Habs organization struck hard from the Roy and Tremblay feud in the 1990's.

In December of 1995, events on the ice of the Montreal Forum culminated in a lopsided trade and the decontructing of a storied organization, but was it just because of Roy and Tremblay? As we now are debating the honor of having Patrick Roy's jersey lifted to the rafters of the Bell Centre in Montréal, it is clear that Bob Gainey and the Montréal Canadiens organization have at the very least put the incident behind them, and possibly have now sided with St. Patrick even though his actions that night were deemed immature to most viewers.

Mario Tremblay for his part, was a passionate fiery player himself for the Habs and was actually Patrick Roy's first roommate on the road when the young goalie joined the Canadians the same year Mario would retire.  Tremblay was known to tease Patrick during that first season because of Patrick's lack of English, but really, that is what teammates do.What Mario Tremblay did as the coach of the Montreal Canaidens is what some authorities could question in regards to ethics and maturity.

That fiery passion often translated into a lack of leadership for Tremblay, a quality that a coach really should have and that without, will wear thin on players, and over time will surely cause alienation - which is exactly what happened in Montréal.  The day that Mario Tremblay was announced as the Montréal Canadiens' head coach, he and Patrick got into it during the very first team meeting that Mario called.  By all accounts of this meeting the squabble was more childish than professional.This exemplified how Mario Tremblay's nastiness could be beneficial as a player, but not as a coach. Patrick Roy and Mario Tremblay never did get along as player and coach, and when you don't have the de facto team leader on your side, it's tough to coach in any circumstances.

Keep in mind here that Mario Tremblay was replacing a very popular players' coach in Jacques Demers and the team was only a season and a bit past hoisting the Stanley Cup for the 24th time in franchise history. Regean Houle was also a general manager, trying to fill the shoes of Serge Savard and with the team not doing so well, the near future of the Habs didn't look so great even with Patrick Roy in the lineup.  This was a very stressful time for Montréal fans AND Mario Tremblay. In retrospect, a man of his character and passion could easily let temperament rule the day.

Later in his tenure as coach of the Habs (after Patrick Roy's departure), other players like Donald Brashear, Lyle Odelien and Vincent Damphousse found it a not-so-pleasant atmosphere.  The players that the Habs got in return for Patrick Roy were all eventually traded and none of them really worked out as true assets to the team, making Tremblay's short tenure nearly impossible. With that said, neither party was innocent but the spectacle could have been avoided altogether in a more favorable time in Montreal.

Mario Tremblay is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Wild, where he works with head coach Jacques Lemaire and general manager Doug Risebrough, who are both former teammates of the powerful Habs team that won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1970s.

Injuries Resulting From Playing Hockey

Everyone knows that hockey can be a rough and sometimes brutal sport to be involved with. There are a lot of injuries that are common to hockey players that are either a part of the game or some can be threatening to one's career. This is why so many hockey players are prone to a lot of injuries to the back, knees and arms and a plethora of other things as well. There are ten injuries that hockey players are prone to and they are:

Head trauma
Frostbite
Spinal cord injury
Lower back problems
Broken bones
Tendonitis
Neck strain
Broken teeth
Black eye

The end of a career can happen because of injuries due to repeated injuries to the same place over and over again for a course of years. It's not just the end of a career either, there can be an immense amount of pain for many years after and in many cases physical therapy is required. This can be a truly horrible thing for these athletes whose career-ending injuries are so bad that they have to experience constant pain that makes life very difficult and almost unbearable. Therefore drugs are needed and this in iself is causing many problems.

When it comes to knee injuries, they are often treated with shots of cortisone and the downside to this can be that the cartilage in the knee can be eroded which is a pretty major problem and can even mean the need to replace the knee, whether partial or fully when it gets to be to the point that tearing begins to set in.

The surgeries these athletes get are really the most painful things around they may fix the problem.  But they can also cause pain to get worse over time to where it's chronic and persistent.  However in saying that if you enjoy playing hockey you probably won't be put off by this article as injuries are somthing that you are prepared to deal with.  Or perhaps you'll just watch instead.  Hockey is a fantastic sport to watch and play and there are those who will do anything to enjoy it.