Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- From his skilled play to his mindset, Alexei Zhamnov believes Ivan Demidov will be ready for the NHL next season. [RG.org]
- Three-year-old Hudson Matheson stole the show at the Canadiens’ skills competition. [Journal de Montreal]
- The results of the various competitions. [Canadiens.com]
- A photo gallery of the event. [Canadiens.com]
- Arber Xhekaj says he needs to hit the gym after only hitting 101.2 miles per hour in the hardest shot competition. [Journal de Montreal]
- After the Canadiens’ skills competition, the players remarked on how people are beginning to recognize them outside of the rink. Not just Lane Hutson and Alexandre Carrier, but Ann-Renée Desbiens and the other members of the PWHL’s Montreal Victoire. [La Presse]
- Saturday wasn’t the first time Juraj Slafkovský has said he needs to incorporate his size more in his play. Can he make it a habit at the end of his third NHL season? [The Athletic]
- There are just five more games before Kent Hughes has to make decisions on his pending unrestricted free agents. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- A hat trick moved Alexander Ovechkin within 13 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record. [NHL.com]
- Hampus Lindholm probably won’t play again this season for the Boston Bruins. [NHL.com]
- Charlie McAvoy is doing “much, much better” after being hospitalized for a shoulder infection, general manager Don Sweeney reports. [TSN]
- Thatcher Demko was placed on Injured Reserve by the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
- Juuso Valimaki was placed on waivers by Utah HC. [TSN]
- Jason and Nick Robertson each scored two goals yesterday, the first time brothers accomplished that feat since Pavel and Valeri Bure on March 1, 2000. [Sportsnet]
- Reactions from the Skate for L.A. Strong charity game that took place on Sunday. [NHL.com]
- Jon Merrill helped launch Hockey’s Beauty Club with the aim of combating bullying in the sport. [NHL.com]
