Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- With the Manitoba Moose, Pascal Vincent proved he could develop young talent into NHL players. [The Athletic]
- Sylvain Favreau, the head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs and one of the candidates considered for the Laval Rocket role this year and the Rochester Americans’ top position a season ago, is ready to make the jump to the pro ranks when the time comes. [La Presse]
- Jacob Fowler ranks third on Scott Wheeler’s list of drafted goalie prospects. [The Athletic]
- A recap of the Canadiens’ off-season and how it sets them up. [NHL.com]
- Chris Nilan’s charity golf event raised money for the Liam Foundation, which funds research for mitochondrial disease. [Montreal Gazette]
- A gallery of the emotive Juraj Slafkovský. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Construction of the Calgary Flames’ new arena is set to begin on Monday. [Sportsnet]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov was placed on unconditional waivers by the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, with a contract termination expected so he can join SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. [NHL.com]
- The Hurricanes signed Jack Drury to a two-year contract before his case went to arbitration. [NHL.com]
- Eric Duhatschek thinks the Anaheim Ducks are the bottom-five team that will make the jump to contender status first, and believes the Detroit Red Wings have made lateral moves at best. [The Athletic]
