Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Mike Matheson, Kent Hughes, and Jeff Gorton had a 90-minute discussion in Buffalo. The defenceman is a pending unrestricted agent. [BlueSky]
- The Canadiens’ 2024-25 season in 100 photos. [Canadiens.com]
- Looking back at some current Habs players at their scouting combines. [Canadiens.com]
- Jacob Fowler isn’t happy about the goal that ended the Laval Rocket’s playoff run, but will use it as motivation to prepare for his first full professional season. [RDS]
- The five main questions concerning the Laval Rocket personnel. [La Presse]
- Former Canadiens forward Sergei Kostitsyn has retired from the game at the age of 38. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final went to the Edmonton Oilers on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime power-play goal. [NHL.com]
- The CN Tower is lit up in blue and orange in support of the Oilers. [NHL.com]
- Dan Muse was hired to be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new head coach. [NHL.com]
- Brock Nelson re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche on a three-year contract carrying a $7.5-million AAV. [TSN]
- Nikita Kucherov was handed the 2025 Ted Lindsay Award by his teammates in a surprise reveal. [NHL.com]
- The NHL wants to host an Olympics kickoff event instead of an all-star game in 2026, so the New York Islanders will now host the league’s annual superstar showcase in 2027. [Sportsnet]
- The NHL is expanding use of Hawk-Eye, the technology that is most prominently used in tennis for electronic line-calling. [Sportsnet]
- A lab at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium is analyzing data to find the best offensive tactics for the game of soccer. [The Guardian]
- Talks continue to progress between the NHL and NHLPA on a new CBA. [NHL.com]
- Adjustments for the varied income tax rates paid in the states and provinces of the NHL teams will not be part of the new agreement. [Sportsnet]
- Some big names are on the move in the PWHL as part of the expansion draft, with Hilary Knight, Sarah Nurse, and Emerance Maschmeyer among those joining the new teams in Vancouver and Seattle. [CBC]
- Justin Carbonneau is happy that he was able to improve from last year, and knows maintaining that trend is more important for his future than where he gets drafted. [La Presse]
