiens bus trip april 57 2019. The montreal canadiens may have won more stanley cups than any other team in the nhl, but the toronto maple leafs are close behind them, which means nhl tickets to see the montreal canadiens play the toronto maple leafs will be selling quickly. What do leafs fans think of the leafs red wings rivalry. Now, canadian hockey fans have a wide range of teams to root for, such as the vancouver canucks, the edmonton oilers, and the winnipeg jets. Matthews fired the puck past habs goaltender carey price with 1. No hassle of finding montreal canadiens tickets to the game for your group or finding a ride down to the game. The montreal canadiens may have won more stanley cups than any other team in the nhl, but. By now every hockey fan should know a book with kevin sheas name on it. How the canadiens, bruins, rangers, blackhawks, maple leafs. If you go deeper into the statistical analysis using the annually updated nhl official guide and record book, its easy to. Its like ontario vs quebec or the english vs the french.
It used to be fun for canadiens fans to laugh at the sadsack leafs and. While the onice competition is fierce, the leafs habs rivalry is symbolic of the. I guess fans of the senators and habs really will get a kick out of the book and any aspiring general manager should. Jan 14, 2019 the bruins still have some dates against both the tampa bay lightning and the florida panthers coming up, but tonights tilt vs. Toronto maple leafs at montreal canadiens bus trip april 5. Actor jay baruchel on hockey fandom, loving the habs and not. In the game meets goon, montreal canadiens superfan jay baruche. But for those who are not habs fans but hockey fans this is probably only going to be 4 stars for them.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Toronto maple leafs vs montreal canadiens hockey head to head statistics and results more h2h statistics. Nice book for leafs fans that includes a very good foreword by ron ellis. This rivalry is featured in the childrens book the hockey sweater, in which. The canadiensmaple leafs rivalry is a national hockey league nhl rivalry between the montreal canadiens and toronto maple leafs. In the minds of canadiens fans, the maple leafs were now the very symbol of english canada.
Leafs vs habs gdt page 3 roughing after the whistle. The last time the teams met on january 7th, when the habs took the leafs down, 53, at acc. While certainly heated during the 1940s and 1950s, the leafs habs rivalry was particularly acute during the 1960s. May 16, 2014 citynews reporter adrian ghobrial hit the streets to find out if leafs fans are rooting for their archrivals in the stanley cup playoffs. From 194478, the two teams met each other in the playoffs 15 times and faced each other in five stanley cup finals. In quebec, habs fans outnumber leaf boosters by a whopping 71 margin, a new poll shows. Im a leafs fan but this book made me sympathize with habs fans. Sep 28, 2017 unfortunately, both mark streit and brandon davidson ended up in the box in the dying seconds of the period. Players and fans are often called the habs, which is believed to be an abbreviation of les habitants, the informal name given in the 17th century to the original settlers of new. According to sports club stats, a leafshabs pairing is the most likely firstround.
In the course of a book about canadiens captains i met and. Red army tretiek puts on a show vs habs on new years eve 10. Prices may differ from prices displayed on the tickets. Very big rivalry, way back since the start of the nhl until now. I take this to mean there are more habs fans than leafs fans. Are the newlook habs really the bad old maple leafs. Q you call this a hockey book, but it reads like more of a life story, with hockey. The leafs and the habs are the only two hockey teams that actually predate the nhl, and theyve been building the rivalry for almost 100 years. After 20, the habs led 20, though the leafs outshot them 95.
On may 2, 1967, montreal and toronto faced each other in a battle for hockey supremacy. Here is the summary of the show from ari and kamal. The leafs habs rivalry died for montreal fans with the expansion and when the wha folded and the nordiques joined the adams division, almost overnight the nordiques became our true. Good read if youre a fan of jay, canadian hockey or the habs. Having lived both in montreal and in the gta, i find that leafs fans overevaluate their team and excuse poor performance, while habs fans underevaluate their team and tend to find fault. Maple leafs game should be excited regardless of where the game takes place, as both teams play at energetic venues that focus on fan experience. My guess is that habs fans make up a 55% proportion of the fanatics of the game here, with leafs fans taking up the. Dating back to 1917, it is the oldest rivalry in the nhl. When a unsuspecting toronto fan walks to habs game in montreal wearing a maple leafs jersey in public, he suffers unanticipated consequences. See also other dates, venues, and schedules for the canadiens vs.
While certainly heated during the 1940s and 1950s, the leafs habs rivalry was particularly. The canadiensmaple leafs rivalry is a national hockey league nhl rivalry between the. The bruins still have some dates against both the tampa bay lightning and the florida panthers coming up, but tonights tilt vs. The maple leafs have not reached the stanley cup finals since 1967, the longest drought of any team in the nhl. Habs vs leafs montreal canadiens tickets, best montreal. Leafs fans feel slighted after survey says habs are canada. Habs fans vs maple leafs fans historical perspective.
Oct, 2017 the leafs moved to 25155 and the talk that weekend was about a possible playoff matchup finally between toronto and montreal. Here we go again, canadas most storied and exaggerated rivalry will add page number 706 to its increasingly irrelevant book. The national hockey league team the montreal canadiens were founded in 1909 and are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team in the world. Leafs fans feel slighted after survey says habs are canadas. Toronto maple leafs montreal canadiens head to head.
Toronto will be gunning for a victory against their foes and have a respectable home record of 15104. Join other fans for this popular weekend in montreal. He stayed out of the spotlight, but leafs fans know j. The leafs journeyed to montreal tonight to take on their oldest, vilest enemy. Now, canadian hockey fans have a wide range of teams to root for. As is their wont, the habs put on a stupid opening ceremony before the game, because no one.
Why you should root for a habsleafs playoff series grantland. Although it is the leagues oldest rivalry, the canadiensmaple leafs rivalry is not the nhls most played one, since the two teams were placed in opposite conferences between 1981 and 1998. Roy remains in the news despite retiring from nhl competition, so this book will be of great interest to many fans, and not just montreal fans. Us leafs fans hate the habs because we have the biggest rivalry in sports history. Leafs wont take struggling canadiens lightly the star. Sep 18, 2010 for the next 32 years, the habs and leafs were the only canadian teams in the league. Meanwhile, fans on both sides were loving the wild swings in momentum. Gord stellick, sportsnet hockey central analyst, sirius xm radio host, and author of hockey, heartaches and hal and stellicktricity. Toronto maple leafs at montreal canadiens bus trips with elite sports tours is the only way to go. Montreal canadiensh against toronto maple leafs a streaks. Teams are clinching spots, the death watches have begun, and fans of. Tonight, fans in the maple leaf gardens would groan and cheer and panic in unison. As the montreal canadiens face a 20 playoff hole, their antics in games 1 and 2 against tampa remind us all why they are so hated by boston bruins fans. Sep 16, 2017 which brings me to habs fan vs leafs fan the weekly podcast hosted by ari shapiro and kamal rehman.
For some reason, we leafs fans dont blink an eye when we go toetoe with an actual successful. Tsn s michael farber chats about the leafs vs habs rivalry. Several years ago, the league purposely added more habs leaf games and stuck us in the same division to reignite the rivalry. Canadiens vs maple leafs tickets montreal canadienstoronto maple leafs tickets who will win.
See more ideas about montreal canadiens, montreal and hockey. Do habs fans hate the leafs page 3 general habs archives. And when you start to get into fail for nail or whatever, i dont. Some leafs fans hate either the sens, sabers, gary bettman, or leafs at times more than. In the end, it was just a thinlyveiled spin of the old habs have a.
Seatgeek is the largest ticket hub on the web which means your chances are increased at finding the right tickets at the right price lets go. Habs fan here just wondering what you guys feel about this supposed rivalry. I saw this game, and i have to say the book is even better. Im not saying this is a gospel truth, just my personal impression.
The toronto maple leafs and montreal canadiens provide some bonus bob cole, as the teams go to overtime and then shootout, giving the legendary broadcaster some extra time to do his thing, during. The leafs habs rivalry died for montreal fans with the expansion and when the wha folded and the nordiques joined the adams division, almost overnight the nordiques became our true rivals. Canadiens 111817 here are five takeaways from the maple leafs 60 win over the montreal canadiens saturday at bell centre. Aug 06, 2014 leafs fans feel slighted after survey says habs are canadas top sports brand. The leafs began the night being outshot by the habs montreal had 16 shots in the first period to the buds seven and andersen turned all 26 canadiens shots aside through the first two periods. Cant wait to watch all the reaction videos from leafs fans for game 1 of the season. I would give this book 5 stars as a serious habs fan. See also other dates, venues, and schedules for the rangers vs. Elite sports tours is headed to montreal to see the toronto maple leafs vs montreal canadiens in an original six matchup. Domi is the leading scorer on the habs, mitch marner for the leafs and both had. Domi is the leading scorer on the habs, mitch marner for the leafs and both. Every year since 1968, leafs fans have hoped the new season will be the one to break. Feb 16, 2018 highlights toronto maple leafs vs montreal canadiens habs win 73. Why i love the habs goodreads meet your next favorite book.