Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jacob Fowler believes he’s ready to turn pro, but he’s trying to put all of his focus into his play for Boston College right now. [Journal de Montreal]
- “If you talk to any coaches in Russia, they will tell you [Ivan Demidov is] one of the best talents in many years,” Traktor Chelyabinsk head coach Benoit Groulx says. [RG.org]
- Roch Voisine reworked a song he had originally written 35 years ago as a tribute to Mario Lemieux to be the new Montreal Victoire theme song. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- What’s at stake on the final day of the 4 Nations round robin. [La Presse]
- Cale Makar is going to do everything in his power to play in this afternoon’s game. [NHL.com]
- Thomas Harley is on Canada’s roster to stay regardless of Makar’s status. [Sportsnet]
- Harley looked poised in his debut. [Sportsnet]
- Finland knows it needs to be a lot better versus Canada than it was in a 6-1 loss to the United States. [La Presse]
- Lucas Raymond’s work ethic has been front-and-centre for Sweden. [NHL.com]
- Team USA may have already secured a spot in the final, but they’re not allowing themselves to relax versus Sweden. [NHL.com]
- Matthew Tkachuk is still being evaluated for the injury that held him out of the final minutes of the USA-Canada game. [Sportsnet]
- Small, skilled defencemen Adam Fox and Quinn Hughes highlight the USA’s quarter-century team. [NHL.com]
- Véronique Pelletier reached out to Peter Statsny seeking a note for her husband, Christian, a big Stastny fan who was dying of cancer. Stastny responded that he wanted Christian to battle through and reminisce with him one day about the Quebec Nordiques. The two dropped the puck together on the weekend at the Quebec Pee-Wee Tournament. [La Presse]
