Montréal Canadiens

To be the champ, you’ve got to beat the champ. His first year with the Canadiens may not have gone as planned, but Georges Laraque still wears the NHL heavyweight belt around his waist.

Heading into his third NHL season, Carey Price is ready. The young goalie knows that his play between the pipes will again go a long way in determining what the 2009-10 season has in store for the Canadiens.

Although many hardcore Canadiens fans can rattle off the career accomplishments of hundreds of their old heroes, the question remains: what are these guys up to today? Today’s guest: Phil Goyette

Tickets will be available via Internet only on Saturday, September 5, at 10 a.m. Access the virtual waiting room between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m.

The Canadiens announced Thursday  that 29 prospects will participate in the team’s rookie camp from September 7-11, at the Bell Sports Complex, in Brossard.

With plenty of new blood brought in this offseason, there will be no shortage of players competing to crack Jacques Martin’s roster this fall.

With six left wingers already penciled into the Habs’ lineup for 2009-10, Jacques Martin will have an embarrassment of riches at his disposal.

Although many hardcore Canadiens fans can rattle off the career accomplishments of hundreds of their old heroes, the question remains: what are these guys up to today? Today’s guest: Andre Racicot.

Starter? Backup? As long as he’s stopping the puck, Jaroslav Halak couldn’t care less about what label he’s given in Montreal.

Does time really fly when you’re having fun? Just ask Roman Hamrlik. Weeks away from suiting up for his 17th NHL season, the big defenseman has been on a roll since the Lightning drafted him first overall in 1992.

Last year, Maxim Lapierre enjoyed a breakout season of cocoon-to-butterfly proportions. This season, the Saint-Leonard native is preparing to really take flight.

Cutting and polishing the perfect diamond doesn’t happen overnight. In the case of diamond-in-the-rough center Tomas Plekanec, this might be the season the jeweler adds the final sparkling touch his fine cut ice.

In a season filled with ups and downs, there was perhaps no greater steadying presence in the Habs’ dressing room in 2008-09 than Josh Gorges.

With headlines everywhere being dominated by the sweeping changes undergone by the Canadiens, a power forward in the making who stayed put is eager to take his next step to stardom.