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Wednesday Habs Headlines: Back on The Rock

In today’s links, Alex Newhook hosts a charity golf tournament in St. John’s, looking at Alex Carrier’s future role, and seven teams at risk of being trapped in the mushy middle.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Alex Newhook is back in Newfoundland for the third annual Alex Newhook and Friends Golf Classic. [CBC]
  • What should Alexandre Carrier’s role be? [The Sick Podcast]
  • Looking back at a Jonathan Drouin trade that backfired from day one. [A Winning Habit]
  • How LJ Mooney and Timofei Runtso performed at the WJSS. [The Hockey Writers]
  • The top 5 Canadiens feel-good stories of 2025-26. [The Hockey Writers]
  • Off-season grades for the Habs and the rest of the Atlantic Division. [Sportsnet]
  • Ann-Renee Desbiens hasn’t exactly had time to rest this summer following the Victoire’s championship season. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Seven NHL teams in danger of being stuck in the mushy middle. [The Athletic]
  • Is hockey on the radio a dying art? [The Athletic]
  • The top five goaltenders remaining in unrestricted free agency. [ESPN]
  • Landon DuPont is looking forward to his next challenge. [NHL.com]
  • The Kingston Frontenac’s Aleks Kulemin wants his Hlinka Gretzky Cup teammates to become family. [CHL]

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