Saturday Habs Headlines: Meet the new kid, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• As the Habs’ newest Finn, Jesperi Kotokaniemi hopes to follow in the footsteps of Saku Koivu. [NHL]
• Max Domi was quick to welcome his newest teammate. [Twitter]
• Kotkaniemi had a feeling that the Canadiens would call his name at the draft. [Yle.fi] (Finnish)]
• Jesperi has a message for Habs fans! [Twitter]/

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has a message for Habs fans. 😁#NHLDraft #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/zWcbju3xkp

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 23, 2018

• Youppi! made an appearance at a very special graduation party. [Twitter]/

Ce matin, Youppi! a surpris sa fan numéro 1 alors qu'elle se préparait pour son bal de finissants. Eugénie, 17 ans, une inspiration pour sa famille et ses amis, célèbre la fin de son secondaire aujourd'hui. Félicitations! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/jryTQfeIcO

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) June 22, 2018

• Les Canadiennes defenceman Melanie Desrochers and media relations manager Safia Ahmad are starting a podcast this summer. [Twitter]
• The Canadiens’ development camp will open at the end of June. [Canadiens]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The only trade that involved roster players at the draft sent Brooks Orpik and Philipp Grubauer to Colorado in turn for the 47th overall pick. [TSN]
• Filip Zadina was not happy that the Habs and Oilers passed on him. [Sportsnet]
• The Detroit Red Wings have hired Dan Bylsma as assistant coach. [Twitter]/

UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings EVP and GM Ken Holland announced today that the team has hired Dan Bylsma as an assistant coach.

Details: https://t.co/To8H1x4OPZ pic.twitter.com/ZMUFoq8Ppr

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 22, 2018

• Dominik Bokk is looking to follow in the footsteps of teammate Elias Pettersson. [IIHF]
• The Bolts have named Jeff Halpern assistant coach. [Twitter]
• Mike Sullivan says that his relationship with Phil Kessel is just fine. [The Athletic]
• TSN will partner with the Humboldt Broncos to broadcast their season opener on September 12th. [TSN Hockey]
• Steve Dangle explores the many branches of the trade tree that began with the Islanders’ fifth overall pick in 2008, and included Luke Schenn and James van Riemsdyk. [Sportsnet]
• The Stanley Cup made it's first trip to Denmark with Lars Eller this summer. [Instagram]/

Thank you @denmarkinusa🇩🇰, @larsgertlose and Ulla Rønberg for hosting this #stanleycup🏆 party🎊Great people, great night. #ALLCAPS

A post shared by Lars Eller (@larsellerofficial) on Jun 22, 2018 at 2:42pm PDT