MONTREAL-- Nothing suggested that the first round of the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs was going to be anything but a breeze for the defending-champion Boston Bruins against the overmatched Montreal ...

Coach Al MacNeil behind the Montreal Canadiens bench during a 1971 game at the Montreal ... earning his fourth and final Stanley Cup title in 1989, and returned to coach the Flames on an interim ...

The Montreal Canadiens have a great history of rookie goaltenders changing their franchise's fortunes. Could Jakub Dobes be ...

Al MacNeil behind the Habs bench during the Stanley Cup final on June 9, 1971. He went to the minors next season. Allan R. Leishman Montreal Star files Al MacNeil, who coached the Canadiens to the ...

Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes will renew their rivalry in the AFC title game. Is it one of the 10 all-time greatest rivalries in sports?

The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs have the longest consecutive playoff streaks in the NHL. See which other teams make ...

MacNeil won his first Stanley Cup ring as the rookie head coach for the Canadiens in 1971 and then captured a ... off the Canadians in the Stanley Cup Final in 1989. Always willing to lend a ...

He guided the Canadiens to an impressive 31-15-9 record and a surprising Stanley Cup victory in a seven-game final against ...

The St. Louis Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night honored players whose collective contributions spanned the ...

The Amerks are second in the Eastern Conference with a 23-11-4 record. They won 11 of 12 games from Dec. 7 through Jan. 1, including a seven-game win streak, and their goal differential is plus-25.

Former Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils coach Tom McVie has died. He was 89. McVie also coached the ...