Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Alex Newhook is pumped for next season. [Montreal Gazette]
- What can Newhook and Kirby Dach provide as the Habs look to shore up their top 6? [The Athletic]
- Three bold trade scenarios for the Canadiens this summer. [The Hockey Writers]
- Self-belief shaped goalie Jakub Dobes’s shotgun ride to the East final. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Brendan Gallagher to Vancouver train is gaining steam. But it’s difficult to know at this stage who or how many are driving the locomotive and where the train will go. [Sportsnet]
- Gallagher credits Michel Therrien for giving him a chance with the Canadiens. [Montreal Gazette]
- Five options who could shore up the right side of the Habs blueline. [Journal de Montreal]
- Yevgeni Volokhin is the VHL goalie of the year. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Canadiens and the Aléo Foundation are pleased to award $75,000 in scholarships and support services to 32 elite, college, and university hockey players. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Leaving the Victoire for Las Vegas was a difficult decision for Erin Ambrose. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Gabriel Landeskog is the Bill Masterton Trophy and Mark Messier Leadership Award winner for the 2025-26 NHL season. [TSN | NHL.com]
- Dylan Larkin will likely have to compromise to leave the Detroit Red Wings in a timely manner. [La Presse]
- Michael McCarron re-signs with the Minnesota Wild, foregoing a UFA payday for a 6-year deal. [The Athletic | ESPN]
- Mike Babcock was always coming back. He just needed a team desperate enough to hire him. [Daily Faceoff]
- In the Edmonton Oilers’ parallel reality, hiring Babcock (and everything that entails) seems perfectly normal. [Radio-Canada]
- The Los Angeles Kings officially hire Peter Laviolette as their head coach. [Sportsnet]
- Is Mitch Marner the Conn Smythe Trophy winner, win or lose? [Daily Faceoff]
