The Habstorian

The Habstorian Dennis Kane - West coast not-so-laid-back, long-time Habs fan and oft-published writer in periodicals in Canada, the USA and Russia. Also the proud owner-operator of one of the finest hockey blogs in the land - dennis-kane.com.

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Those Damn Toronto Maple Leafs

Those Damn Toronto Maple Leafs

By Dennis Kane
This is the series when the Leafs’ Bill Barilko scored his Cup-winning goal in game five and not long after, the defenceman perished
Dennis Kane: Montreal Canadiens Stick Boy?

Dennis Kane: Montreal Canadiens Stick Boy?

By Dennis Kane
He can tell me I’m not worth the 40 grand I’m demanding because I wasn’t there last year. He can bluntly inform me that he’s known cases of stickboys doing it for free.
A Small Gift For Boston Bruins Fans

A Small Gift For Boston Bruins Fans

By Dennis Kane
If there’s one thing that would cause smoke to billow from Bruin fans’ heads, it would be the idea of Bobby Orr in a Habs uniform.
Orr & Gretzky Could Have Been Leafs?

Orr & Gretzky Could Have Been Leafs?

By Dennis Kane
The other big Davidson boo boo happened much earlier than 1972 and if he’d followed up on a simple letter, the course of Leafs, Bruins, and NHL history as a whole would have been drastically altered.
Pull Up a Seat at Kane's Bistro - The Best in The West.

Pull Up a Seat at Kane's Bistro - The Best in The West.

By Dennis Kane
We didn’t know how to run a sports bar. He was a construction worker and I was a truck driver. But we did it anyway. It was his idea to call it Kane’s, and so it began. Originally it was Kane’s Sports Bar...
How The Players Were Treated, Way Back When

How The Players Were Treated, Way Back When

By Dennis Kane
Management had all the power, and many players came from impoverished families with hockey as their only way out.
Coach Kane: The Canadiens Can Win If...

Coach Kane: The Canadiens Can Win If...

By Dennis Kane
Anyone who says the Canadiens don’t stand a chance against Boston is a negative bastard who won’t be invited to any fun things I may have going in the future...
Thoughts About a Dark Night

Thoughts About a Dark Night

By Dennis Kane
Well, the rub is this... Big Zdeno Charo will play the next game, and the game after that, while Max Pacioretty lays in a Montreal hospital bed after almost dying...
We Wait to Hear About Max

We Wait to Hear About Max

By Dennis Kane
My stomach is in knots and my heart isn’t in it to write a long piece on how good the Canadiens looked on this night as they took out this pack of yellow thugs...
Givin' Gomez The Gears

Givin' Gomez The Gears

By Dennis Kane
I’ve been very hard on Gomez lately because he’s, well….. not doing enough.
Sweeping The South

Sweeping The South

By Dennis Kane
I’ve been very hard on Gomez lately because he’s, well….. not doing enough.
C’mon! Get with the program.

C’mon! Get with the program.

By Dennis Kane
Has it really come to this?
Mr. Kane Goes To Vancouver

Mr. Kane Goes To Vancouver

By Dennis Kane
I figured I’d be working. I thought not a ticket would be found except possibly the odd nosebleed type. And I figured I’d be way up the coast in Powell River anyway. I was wrong. I’ll be in Vancouver and so will the Habs. Again – hmm.
Price & the boys blank buds

Price & the boys blank buds

By Dennis Kane
Dennis on the Habs 3-0 win over the Leafs... and random stuff too.
Being a Grinch about Gomez

Being a Grinch about Gomez

By Dennis Kane
Dennis on Scott Gomez. Is Gomez funny? Or is it funny that he hasn't lived up to his hype, or salary?
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