Brendan Kelly
@brendanfromndg.bsky.social
Author of books Habs Nation and Le CH et son peuple, Gazette journalist.
Auteur des livres Habs Nation et Le CH et son peuple, journaliste à The Gazette. https://www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/habs-nation/
Auteur des livres Habs Nation et Le CH et son peuple, journaliste à The Gazette. https://www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/habs-nation/
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As they should.
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As they should.
Kent Hughes acquired Phillip Danault because he'll help the team down the middle. But nabbing Danault also underlines that Habs management from Geoff Molson on down really does care about keeping the team as Quebecois as possible. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Kent Hughes acquired Phillip Danault because he'll help the team down the middle. But nabbing Danault also underlines that Habs management from Geoff Molson on down really does care about keeping the team as Quebecois as possible. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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And he's got chemistry with some guys on the team already, 52% on faceoffs, and bridges a bit down the center til Hage so Kapanen can develop up depth chart, and prospects (Beck, Davidson) can develop down the chart.
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And he's got chemistry with some guys on the team already, 52% on faceoffs, and bridges a bit down the center til Hage so Kapanen can develop up depth chart, and prospects (Beck, Davidson) can develop down the chart.
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I thought that the loss of the two centres Danault and KK in the summer of 2021 were overshadowed by Weber & Price’s careers ending as reasons the wheels fell off the team and they cratered. Dvorak had a pretty mediocre season as a replacement
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I thought that the loss of the two centres Danault and KK in the summer of 2021 were overshadowed by Weber & Price’s careers ending as reasons the wheels fell off the team and they cratered. Dvorak had a pretty mediocre season as a replacement
It’s a good deal. Where is the downside. In spite of what the rebuild fanatics say, team wants to win a series this year and they need decent vets. And they lose one of two second round picks. No biggie. #Danault
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It’s a good deal. Where is the downside. In spite of what the rebuild fanatics say, team wants to win a series this year and they need decent vets. And they lose one of two second round picks. No biggie. #Danault
In the cold hard light of the morning I’m thinking more third-line centre. But i’m still saying very good deal. No downside. It doesn’t work out, they lost a second round pick that came with Laine. Veteran Québécois presence. This is good. Le CH ET son peuple.
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In the cold hard light of the morning I’m thinking more third-line centre. But i’m still saying very good deal. No downside. It doesn’t work out, they lost a second round pick that came with Laine. Veteran Québécois presence. This is good. Le CH ET son peuple.
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3rd or 4th line. Kapanen is better. Pk got better.
December 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
3rd or 4th line. Kapanen is better. Pk got better.
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My latest article for @TheHockeyNews is about the trade that brought Phillip Danault back in Montreal late last night: thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal... #GoHabsGo #CH #Canadiens #Habs #THN
Canadiens: Hughes Brings Danault Back
Montreal Canadiens' GM Kent Hughes struck before the trade freeze when he brought center Phillip Danault back to Montreal in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
My latest article for @TheHockeyNews is about the trade that brought Phillip Danault back in Montreal late last night: thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal... #GoHabsGo #CH #Canadiens #Habs #THN
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Habs righted two wrongs this month: Markov and Danault
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Habs righted two wrongs this month: Markov and Danault
Totally amazing deal for the Canadiens. No down side to acquiring Philip Danault for a second round pick. You get your veteran second-line centre AND he’s Québécois. And he’ll be re-energized returning to the Habs. Le CH et son peuple.
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Totally amazing deal for the Canadiens. No down side to acquiring Philip Danault for a second round pick. You get your veteran second-line centre AND he’s Québécois. And he’ll be re-energized returning to the Habs. Le CH et son peuple.
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Bought it for a fellow Habs fan in the family! Hope you sell many over the holidays.
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Bought it for a fellow Habs fan in the family! Hope you sell many over the holidays.
Garde le dernier épisode du podcast Les Montréalistes, dans lequel je parle de la place du sport dans la vie montréalaise et québécoise. La question qui tue : pourquoi le Québec produit-il moins de joueurs de la LNH ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ljG...
**🎥 Le sport à Montréal et au Québec — avec Brendan Kelly
YouTube video by Les Montrealistes
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December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Garde le dernier épisode du podcast Les Montréalistes, dans lequel je parle de la place du sport dans la vie montréalaise et québécoise. La question qui tue : pourquoi le Québec produit-il moins de joueurs de la LNH ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ljG...
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If it was English it would say Gout! Habs Gout! 🤣
Now I'm wondering if consuming excessive amounts of Hellman's #mayonnaise can aggravate #gout.
Google AI Overview says:
"Yes, mayonnaise can be bad for gout because it's a high-fat condiment, often containing pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids"
Now I'm wondering if consuming excessive amounts of Hellman's #mayonnaise can aggravate #gout.
Google AI Overview says:
"Yes, mayonnaise can be bad for gout because it's a high-fat condiment, often containing pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids"
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If it was English it would say Gout! Habs Gout! 🤣
Now I'm wondering if consuming excessive amounts of Hellman's #mayonnaise can aggravate #gout.
Google AI Overview says:
"Yes, mayonnaise can be bad for gout because it's a high-fat condiment, often containing pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids"
Now I'm wondering if consuming excessive amounts of Hellman's #mayonnaise can aggravate #gout.
Google AI Overview says:
"Yes, mayonnaise can be bad for gout because it's a high-fat condiment, often containing pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids"
You still can't see the slogan "Go! Canadiens Go" on the front of STM buses but there are giant billboards in metro stations that shout "Go Habs Go". Sort of. It's a sly Hellmann's campaign making fun of the controversy. #habs #canadiens #gohabsgo montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
'Go Hab Go' sneaks back into STM system via sly Hellmann's ad campaign
" 'Go Habs Go' is not English, it's not French, it's sports," says Toronto advertising exec who created the cheeky métro billboards.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
You still can't see the slogan "Go! Canadiens Go" on the front of STM buses but there are giant billboards in metro stations that shout "Go Habs Go". Sort of. It's a sly Hellmann's campaign making fun of the controversy. #habs #canadiens #gohabsgo montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
So it's less than a week away from the big gift-exchange day & if you're looking for a last-minute idea, how about that book Habs Nation: A People's History of the Montreal Canadiens? If you want a signed copy, message me. Or go to your local bookstore. Or go online. www.amazon.ca/Habs-Nation-...
Habs Nation: A People's History of The Montreal Canadiens
Habs Nation: A People's History of The Montreal Canadiens: Kelly, Brendan, Mosher, Terry, Poulin, Marie-Philip: 9781771864008: Books - Amazon.ca
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December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
So it's less than a week away from the big gift-exchange day & if you're looking for a last-minute idea, how about that book Habs Nation: A People's History of the Montreal Canadiens? If you want a signed copy, message me. Or go to your local bookstore. Or go online. www.amazon.ca/Habs-Nation-...
Here's my Friday on My Mind column. The main item this week is the Théâtre du Rideau Vert's annual year-end satirical revue 2025 revue et corrigée, a super fun spoof of everything that happened in the past 12 months. montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...
Friday on My Mind: A comic year-end revue, Disney on Ice, and free outdoor skating
2025 revue et corrigée is a crash course on what happened in Quebec this year.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Here's my Friday on My Mind column. The main item this week is the Théâtre du Rideau Vert's annual year-end satirical revue 2025 revue et corrigée, a super fun spoof of everything that happened in the past 12 months. montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...
The Gaz piece on Monty's game with the Rocket last night shows video of the four goals. Conclusion? He looks just as terrible in the AHL as he did in the NHL this season. Management has a real dilemma on their hands. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault's struggles continue in first start for Rocket
Allows four goals on 24 shots in Laval's 5-2 road loss to Cleveland Monsters on Thursday in first start of his conditioning assignment.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Gaz piece on Monty's game with the Rocket last night shows video of the four goals. Conclusion? He looks just as terrible in the AHL as he did in the NHL this season. Management has a real dilemma on their hands. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Heated Rivalry author @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social reads the opening line-up to the @victoire-lphf.bsky.social players in Halifax before the game Wednesday versus the @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social. Will the @canadiensnhl.bsky.social follow suit? montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Bestselling Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid heats up the Victoire dressing room in Halifax
Reid's book Heated Rivalry was adapted into the hit TV series that is already the No. 1 original series in Crave's history.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Heated Rivalry author @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social reads the opening line-up to the @victoire-lphf.bsky.social players in Halifax before the game Wednesday versus the @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social. Will the @canadiensnhl.bsky.social follow suit? montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
I don't get the Habs' plan with Monty. He will play 2 games for Laval & then will return to Big Team on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Like 2 games in the AHL will fix everything that is wrong between his ears? Makes no sense. His confidence is not there. It's going to return on the weekend. Right, got it.
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I don't get the Habs' plan with Monty. He will play 2 games for Laval & then will return to Big Team on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Like 2 games in the AHL will fix everything that is wrong between his ears? Makes no sense. His confidence is not there. It's going to return on the weekend. Right, got it.
Yes the Canadiens have a serious goaltending problem but it's being exacerbated by the poor play of the defencemen. My two cents – go with the hot hand. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
What the Puck: With Canadiens' defence in disarray, does it matter who's in net?
Canadiens fans offer their hot takes about the team's complicated goaltending situation.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Yes the Canadiens have a serious goaltending problem but it's being exacerbated by the poor play of the defencemen. My two cents – go with the hot hand. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
P.J. Stock, who appears frequently in the franco media, talks about how there's a divide between how the French-speaking journos see the game compared to us blokes.
Samuel is un p'tit gars de chez nous. Dobes and Fowler ain't. I'm not saying this is even a bad thing. It's just a thing.
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Samuel is un p'tit gars de chez nous. Dobes and Fowler ain't. I'm not saying this is even a bad thing. It's just a thing.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
P.J. Stock, who appears frequently in the franco media, talks about how there's a divide between how the French-speaking journos see the game compared to us blokes.
Samuel is un p'tit gars de chez nous. Dobes and Fowler ain't. I'm not saying this is even a bad thing. It's just a thing.
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Samuel is un p'tit gars de chez nous. Dobes and Fowler ain't. I'm not saying this is even a bad thing. It's just a thing.
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Dans la média franco aujourd'hui, on parle de "Sam" ou de "Samuel" et de "Dobes" et "Fowler". J'ai un chapitre dans mon livre Habs Nation sur ce sujet. The chapter is called 'Trumping the Two Solitudes', about how French and English fans see the team differently.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dans la média franco aujourd'hui, on parle de "Sam" ou de "Samuel" et de "Dobes" et "Fowler". J'ai un chapitre dans mon livre Habs Nation sur ce sujet. The chapter is called 'Trumping the Two Solitudes', about how French and English fans see the team differently.
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There was much excitement in the town Tuesday with young Jacob Fowler set to make his Bell Centre debut between the pipes for the Habs and so I went down to Ye Olde Orchard Pub on de la Montagne to see what Habs fans were thinking about the latest Canadiens goaltending drama. What the Puck!
What the Puck: What should the Canadiens do with their three goalies?
YouTube video by Montreal Gazette
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December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
There was much excitement in the town Tuesday with young Jacob Fowler set to make his Bell Centre debut between the pipes for the Habs and so I went down to Ye Olde Orchard Pub on de la Montagne to see what Habs fans were thinking about the latest Canadiens goaltending drama. What the Puck!
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It’s confirmed. Rodriguez has resigned as Quebec liberal leader.
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Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez resigns
The party leader called people close to him Tuesday "in tears" to discuss political future, La Presse reports.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s confirmed. Rodriguez has resigned as Quebec liberal leader.
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