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Wednesday Habs Headlines: Former OHL assistant coach helped Arber Xhekaj dial it in

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • Arber Xhekaj’s journey from the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers to the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. [Montreal Gazette]
  • How the Canadiens have started the 2022-23 season off on the right foot. [The Hockey Writers]
  • Eleven-year-old Tanner Harrison had all three of his birthday wishes come true on Tuesday night after getting a hockey stick from Cole Caufield. [CTV News]
  • Juraj Slafkovsky gets slapped with a two-game suspension for boarding Detroit Red Wings Matt Luff during Tuesday’s matchup. [EOTP]
  • A little Caufield behind-the-scenes action at Mcdonald’s./

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, the victim of racist bullying by Mitchell Miller, says he hasn’t seen proof that Miller has changed his ways. [Sportsnet]
  • Matt Luff will be out for 10-12 weeks and will undergo wrist surgery due to the hit from Slafkovsky. [NHL]
  • Edmonton Oilers Evander Kane has been placed in LTIR and is expected to miss three to four months after suffering a wrist laceration in Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. [TSN]
  • Dennis Williams has been named coach for Team Canada for the upcoming 2023 world junior champion tournament. [Toronto Star]
  • Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov has been fined $5,000 for roughing Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty. [TSN]/

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