Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Experience coaching at both the NHL and AHL levels gave Pascal Vincent plenty of lessons to bring into his current role with the Laval Rocket. [AHL.com]
- The Laval Rocket hired Ilia Ejov as their new goaltending coach. [La Presse]
- Joshua Roy had two goals and Florian Xhekaj recorded three points as the Rocket came back to beat the Cleveland Monsters on Friday night. [AHL.com]
- Samuel Montembeault is the player the Canadiens need to see the most improvement from after the Olympics. [The Athletic]
- Only four teams have amassed more points than Montreal since the 4 Nations Face-Off. [TVA Sports]
- In a season with a lot of teams experiencing long winning streaks, the Canadiens have ridden consistency to where they are now. [Montreal Gazette]
- If the NHL season finished right now, Montreal and the Detroit Red Wings would face each other in the playoffs for the first time since 1978. [TVA Sports]
- Phillip Danault details his process for taping his stick. [Canadiens.com]
- The top 10 active players who have had the most success versus Montreal. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The felony charge for aggravated assault against Gavin McKenna was withdrawn, and he now faces just a misdemeanour charge. [Sportsnet]
- Artemiy Panarin said he would only accept a trade to Los Angeles, and that gave the Kings all the cards in trade negotiations. [Sportsnet]
- Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Caleb Jones was suspended 20 games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy. [Sportsnet]
- Was this just a bad season for the Florida Panthers, or a sign that they’re in decline? [La Presse]
- NHL players believe Russia would claim bronze if they had a team at the Olympics. [The Athletic]
- Hockey has been part of the Winter Olympics for 106 years. [NHL.com]
- A big game versus Nashville from Matt Boldy helped earn his first star of the week honours. [NHL.com]
- Curtis Douglas was handed a fine for being the aggressor in a fight with Niko Mikkola in the latest instalment of the Battle of Florida. [NHL.com]
- Michael McCarron was fined for slashing Trevor van Riemsdyk. [NHL.com]
- Switzerland’s national women’s team has a positive case of norovirus as they prepare to play Canada today. [Sportsnet]
