Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov is staying in Montreal this summer to work not only on his hockey, but his English and French as well. [RG.org]
- Maurice Richard has been officially designated a historical figure of Quebec by the Ministry of Culture and Communications. [La Presse]
- Carey Price is satisfied with what he accomplished in his hockey career, whether he gets the call to the Hockey Hall of Fame or not. [La Presse]
- Emil Heineman and Team Sweden won bronze in front of the home crowd at the World Championship. [Canadiens.com]
- Patrick Chèvrefils is continuing to work on his game to retain his place as the emergency backup goaltender in Montreal. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman score two goals apiece in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 3. [NHL.com]
- Stuart Skinner has been a stabilizing force for the Oilers since returning to the net. [NHL.com]
- Brent Burns says if the Carolina Hurricanes focus on the organization’s history of poor performances in the conference finals, they’ve already lost Game 4. [NHL.com]
- The Florida Panthers may have Sam Reinhart back for tonight’s game. [NHL.com]
- The United States won the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship for the first time in almost 100 years, on Tage Thompson’s golden goal. [TSN]
- The London Knights moved to 2-0 at the Memorial Cup with a win over the Rimouski Océanic on Sunday. [TSN]
