Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Yesterday was mother’s day. The Habs put out a video of some of their players talking about their awesome mom’s! [Canadiens]
- Artturi Lehkonen is pumped about his NHL contract, having inked for three years with Montreal.
- ICYMI: Our very own Zeb had been following the story closely and confirmed the signing a day earlier. [EOTP]
- Zeb also spoke with Lehkonen after helping Frölunda win the Le Mat trophy. [EOTP]
- Habs players are spending their weekends in different fashion. Check out some Instagram action from P.K. Subban, Alex Galchenyuk, Andrei Markov and Jacob De La Rose.
- Charles Hudon had a great year with the IceCaps, check out his season highlights here. [YouTube]
- Ryan Johnston and Darren Dietz get in a workout and play tic-tac-toe at the same time in the newest episode of The Duel. [NHL]
Really excited about my first NHL contract with the @CanadiensMTL ! #Habs ✍
— Artturi Lehkonen (@arsilehkonen) May 8, 2016
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The Ottawa Senators have hired Guy Boucher, whom many Habs fans had hoped would find his way into the Canadiens organization. [CBC]
- Hart trophy nominees have been named, take a look at the three MVP candidates. [Sportsnet]
- The Tampa Bay Lightning are the first team to punch their ticket to the third round of the playoffs. [TSN]
- Patrick Sharp has awesome kids. Check out the most recent evidence. [Deadspin]
- The Florida Panthers made a front office shuffle, reassigning Dale Tallon and shifting the spotlight on analytics. [Puck Daddy]
- A Capitals fan preparing to celebrate her 101st birthday went to her very first hockey game at Verizon Center. [NHL]
