Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Bob McKenzie weighs in on the performance of Canadiens’ GM Marc Bergevin after five years. [TSN 690]
- Vadim Shipachyov wasn’t without interest for the Canadiens, it seems. [Eric Engels]/
Regardless of what Shipachyov said a year ago about not signing with the Habs, his camp reached out to them roughly 10 days ago.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) May 5, 2017
- In case you were wondering, it seems Las Vegas has the inside track for Evgeny Dadonov./
Per source Vegas is after Evgeni Dadonov too, deal can be signed soon
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) May 5, 2017
- One day after being nominated as the league’s best goaltender, Michael McNiven was announced as the runner-up for the Red Tilson Trophy. [OHL]
- A former invite to Habs’ camp has signed a deal to join TPS in Finland. [Andrew Zadarnowski]
- Learn to Play hit the Bell Centre ice this week. [Canadiens]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The opening day of World Championship play yielded some highlight reel material. [IIHF]/
There were some beauty goals as the Preliminary Round opened in Cologne and Paris at #IIHFWorlds. pic.twitter.com/MTNJDbSnhD
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 6, 2017
- Former Canadiens’ goaltender Cristobal Huet will end his international career on home ice. [NHL]
- Marc Savard and Ian Laperrière are concerned for Sidney Crosby’s health. [ICI Radio-Canada]
- Could KHL star Vadim Shipachyov’s defection to the NHL influence other players to take the plunge? [La Presse]
- The Carolina Hurricanes have inked Scott Darling to a four year deal. [NHL]
- Are offsides challenges ruining hockey? Bob McKenzie gives us his opinion on this and much more, in the latest BobCast. [TSN]
- Torey Krug shows everyone that perseverance is useful off the ice as well. [Torey Krug]/
It only took 7 years, but I finally graduated from @michiganstateu. #studentathlete @MSU_Hockey thank you to those that made it possible
— Torey Krug (@ToreyKrug) May 5, 2017
- Voltigeurs de Drummondville coach and GM Dominique Ducharme is a strong candidate for the Rockford IceHogs’ Head Coach vacancy. [RDS]/
