Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- English-language Montreal Canadiens regional broadcasts will be moving to TSN next year. [Montreal Gazette]
- Artturi Lehkonen’s father Ismo, who is working as a broadcaster for Finnish television during the Stanley Cup Final, is satisfied with his son’s first season with the Habs, albeit not surprised at the success he found[LNH.com]
- Jeremiah Addison played a huge role in Windsor’s march to the Memorial Cup. [Brampton Guardian]
- Martin Reway is back in training. [Twitter]/
#goodtobeback pic.twitter.com/ohlAtReesi
— Martin Reway (@rewy77) May 30, 2017
- The jerseys of this year’s IIHF Hall of Fame inductees, including former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, are up for auction. [IIHF]
- Angela Price continues to document Liv Price’s journey through life. [Instagram]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- The NHL is actively decreasing scoring, and it’s counterproductive. [TSN 690]
- Pavel Datsyuk thinks that it’s good that Detroit isn’t just trying to make the playoffs. [Igor Eronko]/
Datsyuk: It’s kinda good the Red Wings did not make the playoffs. You play not just to be there, but to win the Cup,and that’s another story
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) May 30, 2017
- Nashville is a hockeytown unlike any other. [SB Nation]
- Derick Brassard will be out 4-5 months after undergoing surgery on a torn labrum. [TSN]
- The New York Islanders have added Scott Gomez to Doug Weight’s coaching staff. [Frank Seravalli]
- Scott Stevens appears to have resigned as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild. [Michael Russo]
- Roman Josi might be getting the attention of the scribes, but P.K. Subban is the engine that drives the Nashville Predators. [Tyler Dellow]
- The Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs have been awarded the 2016-17 Dick Dillman Awards by the Professional Hockey Writers Association for outstanding public relations work. [PHWA]
- Looking at Kirill Kaprizov’s value to the Minnesota Wild. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Did goaltending cost the Los Angeles Kings a playoff spot this past season? [Jewels from the Crown]
- Could the Chicago Blackhawks swing a deal with the Vegas Golden Knights to keep Trevor van Riemsdyk? [Second City Hockey]
- Nashville has the catfish, Detroit has the octopus, what should the other teams throw? [SB Nation]
- The P.K. Subban-John Scott feud died before it started. [P.K. Subban]/
@johnscott_32 I liked meeting U too bud! hope the kids are doing well! ignore the tweets! I never took it personal, neither should anyone!👍🏿
— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) May 30, 2017
- ECHL teams donated over 3.8 million dollars to charitable causes last season! [ECHL]/
#ECHL teams donate over $3.8 million to charitable causes during the 2016-17 season https://t.co/Ev66CdlBIO
— ECHL (@ECHL) May 30, 2017
- Chris Simon, suffering from a variety of hockey-related ailments, has filed for bankruptcy. [Ottawa Citizen]/