Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov hits the ice — and plays a prominent role — with SKA Saint Petersburg. [La Presse]
- How the Canadiens can get their goal differential to a competitive level. [The Athletic]
- Cole Caufield’s number change required a little help from the NHL. [RDS]
- Arber Xhekaj should be an inspiration for the Canadiens’ rookies. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The funeral for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau has been scheduled for Monday, September 9th, at a church in suburban Philadelphia. [TSN]
- Is there an argument to be made for renaming the Lady Byng Trophy after Johnny Gaudreau? [The Hockey Writers]
- Minnesota Wild defenceman Alex Goligoski announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL. [Sportsnet]
- Marc Staal has retired from the NHL after 17 seasons, immediately joining the New York Rangers as a player development assistant. [NHL.com]
- The NHL’s top 10 unsigned RFAs of 2024. [Sportsnet]
- The top 10 Hart Trophy candidates for 2024-25. [Daily Faceoff]
- Brianna Decker, Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen, Frederic McLaughlin, and the 2002 Olympic gold-medal-winning Paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. [ESPN]
