Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jacob Fowler has won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA’s top goaltender. [BC Eagles]
- Fowler’s quick turnaround from the NCAA to the AHL. [AHL.com]
- There is reason for the Ivan Demidov hype. [La Presse]
- Those who were on the opposite side of Demidov’s exploits in the KHL this season had the same word to describe him: “Incredible.” [Radio-Canada]
- Video analysis of what Demidov will bring. [Sportsnet]
- Patrik Laine admits he doesn’t know much about the new rookie. [TVA Sports]
- Brendan Gallagher says he’s only ever seen hype similar to what Demidov is receiving for soccer superstars. [TVA Sports]
- Gallagher says a long stretch at rock bottom steeled the Habs for a playoff push. [NHL.com]
- “That sense of urgency is missing, maybe because we know we’re capable of coming back,” Martin St-Louis surmises as to why the team has been starting so slow in recent games. [RDS]
- Though he was better at soccer and gymnastics when he was young, Martin St-Louis, with his mother’s encouragement, kept trying to make hockey work. [Journal de Montreal]
- Nick Suzuki has been Montreal’s MVP. [The Athletic]
- With LTIR no longer an option to clear cap space this late in the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will play tonight’s game versus Montreal with 12 forwards and only five defencemen. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Gabriel Landeskog returned to action for the first time since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, playing a game for the Colorado Avalanche’s AHL affiliate. [Sportsnet]
- Michael Andlauer is happy the Ottawa Senators’ core and the fanbase get to enjoy playoff hockey this season. [NHL.com]
- The Senators’ arena will continue to be named Canadian Tire Centre after a new naming rights extension. [TSN]
- The Edmonton Oilers clinched their playoff spot … and lost two more players to injury. [Sportsnet]
- Isaac Howard was named the 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner. [NHL.com]
