Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The emergence of Jayden Struble allowed the Canadiens to send Arber Xhekaj to the AHL for development time he didn’t receive a year ago. [TVA Sports]
- “We all want to become a trio like MacKinnon and McDavid. It’s good that we can grow together,” Nick Suzuki said after great performances from him and his wingers the past couple of games. [RDS]
- Moving some of the excess defencemen to acquire a forward is the logical option to improve the Canadiens, and Kent Hughes agrees. [TSN]
- Who knew back on October 2, 2021 that the goalie the Habs claimed off waivers from the Florida Panthers would become the number-one two seasons later? [La Presse]
- Marie-Philip Poulin was named first star of the week in the PWHL. [PWHL]
- Poulin, Laura Stacey, Erin Ambrose, and Ann-Renée Desbiens will play in a three-on-three PWHL showcase as part of NHL All-Star Weekend. [PWHL]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jaromir Jagr headlines this year’s IIHF Hall of Fame class, which also includes Canadians Ryan Smyth and former Canada Women’s National Team head coach and current general manager Melody Davidson. [IIHF]
- Valeri Nichushkin has re-entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. [Daily Faceoff]
- Marc-Andre Fleury claimed sole possession of second place on the NHL’s all-time wins list with a shutout versus the New York Islanders. [TSN]
- Following up a story about the Chicago Blackhawks being unable to convince Connor Bedard to take his recovery slowly after breaking his jaw, he was back on the ice skating yesterday. [NHL.com]
- Elias Pettersson, Blake Coleman, and Alexandar Georgiev were the NHL’s three stars of the week. [TSN]
- Elvis Merzlikins has requested a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets. [NHL.com]
