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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens’ final three games of the regular season might be the definition of difficult, but they believe they’ll be hard to keep out of the postseason. [NHL]
- Scott Matla joined the Weekend Game Plan to discuss the Habs’ big victory over the Jets, their upcoming schedule, and how they won’t go down without a fight. [TSN 690]
- How Don Cherry had an impact on Jeff Petry choosing the game of hockey over baseball. [Sportsnet]
- Samuel Houde (QMJHL) and Matthew Struthers (OHL) were signed to amateur tryout contracts with the Laval Rocket. [Journal de Montreal]
- Michael McNiven’s new mask is rocking quite the Game of Thrones theme! [Instagram]
- Ryan Poehling signed his first NHL contract on Sunday and will be joining the Canadiens immediately.
Congrats to o2k client @LilUziPoehlss on signing his 1st NHL contract today with the @CanadiensMTL. Great day for his entire family. pic.twitter.com/FSIk4NX7qt
— Dean Grillo (@deangrillo) March 31, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- A week after the Calgary Inferno hoisted the Clarkson Cup trophy, the CWHL announced that the 12-year-old league will discontinue operations on May 1. [CBC]
- After learning of the news, NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan issued a statement
A statement from NWHL Commissioner Dani Rylan: pic.twitter.com/fJV0DD0Rv0
— NWHL (@NWHL) March 31, 2019
- John Tavares is expecting another rude welcome in the Leafs’ rematch against the New York Islanders tonight. [Sportsnet]
- For #NationalPromDay, players look back on some high-school memories. [Twitter]