Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- You can’t read much into what happens at this stage of summer training, but David Reinbacher and Adam Engström working out with the NHL regulars is notable. [La Presse]
- Would Chris Kreider help the Canadiens? [TVA Sports]
- Tyler Thorpe is aiming to become a Josh Anderson or Tom Wilson. [La Presse]
- Brantford Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman believes Owen Protz will become an NHL player. [Montreal Gazette]
- “I still have a lot to prove,” Luke Mittelstadt said as he looks to build on a strong end to last season in Laval. [La Presse]
- Arseni Radkov knows there are a lot of good goalies in the system, but there are also a number of quality goalie coaches, and that makes Montreal “a good organization to be a goalie right now.” [Montreal Gazette]
- Cole Caufield doesn’t know what went wrong with his NHL 27 player model, but plenty of people, especially friend Trevor Zegras, like to remind him of it at every opportunity. [ESPN]
- The top players to watch from the four participating teams at the Prospect Challenge in Gatineau. [TVA Sports]
- The Canadiens play the Winnipeg Jets in the opening game of the Prospect Challenge at 1:00 PM ET today. We will have a thread for the game.
Around the league and elsewhere
- Dylan Larkin is no longer captain of the Detroit Red Wings. [NHL.com]
- Brock Boeser sees a reinvigorated Elias Pettersson after the summer. [Sportsnet]
- The top stories heading into training camps. [Sportsnet]
- Max Domi won’t be at Maple Leafs training camp when it begins as he recovers from complications of his off-season surgery. [Sportsnet]
- Gavin McKenna won’t take part in this weekend’s Prospect Challenge. [Sportsnet]
- John Klingberg has announced his retirement. [NHL.com]
- Connor Ingram is also hanging up his goalie skates. [NHL.com]
- The Senators’ top prospects are ready to make their impressions. [Radio-Canada]
- Tanner Adams was traded to the Sudbury Wolves for 15 OHL draft picks. [Radio-Canada]
