Storied Hockey Rivalry Continues Tonight
December 1st, 2009

Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Now, of course, there are two ways that you may have known that already. You are either a huge hockey fan and one of those two bitter rivals is your favourite team. Or you own one of Synergy Marketing Consultants' specially designed, original 2010 Hockey Schedule Pens.

Created exclusively by Synergy, these extremely handy hockey pens each include an awesome pull out schedule that rolls out from around the barrel of the pen. The schedule, of course, is that of each and every home and away game played by each of Canada's six professional hockey teams. In addition to the the Buds and the Habs, you'll also get the home and away schedules for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and the Ottawa Senators.

There's just something about a Leafs/Canadiens game though that makes it one of the most important dates on the hockey calendar. First of all, being part of the National Hockey League's original six teams along with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings, it naturally gives these two franchises a very long and storied rival. This is especially because they are the only two Canadian teams out of the “Original Six”.

However, these two teams also represent the two most successful franchises in the league's history. The Canadiens and the Maple Leafs rank numbers one and two respectively for most Stanley Cup championships ever won. Montreal has won a record 24 Stanley Cups, while the second place Toronto Maple Leafs follow with 13 championships. The Detroit Red Wings are the only other team in the NHL with Stanley Cup wins in the double digits.

As many already know, much has changed since the glory days of these two teams. While it is still considered early in the hockey season, neither the Leafs nor the Habs are currently in playoff contention. With only six wins on the season so far, the Leafs are barely escaping the NHL's basement, having just four points more than the dead-last Carolina Hurricanes.

Celebrating the franchise's 100th year, the Canadiens cannot brag that they are doing all that much better. With 26 points, they currently sit 12th spot in the Eastern Conference. Nevertheless, ravenous hockey fans from both Montreal and Toronto in addition to the rest of the country for that matter, will be glued to their television sets for an exciting night of hockey action tonight.

If you haven't yet picked up the 2010 Hockey Schedule Pen with your company's name on it yet, you better do so now. That way, you and your clients won't miss another important game this season!