Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Brendan Gallagher honours his late mother Della. [Sportsnet | La Presse]
- The Habs have something special brewing. [Montreal Gazette]
- Kent Hughes offered up why he thinks Lane Hutson should win the Calder Trophy. [Daily Faceoff]
- Nick Suzuki has “grown into a no-doubt top-line center (with a fantastic contract as a result of that growth),” says Dom Luszczyszyn. [The Athletic]
- Suzuki also helped Montreal- and Quebec City-based gaming studio Ubisoft launch the latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise. [CTV News]
- Josh Anderson’s long journey back to his identity is driving the Canadiens’ culture at the perfect time. [The Athletic]
- Anderson has also caught the eye of his great-uncle Pete Mahovlich. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Breaking down the playoff chances for all nine NHL teams in the wild-card hunt. [The Athletic]
- AS Roma Italian soccer club owner Dan Friedkin, an American billionaire, has emerged as a possibility to buy a team for Houston. [Sportsnet]
- The NHL has launched a front office app that modernizes the league’s roster, contract, and salary cap information. [Sportsnet]
- The New York Rangers unveiled their Centennial Year logo for the team’s 100th anniversary during the 2025-26 season. [NHL.com]
- Don’t expect any major NHL rule changes in 2025-26. [Daily Faceoff]
- Gary Bettman says that there will be CBA negotiations with the NHLPA—will these concern regional taxation differences? [32 Thoughts]
- Bettman also said that the NHL has no plans to change the current playoff format. [Daily Faceoff]
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic, the NHL’s new shot blocks king, is still standing after all these years. [The Athletic]
- Toronto Metropolitan University beats Mount Royal University in the fifth overtime period—the longest men’s hockey game in U Sports history. [Sportsnet]
