Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jacob Fowler has been Montreal’s most reliable option in net since his recall, and that will make it difficult to return him to the AHL. [TVA Sports]
- Martin St-Louis is happy how his team performed in what he and Fowler felt was a playoff atmosphere in Boston. [TVA Sports]
- Phillip Danault says he tried to be perfect in his first game and didn’t do as well as he would have liked, especially at the faceoff dot. He expects to get better as he grows more comfortable with the new system. [TVA Sports]
- Oliver Kapanen’s case for the Finnish Olympic Team. [NHL.com]
- L.J. Mooney and Aatos Koivu have made the final rosters for Team USA and Team Finland, respectively. [TVA Sports]
- The Canadiens’ run to a playoff berth as the league’s youngest team was the highlight of 2025. [Radio-Canada]
- How will the Canadiens fare in 2026? [TSN]
- Which Hab would be the worst elf? [Canadiens.com]
- La Presse‘s top hockey photos of 2025. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Previewing the teams in this year’s World Junior Hockey Championship. [La Presse]
- Canada is favoured to win the WJC. [NHL.com]
- Ross Johnston of the Anaheim Ducks was fined for roughing against the Seattle Kraken’s Tye Kartye. [TSN]
- Predicting where the NHL’s top trade-bait candidates will end up. [The Athletic]
- Who is the Eastern Conference’s best player? [The Athletic]
- A team of NCAA players will compete in the Spengler Cup this year. [NHL.com]
