Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Brandon Gignac has decided to sign with EHC Kloten of the Swiss National League after playing the last four seasons with the Laval Rocket. [TVA Sports]
- Arpon Basu says Dante Fabbro should be a Canadiens off-season target. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Florida Panthers found their road-dominant form in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead on the Edmonton Oilers. [TSN]
- Brad Marchand is the second player in NHL history to record at least five goals in two different Stanley Cup Final series. [Sportsnet]
- Radim Mrtka has plenty of room for growth after only committing to hockey full-time at 14 years of age. [NHL.com]
- Kashawn Aitcheson’s hockey journey started as soon as he could communicate his desire for a pair of skates. [NHL.com]
- The rest of the top defencemen in this year’s draft class, led by Matthew Schaefer. [NHL.com]
- The Winnipeg Jets signed defence prospect Anfons Freij to his entry-level contract. [Sportsnet]
- Dmitriy Simashev wanted to prove himself in the KHL after getting selected in the 2022 NHL Draft, but spent most of the 2024-25 campaign dreaming about making the jump to the Utah Mammoth. [RG.org]
- The final arguments were heard at the sexual assault trial involving five members of the 2018 Canadian National Junior Team. [Sportsnet]
