Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Luke Tuch will be heading to the upcoming Men’s World Hockey Championship. [Buffalo News]
- Will Juraj Slafkovský’s 2023-24 season begin in Laval? [Montreal Gazette]
- Paul Byron is hoping to earn a front-office role with the Canadiens. [LNH.com]
- The Canadiens need to give Sean Farrell time to develop. [The Hockey Writers]
- Stéphane Robidas reflects on his first season behind the Canadiens’ bench. [La Tribune]
- Joshua Roy had quite a night in the QMJHL playoffs, with a total of six points:
Hatty for #gohabsgo Joshua Roy. Catches the goalie napping off the face off and then asks the crowd for their hats.
This kid is something. pic.twitter.com/WEJLaOOFrK
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) April 16, 2023
Around the league and elsewhere
- Canada and USA won their semifinals yesterday, setting up today’s Gold Medal Game of the Women’s World Hockey Championship. [TSN]
- See the complete schedule of the first round of the NHL Playoffs. [NHL.com]
- Rookies to watch in the NHL post-season. [NHL.com]
- Jack Eichel will be one of the players getting his first NHL playoff experience. [Sportsnet]
- Tanner Pearson isn’t interested in laying blame for the botched handling of the injury to his hand, just hoping to regain the full use of it. [Sportsnet]
- Brad Larsen has been fired as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Jackets Cannon]
