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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

Abby Roque re-signs with the Victoire. [Radio-Canada | La Presse]
Petra Nieminen drafted by the Victorire. [TVA Sports]
The Victoire prioritized offense at the PWHL draft. [La Presse]
Potential buyout candidates for this off-season. [Yahoo Sports]
Pascal Vincent is obviously excited about his new position in Vegas, but is proud of what he is leaving behind in Laval. [Montreal Gazette]
Claude Lemieux and Danièle Sauvageau among this year’s inductees to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame. [TVA Sports]

Hockey Night in Canada has come to an end. [CBC | Radio-Canada]
The complete first round order as it (currently) stands. [NHL]
Ryan Craig named the Golden Knights’ new bench boss. [TSN | Yahoo Sports | NHL]
Dominique Ducharme is not ruling out a return to the Knights. [Radio-Canada]
The Leafs hire Jim Hiller as their new head coach. [NHL | TSN | TSN | Sportsnet | Sportsnet]
Jim Hiller is here to remind the team that hockey is fun, in addition to the X’s and O’s. [Sportsnet]
The Leafs were the only team given permission to speak with Bruce Cassidy. [Sportsnet]
Why Jordan Staal chose to pass the Cup to Frederik Andersen. [Yahoo Sports]
Could Morgan Rielly be Toronto’s next player traded? [TSN]
The Flyers acquire Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit from Toronto in exchange for Samuel Ersson, Amil Andrae and a pick. [NHL]
The Predators add Jamie Langenbrunner to their front office. [TSN]
The San Jose Sharks acquire Michael Kesselring from the Sabres. [TSN | NBC Sports | NHL]
Connor Hellebuyck could be on the move. [TVA Sports]
Vincent Trocheck has changed agents. [TSN | TVA Sports]
Bryan Trottier to be featured on a Canada Post stamp. [Sportsnet | NHL]
Liam and Markus Ruck are bringing built-in chemistry to the 2026 draft. [NHL]