Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- A few notes from TSN 690: Much has been made about Carey Price’s importance to the Habs, but having him is “an absolute luxury,” and Max Pacioretty has only gotten better since being named team Captain. [TSN 690 | Price | Pacioretty]
- Carey Price has generously donated “thousands upon thousands” of dollars worth of equipment to the Williams Lake Minor Hockey Association. [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens will honour Dr. David Mulder, who served as team physician and later chief surgeon for the team for 52 years, before Saturday night’s showdown with the Maple Leafs. [Montreal Gazette]
- Dale Weise, playing in a contract year, hopes to remain with the Canadiens. [La Presse]
- Looks like some of the St. John’s IceCaps, including Jacob de la Rose who posted the photo, have a new ride – calling for a pose:
- TPS of the SM-liiga will be retiring Saku Koivu‘s jersey. [MTV.fi (Finnish)]
- Jimmy Roberts, who played in parts of ten seasons with the Habs, has passed away at the age of 75. [RDS]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has confirmed the team is trying to organize a game at Parliament Hill, with the likely opponent to be the Habs. [TSN]
- Jaromir Jagr has been playing professional hockey for a long time, but to put in perspective just how long … 35% of players in the NHL were not yet born when Jagr played his first game. [Eye on Hockey]
- Check out Grantland’s weekly NHL Grab Bag. [Grantland]
- Jason Demers of the Dallas Stars has been suspended two games for his elbow on Nick Bonino. [Defending Big D]
- Edmonton Oilers youngster Anton Slepyshev talks about the adjustment from the KHL to the NHL. [The Hockey Writers]
- Randy Carlyle, the former Maple Leafs head coach who was fired back in January, hopes to return to the league. [TSN]
- Take a look at this video from Licia Prehn explaining how a blind person can watch a hockey game. [YouTube]
