Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Cole Caufield and how his decision to return to the Badgers for another year came about. [The Athletic]
- Dale Weise’s newest family member is absolutely precious. [Twitter]/
The newest member of the @daleweise22 family is adorable. 🐶#GoHabsGo | @Petsmart pic.twitter.com/9ucewKo45A
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 6, 2020
- As the league shifts away from work-horse goalies, only Carey Price and Connor Hellebuyck have played 75% of their team’s games in the 2019-20 season. [TSN]
- It might not be much in the grand scheme of things, but the Habs are encouraging their fans to join in a stick tap solute for Montreal’s Healthcare workers at 7:00 pm every night. [Canadiens]
- Jake Evans is the Rocket’s finalist for AHL Man of the Year. [Canadiens]
- If you missed Victor Mete’s Q&A session, you can catch it here! [Canadiens]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- When it comes to prospect development, Frölunda HC has gained a dazzling reputation for turning out top end talent. Lucas Raymond looks to become the next name on that list. [Hockey Prospects]
- For the Reirden family, quarantining from the pandemic is a matter of extra concern. [NBC Sports | Sportsnet]
- Bobby Orr thanks the workers of Massachusetts General Hospital for their service, both now, and during his time as a player. [Sportsnet]
- Russian Olympian Alexei Marchenko has donated a significant amount off money for a local Children’s hospital. [Hockey Federation of Russia]
- Canadian Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser is part off a drive collecting medical supplies for doctors and nurses. [The Athletic]
- KHLers are facing the same COVID-19-induced struggles as their brethren across the pond, and are dealing with them in similar ways; by coming up with inventive ways to use their hockey gear, and helping vulnerable members of their communities. [KHL]
- Two years after the Humboldt bus crash and the death of Jonathan Pitre, Bob McKenzie talks about finding hope in dark times. [TSN]
- Broncos families take to social media for memorials and for promotion of causes near and dear to their hearts. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Ryan Straschnitzki reflects on the crash, and about his progress and aspirations as a sledge hockey player. [Sportsnet]
- Remembering the Broncos. [Sportsnet]
- Darnell Nurse is becoming that elusive thing that has so long eluded the Oilers — a talented, homegrown, tried and tested leader. [Sportsnet]
- If the 2019-20 resumes, there are still no real answers about how the logistics would work. [Sportnset | CBC]
- Patrick Marleau, Mitchell Marner, and Auston Matthews haven’t lost the family bond they forged as teammates. [Sportsnet]
- Legacy, and the effect the shortened season could have on those fighting for their last chance to cement theirs. [The Athletic]/
