Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lane Hutson is ready for an NHL position, says his Boston University head coach, Jay Pandolfo. [Montreal Gazette]
- How the 2022 Canadiens draft class — the first of the Kent Hughes era — has developed over the past two years, and what could be done with the players still unsigned. [La Presse]
- Looking at some other recent high draft picks to get an idea of what Juraj Slafkovský’s contract extension could look like. [Journal de Montreal]
- With a new three-year extension, Jean-François Houle’s number-one priority is developing the young players. [La Presse]
- He’s happy to continue coaching in a place with an atmosphere like Laval. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sam Reinhart, Jake Guentzel, and Steven Stamkos lead the list of this summer’s free agents. [The Athletic]
- The Edmonton Oilers flipped the script on the Dallas Stars to overcome a two-goal deficit and take Game 4, 5-2. [NHL.com]
- Following the Dallas Stars’ DJ’s attempted trolling of the Oilers by playing La Bamba, the favourite song of the late Ben Stelton, after Game 2’s win, Stars fans donated $20,000 to the Ben Stelter Foundation. [Sportsnet]
- “Mammoth” and “Yeti” are two of the final four names for the NHL’s Utah franchise. [NHL.com]
- The London Knights went perfect through the round robin of the Memorial Cup, advancing to the final and setting up a semifinal between Saginaw and Moose Jaw. [TSN]
- PWHL Minnesota won the Walter Cup — for real this time. [PWHL.com]
