Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobeš were named to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team. [Canadiens.com]
- Cole Caufield was named to the Second All-Star Team. [NHL.com]
- Alexander Zharovsky arrived in Montreal. [RDS]
- Marc-Andre Fleury discusses the struggles Samuel Montembeault dealt with this season. [RDS]
- With a multi-season stretch of .900 performance, Montembeault shouldn’t be casually discarded by Montreal. [The Athletic]
- The Bell Centre watch parties held during the post-season raised $320,000 for the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation. [Canadiens.com]
- Stéphane Julien, current assistant coach with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, is interested in the Laval Rocket’s coaching vacancy. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jordan Martinook believes it’s beneficial for the Carolina Hurricanes to have a two-day break to come down from the emotion of winning Game 5. [NHL.com]
- William Karlsson may be unable to return to the Stanley Cup Final with an injury. [NHL.com]
- Jason Robertson, Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Cale Makar, Zach Werenski, and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named to the NHL’s First All-Star Team. [NHL.com]
- The Vancouver Canucks signed defenceman Jack Thompson to a one-year extension. [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Marlies won Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final. [TSN]
- While Gavin McKenna seems to be at the top of everyone’s list, some promising defencemen are expected to go among the opening picks of the 2026 NHL Draft. [La Presse]
