Friday Habs Headlines: Jacob de la Rose battling for ice time
In today’s links, Jacob de la Rose will have to fight for his roster spot again if he wants to build on last year, Eric Gelinas leaves for Slovakia, while Tom Parisi leaves hockey, and Alex Galchenyuk is excited about another chance to play centre.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jacob de la Rose faces a battle for ice-time. [Montreal Gazette]
- Xavier Ouellet is confident of carving a place for himself on the Canadiens. [La Presse]
- The Montreal Canadiens Alumni will play a game in Kingston on October 28 to benefit soldiers, veterans, and first responders. [Montreal Gazette]
- Max Domi takes us through his daily summer training routine. [Montreal Canadiens (Video)]
- Eric Gelinas will continue his career with HC Slovan Bratislava of the KHL. [Journal de Montreal]
- Tom Parisi has decided to retire from professional hockey. [BBC]
- Having recovered from sports hernia surgery, Jake Evans is looking forward to the NHL Rookie Showdown in September. [Montreal Canadiens]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Alex Galchenyuk is excited for a fresh start and another chance to play centre. [Sportsnet]
- Erik Karlsson is reportedly seeking an extension with an American NHL franchise. [TSN]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Hayley Wickenheiser as an Assistant Director of Player Development. [Toronto Maple Leafs|Pension Plan Puppets]
- Chandler Stephenson is taking the Stanley Cup to Humboldt. [TSN]
- Princeton alumnus and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod signing Andrew Calof talks about juggling the books, the lab, and the rink. [KHL.en]
- Your T25U25 roundup: On the Forecheck (#13: Patrick Harper), Lighthouse Hockey (#6: Josh Ho-Sang), The Copper and Blue (#8: Ethan Bear), The Cannon (#9: Ryan Murray), Silver Seven (#12: Jonathan Tychonick), Mile High Hockey (#4: Tyson Jost), PensBurgh (#10-6), Broad Street Hockey (#7: Philippe Myers), Pension Plan Puppets (#8: Andreas Johnsson), Die by the Blade (#5: Rasmus Ristolainen), Second City Hockey (#9: Nicolas Beaudin)/