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Thursday Habs Headlines: Michael Hage’s rapid rise

Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Michael Hage is selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. | Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • A candid conversation between Michael Hage and Chicago Steel head coach Mike Garman after a poor start for the USHL team was the catalyst to the turnaround that rocketed him up to a first-round draft projection. [La Presse]
  • Jacob Fowler is only focused on one thing: winning. [Montreal Gazette]
  • Quentin Miller is thankful to have quality goaltenders in Jakub Dobes and Fowler in the system pushing him to be great. [La Presse]
  • Mikus Vecvanags was selected by the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the CHL Import Draft. [RDS]
  • Tyler Thorpe was excited to meet his boyhood idol at development camp, Alex Burrows. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Sitting through all 225 selections at Sphere without hearing his name called, Alexander Zetterberg received a text message from the Canadiens inviting him to development camp, giving him his shot with an NHL franchise after all. [Journal de Montreal]
  • A photo gallery of the Canadiens’ development camp so far. [Canadiens.com]
  • Daniel Jacob has returned to the Laval Rocket in an assistant-coaching capacity. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Dan Bylsma brought his Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coaches with him to his new head-coaching role with the Seattle Kraken, making Jessica Campbell the first female coach in NHL history. [NHL.com]
  • Anton Lundell signed a six-year contract extension with the Florida Panthers. [NHL.com]
  • They also signed bought-out defenceman Nate Schmidt to a one year contract. [TSN]
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract. [Winging It In Motown]
  • Bobby Brink has a new two-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. [Broad Street Hockey]
  • After barely making the post-season last year, the Washington Capitals added several players to make things easier on Alexander Ovechkin in 2024-25. [NHL.com]

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