Jack Todd
@jacktodd.bsky.social
Sports columnist covering the Montreal Canadiens since 1994.
Leftist since before you were born.
Leftist since before you were born.
Ah that annual TSN exercise in greed and chauvinism known as the "World" juniors.
That time of year when I want to switch my citizenship to the Seychelles.
That time of year when I want to switch my citizenship to the Seychelles.
December 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ah that annual TSN exercise in greed and chauvinism known as the "World" juniors.
That time of year when I want to switch my citizenship to the Seychelles.
That time of year when I want to switch my citizenship to the Seychelles.
I wish adults who encounter Ivan Demidov and Lane Hutson skating in the park would act like adults and leave them be and (especially) not pester them for photos.
Let them interact with the kids and stay out of it. Sure, they're nice guys and oblige but you're going to drive them out of the park.
Let them interact with the kids and stay out of it. Sure, they're nice guys and oblige but you're going to drive them out of the park.
December 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I wish adults who encounter Ivan Demidov and Lane Hutson skating in the park would act like adults and leave them be and (especially) not pester them for photos.
Let them interact with the kids and stay out of it. Sure, they're nice guys and oblige but you're going to drive them out of the park.
Let them interact with the kids and stay out of it. Sure, they're nice guys and oblige but you're going to drive them out of the park.
Princes among men, these arseholes.
Trump's personal Thug Force.
Trump's personal Thug Force.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Princes among men, these arseholes.
Trump's personal Thug Force.
Trump's personal Thug Force.
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Thank you so much for all the Christmas wishes.
Your support means everything to me. I mean that literally.
Without your reading, this COTW ended long ago.
Thank you, Merry Christmas, and see you for a huge game Sunday against Tampa
Your support means everything to me. I mean that literally.
Without your reading, this COTW ended long ago.
Thank you, Merry Christmas, and see you for a huge game Sunday against Tampa
One team wanted to win it in the alley; the other wanted to win it on the ice. And without a good goalie early, braun may have won it.
Also, what each player, the coach, the GM wants for Christmas as I have a bit of fun in this Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1158961...
Also, what each player, the coach, the GM wants for Christmas as I have a bit of fun in this Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1158961...
Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens withstand barrage to take 6-2 win Boston - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
The Canadiens tried to win this one with talent, while the Bruins tried to win it with brawn. Brian Wilde has more on Tuesday night's Montreal-Boston matchup.
globalnews.ca
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you so much for all the Christmas wishes.
Your support means everything to me. I mean that literally.
Without your reading, this COTW ended long ago.
Thank you, Merry Christmas, and see you for a huge game Sunday against Tampa
Your support means everything to me. I mean that literally.
Without your reading, this COTW ended long ago.
Thank you, Merry Christmas, and see you for a huge game Sunday against Tampa
Merry Christmas World - or happy whatever it is you celebrate.
Thanks to those who still occasionally read what I write. If you didn't read it I couldn't write it - and if couldn't read what I write, how would I know what I think?
Thanks to those who still occasionally read what I write. If you didn't read it I couldn't write it - and if couldn't read what I write, how would I know what I think?
December 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Merry Christmas World - or happy whatever it is you celebrate.
Thanks to those who still occasionally read what I write. If you didn't read it I couldn't write it - and if couldn't read what I write, how would I know what I think?
Thanks to those who still occasionally read what I write. If you didn't read it I couldn't write it - and if couldn't read what I write, how would I know what I think?
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Gazette front page today
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Gazette front page today
Never change, Lane Hutson. Never change.
A day after a dominant performance in a Habs win in Boston:
Lane Hutson was back in Montreal today playing shinny hockey in NDG.
Lane Hutson was back in Montreal today playing shinny hockey in NDG.
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Never change, Lane Hutson. Never change.
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I join women worldwide calling for the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian mother & engineer, who is at imminent risk of execution in Iran for holding up a banner bearing the words “Woman, Resistance, Freedom”. #SaveZahraTabari iran1988.org/signatories-...
Signatories Of Statement by Prominent Women to Stop the Execution of Zahra Tabari in Iran - December 2025 - Iran 1988 Massacre
A coalition of more than 300 United Nations experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors, judges, human rights and legal experts, and NGOs have signed an urgent appeal for UN intervention to halt the ...
iran1988.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I join women worldwide calling for the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian mother & engineer, who is at imminent risk of execution in Iran for holding up a banner bearing the words “Woman, Resistance, Freedom”. #SaveZahraTabari iran1988.org/signatories-...
The NHL had to have a wee chat with the stick companies. I've never seen it as bad as this - if they're playing, there's a broken stick somewhere on the ice.
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The NHL had to have a wee chat with the stick companies. I've never seen it as bad as this - if they're playing, there's a broken stick somewhere on the ice.
Here's a Christmas thought: for anyone aware of the history of the region since 1940, it's heartwarming to see a Russian, a Slovak and a Finn mesh as beautifully as Demidov, Slafkovsky and Kapanen have in a very short time this season.
December 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here's a Christmas thought: for anyone aware of the history of the region since 1940, it's heartwarming to see a Russian, a Slovak and a Finn mesh as beautifully as Demidov, Slafkovsky and Kapanen have in a very short time this season.
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Another great read Lori.
"Another win, and this one against a bitter rival in their own barn. Fowler is cool as a cucumber, and showing no signs that he is not ready for the NHL gig."
Agree 💯 %.
Have a great Holiday Season! Looking forward to reading your stuff in the new year.
"Another win, and this one against a bitter rival in their own barn. Fowler is cool as a cucumber, and showing no signs that he is not ready for the NHL gig."
Agree 💯 %.
Have a great Holiday Season! Looking forward to reading your stuff in the new year.
Happy Christmas folks. The #Habs head into the holidays with a win over the Bruins.
habather.ca/2025/12/24/b...
habather.ca/2025/12/24/b...
Battling a virus, the Habs spread cheer with a Game 37 win over the Bruins
On Tuesday night, the Montreal Canadiens played their last game before the holiday break. This is a break they desperately need with a virus spreading through the locker room. Before they could res…
habather.ca
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another great read Lori.
"Another win, and this one against a bitter rival in their own barn. Fowler is cool as a cucumber, and showing no signs that he is not ready for the NHL gig."
Agree 💯 %.
Have a great Holiday Season! Looking forward to reading your stuff in the new year.
"Another win, and this one against a bitter rival in their own barn. Fowler is cool as a cucumber, and showing no signs that he is not ready for the NHL gig."
Agree 💯 %.
Have a great Holiday Season! Looking forward to reading your stuff in the new year.
Stat of the day, brought to you by our favourite analyst, Corsi the Corgi:
Lane Hutson: 35 points
Auston Matthews: 23 points
Tell us again, Chris Pronger, how Hutson is just running around out there.
Lane Hutson: 35 points
Auston Matthews: 23 points
Tell us again, Chris Pronger, how Hutson is just running around out there.
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Stat of the day, brought to you by our favourite analyst, Corsi the Corgi:
Lane Hutson: 35 points
Auston Matthews: 23 points
Tell us again, Chris Pronger, how Hutson is just running around out there.
Lane Hutson: 35 points
Auston Matthews: 23 points
Tell us again, Chris Pronger, how Hutson is just running around out there.
Among other things, the Canadiens are the leading Canadian team going into the holiday break. A point up on Edmonton, miles ahead of Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver - and Toronto.
December 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Among other things, the Canadiens are the leading Canadian team going into the holiday break. A point up on Edmonton, miles ahead of Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver - and Toronto.
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Et c’est ainsi qu’exactement comme tout le monde l’avait prédit, les Sabres de Buffalo, revigorés par sept (7!!!) victoires de suite, se retrouvent à deux points des séries et à trois points du top-3 dans l’Atlantique.
Quel temps pour être en vie!
Quel temps pour être en vie!
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Et c’est ainsi qu’exactement comme tout le monde l’avait prédit, les Sabres de Buffalo, revigorés par sept (7!!!) victoires de suite, se retrouvent à deux points des séries et à trois points du top-3 dans l’Atlantique.
Quel temps pour être en vie!
Quel temps pour être en vie!
The Atlantic???????? Are you shitting me? I wish I had a subscription I could cancel.
Americans can be such fucking buttheads.
Americans can be such fucking buttheads.
The American media, including the Atlantic and CBS, can go fuck themselves. Canada, my beautiful country of birth, is a sovereign nation, NOT part of the US, and NEVER will be. You cannot dictate to us what we can and cannot broadcast.
Treachery, FFS! As if we are beholden to the US. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🤬🤬🤬
Treachery, FFS! As if we are beholden to the US. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🤬🤬🤬
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Atlantic???????? Are you shitting me? I wish I had a subscription I could cancel.
Americans can be such fucking buttheads.
Americans can be such fucking buttheads.
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'Go Habs Go' sneaks back into STM system via sly Hellmann's ad campaign montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
'Go Habs Go' sneaks back into STM system via sly Hellmann's ad campaign montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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Looking for a last-minute gift for your erudite Canuck friend? I recommend "The Eh Team" by Charles Demers. LoL funny, which is not something you can say about every lexicon.
Available at fine bookstores (and some lousy ones).
Available at fine bookstores (and some lousy ones).
December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Looking for a last-minute gift for your erudite Canuck friend? I recommend "The Eh Team" by Charles Demers. LoL funny, which is not something you can say about every lexicon.
Available at fine bookstores (and some lousy ones).
Available at fine bookstores (and some lousy ones).
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Here's link to this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show as I join former Canadiens' Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss Canadiens bringing back Phillip Danault, the play of goalie Jacob Fowler and what do Habs do now with Sam Montembeault? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifJ...
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Here's link to this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show as I join former Canadiens' Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss Canadiens bringing back Phillip Danault, the play of goalie Jacob Fowler and what do Habs do now with Sam Montembeault? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifJ...
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (February)
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (February)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Morning began with missiles.
My train to visit my mom left without me –
I couldn’t leave my dearest ones during the attack.
Mom said her whole town is without power.
Slept poorly. Warcoffee time. More missiles on the way.
Morning began with missiles.
My train to visit my mom left without me –
I couldn’t leave my dearest ones during the attack.
Mom said her whole town is without power.
Slept poorly. Warcoffee time. More missiles on the way.
December 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Morning began with missiles.
My train to visit my mom left without me –
I couldn’t leave my dearest ones during the attack.
Mom said her whole town is without power.
Slept poorly. Warcoffee time. More missiles on the way.
Morning began with missiles.
My train to visit my mom left without me –
I couldn’t leave my dearest ones during the attack.
Mom said her whole town is without power.
Slept poorly. Warcoffee time. More missiles on the way.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Yes!
I think for now on, anyone who is going to post a picture of Trump should do this. I don’t like looking at his face, and I’m sure you guys don’t either. What do you think? 🔄
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yes!
The streaming shows I hate most are those that take a humongous budget, hugely talented actors, a promising premise - and waste it going around in pointless citcles for hour after hour after hour...
The Residence is a prime example.
The Residence is a prime example.
December 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The streaming shows I hate most are those that take a humongous budget, hugely talented actors, a promising premise - and waste it going around in pointless citcles for hour after hour after hour...
The Residence is a prime example.
The Residence is a prime example.