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, the Habs rookies shined, as Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nick Suzuki got on the scoreboard with their first goals of their playoff careers! It's a very exciting time for Habs fans going into the rest of this series! Aside from hockey, we also talk about the attention that the NHL is giving to the Hockey Diversity Alliance, and the push to End Racism. We have all of the highlights, and more on this episode of the Habby Hour! August 1, 2020.

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 interesting things regarding the time on ice...

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 together come tomorrow. All of this to prepare for the start of the Qualifying Round which starts THIS weekend! And who would have thought that the NHL would be able to pull it off, especially after seeing how well MLB is doing. July 27, 2020.

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 bit of a scary moment with McNiven and more! Also! It was only Beth and David for this one since Veronica is on vacation. Short and sweet episode! July 20, 2020.

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 Byron, and we also learned that Alexander Romanov will be officially making his way to Montreal to take part in the practices! However, he is NOT eligible to play in the qualifiers. We talk about all this, and more, with none other than Dan Robertson! July 13, 2020.

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. July 6, 2020.

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 play is definitely happening, and drops some info about one of the hub cities, 99.99% sure that one is decided, according to him! We also talk about the unique draft lottery, and the Habs chances against the Penguins! June 29, 2020.

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 upon the viability of the NHL's return to play plans, hair, long road trips, and more! June 22, 2020

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 honor that is LONG overdue for none other than Youppi! June 15, 2020.

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.