Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lane Hutson is the seventh player in the history of the Canadiens to win the Calder Memorial Trophy. [NHL.com]
- ‘I’m fortunate that I get to play for the Montreal Canadiens’, says Hutson. [Montreal Canadiens | RDS]
- Hutson’s win is the product of a relentless drive and hunger. [Sportsnet]
- It also showed the skeptics just what Hutson could do. [La Presse]
- Winning the Calder is just the beginning for Hutson. [The Athletic]
- The Habs are reportedly looking for forwards to play with Ivan Demidov. [Sportsnet]
- Predicting Jayden Struble’s next contract with the Canadiens. [The Hockey Writers]
- Florian Xhekaj really is a unicorn. [Montreal Gazette]
- Down four players due to the expansion process, the Montreal Victoire have work to do. [RDS | La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Brad Marchand and Corey Perry are showing the value of adding impact veterans. [Sportsnet]
- Marco Sturm has seen the passion of Boston fans — from both sides. [Sportsnet]
- PWHL expansion winners and losers: Vancouver and Seattle reshape the league. [The Athletic]
- 45 years later, the NHL awards John Garrett the 2nd assist on Gordie Howe’s last goal. [CBC]
- Notes from the NHL Draft Combine. [ESPN]
- Five potential offer sheet candidates. [Daily Faceoff]
- Ten players heading into free agency who have upped their stock in the playoffs. [Daily Faceoff]
- Justice Maria Carroccia, the judge in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, will announce her verdicts in the case on July 24. [TSN | The Athletic]
