Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- With a stellar rookie year in the books, Jesperi Kotkaniemi expects everything to just get better. [Canadiens]
- Nick Suzuki continues to dazzle at the Memorial Cup as the Guelph Storm eliminate Cole Fonstad and the Prince Albert Raiders. [Canadiens] [TSN 690]
- The Habs need to decide if re-signing Jordie Benn is worth it. [The Athletic]
- Jesse Ylönen will play for the Lahti Pelicans in the Champions Hockey League next year. [Twitter]/
#Habs prospect Jesse Ylönen will play in the @championshockey next season. His team Lahti Pelicans ended up in this group:
– HC Oceláři Třinec
– Lausanne HC (Switzerland)
– @PelicansFi
– Yunost Minsk (Belarus)#Habs #GoHabsGo #EPR for @HabsEOTP— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) May 22, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- It’s easy to identify the “big winner” of each NHL season, but it isn’t always as easy to spot the team that ended up the biggest loser. [The Athletic]
- Anthony Mantha will not play for Team Canada in their quarter final game vs. Switzerland after receiving a one-game suspension from the IIHF for an illegal check to the head. [TSN]
- An NHL source confirmed that there will be an ownership change in Arizona. [Twitter]
- San Jose’s WCF loss could mark the end of an era. [The Athletic]/
Thursday schedule
No NHL games today
Next: Stanley Cup Final Game 1 — Monday, May 27: St. Louis Blues @ Boston Bruins
No Memorial Cup games today
Next: Semifinal — Friday, May 24: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies @ Guelph Storm
