Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Michael Hage will get the chance to work on the physical aspect of his game during his college career. [Montreal Gazette]
- The OHL talent that has made its way to the Canadiens’ prospect pool. [OHL.com]
- Jordan Harris is a pretty good chef, according to girlfriend Codie Cross. [Canadiens.com]
- The Laval Rocket will participate in the home-openers of the Providence Bruins and Springfield Thunderbirds on October 11 and 12, respectively, before playing their first game at Place Bell on October 18. [AHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- With the land auction cancelled and an arena no closer to being built, Alex Meruelo has reportedly relinquished his rights to restarting the Arizona Coyotes. [Sportsnet]
- The Chicago Blackhawks have improved the most of all NHL teams since the end of the season. [The Athletic]
- Rod Brind’Amour says the exodus of players from the Carolina Hurricanes this off-season was “hard to watch.” [NHL.com]
- The Buffalo Sabres hope the additions of Ryan McLeod and Jason Zucker can finally propel them into a playoff spot. [NHL.com]
- Ryan Suter signed a bonus-laden league-minimum contract with the St. Louis Blues. [NHL.com]
- The Edmonton Oilers lead the off-season power rankings. [Sportsnet]
- The ZSC Lions credit their focus on developing — and playing — young players for their production of pro-ready talent. [ZSC Lions]
- Allan Walsh provided a summary after Greg Johnson was the latest NHL player to be posthumously diagnosed with CTE:
