Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Marc Bergevin had targeted a francophone player with one of his two second-round picks at the latest entry draft, but that prospect was selected before Montreal could take him. [TVA Sports]
- Ales Hemsky may still have the tools to have a bigger impact than simply depth scoring with Montreal. [EOTP]
- Carey Price will join NHLers T.J. Oshie and Joe Pavelski along with many other athletes and celebrities at the American Century Championship golf event. [Canadiens]
- Mark your calendars, October 6th will see the Laval Rocket play their first home game. [JdM]
- Looking back at the top five players to play only a single season with the Habs, let’s remember Mike Johnson. [EOTP]
- Youppi! dresses up as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at ComicCon. [Canadiens]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Kristopher Letang is not too busy celebrating the Stanley Cup championship to train for camp next year, the Penguins’ top defenceman expects to be ready to start the 2017-18 season. [La Presse]
- A former Canadiens’ captain finds himself an NHL job in California. [LA Kings PR]/
Kings name Pierre Turgeon as an Assistant Coach to complete John Stevens’ 2017-18 LA Kings coaching staff. https://t.co/sCcXBZQ03g
— LAKingsPR (@LAKingsPR) July 10, 2017
- Elsewhere in NHL hirings, Lindy Ruff comes back to the state of New York, the former Buffalo Sabres coach is joining the Rangers. [NY Rangers]/
OFFICIAL: #NYR have named Lindy Ruff as an Assistant Coach. pic.twitter.com/NlIxclHV4D
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 10, 2017
- Tyler Johnson was able to re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Raw Charge]
- The Edmonton Oilers have signed French defenceman Yohann Auvitu. [Seb Hanssens]
- The Colorado Avalanche need to rethink their passive rebuild. [MHH]
- The composer of the Hartford Whalers’ popular theme song ‘Brass Bonanza’ has passed away. [Deadspin]/
