Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Shea Weber has officially been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [Journal de Montreal]
- Weber was thankful his trade to Montreal provided “a chance to play in the most passionate hockey city I think I’ve ever seen.” [NHL.com]
- The Canadiens recognized Pierre Houde for his Foster Hewitt Award:
- Kent Hughes denied the report put forth by Georges Laraque on Sunday that the Canadiens’ general manager and head coach Martin St-Louis had met with Gerard Gallant. [La Presse]
- Montreal’s goals-against numbers aren’t improving, but their underlying play has been better in recent games. [The Athletic]
- The Laval Rocket may have just had an eight-game winning streak come to an end, but they’re not happy with how they played to lose out on a ninth. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Player-tracking devices are helping coaches make sure players are getting enough out of their practices to avoid injuries, especially to depth players who don’t get as much game action. [The Athletic]
- Gary Bettman is confident the NHL and NHLPA will be able to agree on a new CBA. [Sportsnet]
- Matt Benning (TOR), Andreas Athanasiou (CHI), and Kaapo Kahkonen (COL) were placed on waivers on Monday. [TSN]
- Why isn’t Alexander Mogilny in the Hall of Fame? [The Athletic]
- Anthony Mantha will undergo ACL surgery and miss the rest of the season. [NHL.com]
- Connor McDavid is about to become the fourth-fastest player to reach 1000 NHL points. [NHL.com]
- Connor Hellebuyck, Nathan MacKinnon, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen were the NHL’s three stars of the week. [NHL.com]
- Nova Scotia will be well represented at the 4 Nations Face-Off. [NHL.com]