Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki and defenceman Noah Dobson both hope they will be in Italy next February for the Olympics. [TSN]
- The Montreal Canadiens rank No. 5 in Corey Pronman’s NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2025. [The Athletic]
- Lane Hutson doesn’t feel any pressure as he enters NHL season two. [La Presse]
- Hutson also saluted Suzuki and Cole Caufield as role models for him. [Radio-Canada]
- The Montreal Canadiens’ annual golf tournament, which kicks off the team’s season, will take place on Sept. 15 at the Laval-sur-le-Lac golf club. [CTV News]
- Luke Mittelstadt and L.J. Mooney are a couple of reasons why Canadiens fans will want to keep an eye on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers this coming season. [Montreal Gazette]
- Hockey Hall of Famer Caroline Ouellette will be a full-time assistant coach for the Montreal Victoire in the upcoming PWHL season. [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens are ‘still my team,’ Josh Gorges says as he moves up the coaching ladder. [Montreal Gazette]
- Filip Eriksson scored a goal in a losing effort as EV Zug defeated Luleå Hockey 3-2 in the first round of Champions Hockey League action. [CHL]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The best NHL draft pick ever at every slot, from No. 1 to 224. [ESPN]
- Doug Armstrong is determined not to let the 4 Nations Face-off’s fightfest with the Americans shape Team Canada’s roster construction for the Olympics. [Sportsnet]
- Mitch Marner opens up about a ‘bittersweet’ departure from the Toronto Maple Leafs. [TSN]
- Zach Hyman’s surgically repaired right wrist is almost healed, but the Edmonton Oilers forward is not certain he will be ready for the start of the regular season. [NHL.com]
- Hannah Miller’s international hockey status continues in limbo as Hockey Canada awaits an International Ice Hockey Federation decision. [TSN]
