Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Canadiens’ Top 25 this century: Ranking the Habs players who stood out, a five-part feature series. Part three covers 11-15. [Montreal Gazette]
- Which Habs could suit up at the 2030 Winter Olympics? [The Hockey Writers]
- Juraj Slafkovský has already established himself as an Olympic superstar. [Daily Faceoff]
- Ivan Demidov sits in the shadow of Matthew Schaefer when it comes to the Calder Trophy. [RDS]
- The Laval Rocket are looking to quickly rev up the engine after the All-Star break. [La Presse]
- Logan Nijhoff has chosen to leave the Trois-Rivières Lions and continue his professional career in Europe. [Trois-Rivières Lions]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Oshawa Generals, after sending an email to season-ticket holders on Tuesday asking them to “be mindful of personal cleanliness while sharing our space with fellow fans,” partially reversed course on Thursday. [The Athletic | Daily Faceoff]
- The working relationship between the NHL, NHLPA, and IIHF is evolving in a positive way, says NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. [NHL.com]
- A win over Finland in women’s hockey is the bounce back Canada needed. [CBC]
- Harkening back to an upset victory the last time the Olympics were held in Italy, Switzerland is ready to ‘poke the bear’ in a Group A matchup against Canada. [NHL.com]
- 12 Thoughts on Team Canada after a 5-0 opening win over Czechia. [Sportsnet]
- If there were any questions surrounding Canada’s goaltending at Milano Cortina 2026, Jordan Binnington answered them emphatically. [TSN]
- Team Finland head coach Antti Pennanen is drawing fire after an opening 4-1 loss to Slovakia. [Jatkoaika (Finnish)]
- The president of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario has confirmed that a U-15 team with the West London Minor Hockey Association has been disbanded after reports emerged indicating cell phone videos of naked players were taken in dressing room showers and then allegedly posted on Snapchat. [CTV]
