Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kent Hughes, Vincent Lecavalier, and other member of the Canadiens’ hockey operations staff had a 90-minute discussion with SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg in recent days to discuss his development path in Russia this season. [Journal de Montreal]
- Michael Pezzetta shed some light on how little of his salary he actually sees. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Philadelphia Flyers are relying on Matvei Michkov to provide scoring and help the power play. [NHL.com]
- Michkov himself is excited to help his team make the playoffs. [NHL.com]
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a five-year extension with the Buffalo Sabres. [Die By The Blade]
- Stan Bowman was hired as the Edmonton Oilers’ general manager. [NHL.com]
- “This isn’t an endgame. He has to continually learn to be better in this space and lead by example,” says Sheldon Kennedy, who worked with Bowman over the past few years to educate him on topics such as abuse and harassment. [Sportsnet]
- Brandon Montour spent his day with the Stanley Cup in his home of Six Nations of the Grand River. [NHL.com]
- Alexander Barkov’s day will be hosted at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on July 31. [Tappara.fi]
- The San Jose Sharks signed Henry Thrun to a two-year contract extension. [TSN]
- The active NHL players with the best chances of earning their place in the Hockey Hall of Fame. [The Athletic]
- Current and former players took part in the NHL’s Broadcast Training Camp to get a look at a potential post-playing-career role. [NHL.com]
