Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Jake Evans, Alexandre Carrier, and Joe Veleno hit the ice for a scrimmage in Brossard yesterday. [Journal de Montreal]
- Meanwhile, David Reinbacher and Vinzenz Rohrer faced off in Switzerland in a match between the ZSC Lions and Kevin Fiala’s team of all-stars. [Journal de Montreal]
- A video recap of the Canadiens’ 2024-25 season. [Canadiens.com]
- David Savard likes the moves the Canadiens have made this off-season. [RDS]
- Pascal Vincent received the Order of the City of Laval on Thursday. [Journal de Montreal]
- The top Canadiens scorer of all-time by nationality. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Matthew Tkachuk is debating whether to have surgery to repair an injury, a procedure that could keep him out of the lineup for at least the opening two months of the season. [Sportsnet]
- Joel Kiviranta signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. [NHL.com]
- Keith Kinkaid is hoping to make a return to the NHL. [NHL.com]
- Kyle Clifford announced his retirement. [NHL.com]
- Can the Columbus Blue Jackets go one step further with a playoff berth this year? [NHL.com]
- The top prospects in the Blue Jackets’ system, led by Cayden Lindstrom. [NHL.com]
