🇨🇦 National Hockey League columnist and historian, based in Montreal. Professional writer since 1976. Strong black coffee; great music under fine headphones in the dark.https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3muioqpesr22t02 Sep 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muioqpesr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mtonw7mrns2pMy Friday hospital visit with Yvon Lambert, the four-time Canadiens Stanley Cup champion and hugely popular team ambassador, an unofficial title he wears with great pride. On the mend from surgery to repair a fractured hip and femur, Yvon was in typically great spirits https://www.nhl.com/news/yvan-lambert-displaying-resilience-after-hip-femur-fractures22 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtonw7mrns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mtmoonr7kk2zI spent about an hour with Canadiens' Yvon Lambert this morning, visiting the typically cheerful four-time Stanley Cup champion in his hospital room at his invitation as he mends from Monday surgery to repair his broken left femur and hip. My feature will be online Saturday; I'll link it here.21 Aug 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmoonr7kk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mt56giw7qs2zA visit with Canadiens legend Bob Gainey: his $100 suit is stitched into hockey lore, purchased at Montreal’s Tony the Tailor at the start of his team’s magical 1970s run of four consecutive Stanley Cup wins: https://www.nhl.com/news/bob-gainey-100-dollar-suit-stitched-into-canadiens-stanley-cup-lore15 Aug 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt56giw7qs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mspsst2n3k261/2 My conversation with Canadiens' Hall of Fame-bound Carey Price about his former team, specifically goalies Jakub Dobeš and Jacob Fowler, his new hockey career – never in goal, not once having put on his pads since his retirement... https://www.nhl.com/news/carey-price-excited-for-montreal-canadiens-future10 Aug 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspsst2n3k26https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mnpm7we7zk2xIt took 69 years, but the late Maurice Richard has finally surrendered his crown, to Vegas’ Mitch Marner, for the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history. My look back at Richard’s record-setting 1957 night, which he didn’t think was a big deal: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/mitch-marner-sets-stanley-cup-final-record-with-historic-hat-trick-for-vegas07 Jun 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpm7we7zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mn5oajb4h224My appreciation of Dennis Hull, star of the Chicago Black Hawks and superstar of the after-dinner speaking circuit, who left us Friday at age 81. Dennis went to a Stanley Cup Final three times and played a strong role for Team Canada in the historic 1972 Summit Series: https://www.nhl.com/news/dennis-hull-carved-own-path-during-memorable-nhl-career31 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5oajb4h224https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mmwpvqm7l22pThe passing of Claude Lemieux at age 60 is unspeakably terrible news. The four-time Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner was the Canadiens' pregame torchbearer on Monday. My reporting for NHL.com: https://www.nhl.com/news/claude-lemieux-dead-at-age-6028 May 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwpvqm7l22phttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mmtisfie222iWe said a heavy-hearted goodbye to Maurice Richard 26 years ago this May 27 in 2000, the Canadiens’ iconic, incomparable Rocket claimed by abdominal cancer at age 78 after a two-year battle. My essay from this time last year on a man who transcended hockey in every way: https://www.nhl.com/news/maurice-rocket-richard-designated-official-historic-figure-by-quebec-government27 May 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtisfie222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mmeak5zznc2sWhen there's truth in advertising in a team's name: Congratulations to the brilliant Marie-Philip Poulin and every member of the @victoire-lphf.bsky.social, on and off the ice, for their 2026 @thepwhl.com Walter Cup championship.21 May 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeak5zznc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mmcef46b5c24Very creative, nicely done. Boots and Ron Brand were two of my favourite Expos. And Daniel Joseph Staub, DJS the initials of us both. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcef46b5c24https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mmcdljjibc2iHappy 76th birthday on this May 20 to Yvon Lambert, the Canadiens' 1979 Game 7 overtime hero vs the too-many-men Boston Bruins. Forty-seven years later, Yvon is still happy to share memories of the dramatic goal. Our talk this morning about that and a great deal more: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/yvon-lambert-confident-in-montreal-chances-in-east-final-against-carolina20 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcdljjibc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mlqt6ugn6c26At home with Montreal Canadiens legend Bob Gainey, two guys in living-room easy chairs talking for a couple of hours about the five-time Stanley Cup champion’s days in and out of hockey, this season’s Canadiens and more: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/bob-gainey-enjoying-montreal-canadiens-playoff-run13 May 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqt6ugn6c26https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3ml4xvjdovk2mBrian Gionta, who captained the Montreal Canadiens then the Buffalo Sabres, will be cheering for good hockey when his two former teams square off in the Eastern Conference Second Round. My chat with Gio about the playoffs, and more https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/brian-gionta-rooting-for-both-teams-in-montreal-buffalo-series05 May 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4xvjdovk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mkzp6cviv22iThe Montreal Canadiens’ nine shots on goal in victorious Game 7 last night against the Tampa Bay Lightning were sponsored by this gentleman.04 May 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzp6cviv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mkiatebois24P.K. Subban in conversation Sunday about this year's Canadiens, brilliant young defenseman Lane Hutson, P.K.'s affection for his first NHL team and more: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/pk-subban-bond-with-montreal-still-solid-in-2026-playoff-run27 Apr 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiatebois24https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mkdghxye7s2tOn Game 3 of the Canadiens-Lightning series, and an energy that only Montreal can generate. Wonderful insight from Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard and Yvon Lambert, culled from my evening in the team's Bell Centre Alumni Lounge: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/yvan-cournoyer-talks-energy-around-canadiens-in-nhl-playoffs-against-lightning?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMTczODQ3NjQyNjcwMzcwAAEe9jX5oa2RlMj4_lcoTy5BOhoVVtBI8sIlzEN5j-m3MldiLOtVioKv6HpXYh8_aem_6wmxiY8iSJrGXI5ivpn35A25 Apr 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdghxye7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mk3eckpr2s2bWe said goodbye to Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur four years ago on this April 22 in 2022. The appreciation I wrote upon Flower’s passing: https://www.nhl.com/news/guy-lafleur-attained-legendary-status-for-montreal-on-off-the-ice-33328986222 Apr 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3eckpr2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mjf4nv42s225On the Canadiens’ remarkable run, on many levels, this 2025-26 season, now one game from the Stanley Cup Playoffs: https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-keep-building-with-stanley-cup-playoffs-on-horizon13 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf4nv42s225https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mj5luulzo22dOn Cole Caufield’s 50th: the Canadiens’ flashy forward has earned lifetime membership in an elite franchise club that now includes seven different players who have scored 50 or more a total of 13 times. Here, Caufield and a detailed look at the Rocket, first ever to 50: https://www.nhl.com/news/cole-caufield-joins-montreal-canadiens-greats-in-50-goal-club10 Apr 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5luulzo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3meir37n4mc24My conversation with Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada about the Canadiens, her path from Chile as a young refugee, the cultural and linguistic melting pot that is Montreal, and more. Links here to features in English and French: https://www.nhl.com/news/sitting-down-with-montreal-mayor-soraya-martinez-ferrada https://www.nhl.com/fr/news/la-mairesse-de-montreal-discute-des-canadiens-avec-lnh-com10 Feb 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meir37n4mc24https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3md24d65jwk26In appreciation of centre Phil Goyette, winner of the Stanley Cup his first four NHL seasons 1957-60 with the Canadiens. Clean, efficient and a vital cog in the talent-rich dynasty's gears, Phil left us last Saturday at age 92 https://www.nhl.com/news/phil-goyette-remembered-for-clean-living-on-off-ice22 Jan 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md24d65jwk26https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mcvjzoqon22f21 Jan 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvjzoqon22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mcsplsosxs2nMy essay on Glenn Hall, reflecting on Mr. Goalie during a visit to the Montreal Forum. It was the former hockey cathedral where Glenn made his NHL debut in 1952; it was where I went to remember a dear friend whose life was celebrated today in Stony Plain, Alberta https://www.nhl.com/news/goalie-legend-glenn-hall-memorial-at-montreal-forum19 Jan 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsplsosxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3mbuzxrbs622fMy personal appreciation of the late Glenn Hall. To me, Mr. Goalie was a dear friend who also happened to be a superstar netminder. Glenn's brilliance in goal and his love of his family and his land, combined with his delightful sense of humour, made him a true delight https://www.nhl.com/news/glenn-hall-earned-his-well-deserved-legacy-as-mr-goalie08 Jan 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbuzxrbs622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3matv5sgbss2v25 Dec 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3matv5sgbss2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3m7x7nagqe222R.I.P. Bobby Rousseau14 Dec 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7x7nagqe222https://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3m7v26ub5hk2fMy appreciation of Bobby Rousseau, who left us this morning at age 85: https://www.nhl.com/news/bobby-rousseau-dies-at-age-85-4-time-stanley-cup-winner-with-montreal-canadiens13 Dec 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7v26ub5hk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3m7uqkwvrjk2hR.I.P. Bobby Rousseau, 85, four-time Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup champion and 1962 Calder Trophy winner as the NHL's top rookie. Bobby died peacefully in Trois-Riviéres hospital this morning with his family by his side. Bobby also played for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers.13 Dec 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uqkwvrjk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davestubbs.bsky.social/post/3m7slnja2b22yJacob Fowler keeps a Montreal Canadiens record intact, joining Ken Dryden (1971), Patrick Roy (1985) and Carey Price (2007) in making his first NHL start a victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins: https://www.nhl.com/news/jacob-fowler-joins-elite-list-of-montreal-canadiens-goalies-to-win-1st-nhl-start-against-pittsburgh-penguins12 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:jj57cqper3gmbbdahs5ixvh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7slnja2b22y