Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Nick Suzuki talks about a busy off-season and elevated expectations. [Montreal Gazette | RDS]
- Suzuki is ready to build on what the Canadiens accomplished last season. [The Athletic]
- The captain is also part of a trend where more Canadiens players are staying in the city over the summer. [Montreal Gazette]
- “Cole and I were freaking out.” Suzuki talks about the Noah Dobson acquisition. [La Presse]
- Finally, Suzuki’s eyes are also firmly on the upcoming Olympics. [Radio-Canada]
- Juraj Slafkovský has been named Best Forward and Player of the Year for 2025 by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Outlining the Habs best-case scenario between the pipes for 2025-26. [The Hockey Writers]
- Habs Hits and Misses: Montreal’s most painful contracts since the ’90s. [HabsWorld]
- Patrik Laine and his wife, Jordan, hit the catwalk as part of the From Us to You x M.A.D Festival Fashion Show. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Laura Stacey will host her annual ball hockey tournament in Montreal rather than Toronto for the first time this year. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The biggest hockey player on Earth is Alexander Karmanov, a seven-foot-tall teenager from Moldova. [The Athletic]
- The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Frank Nazar to a seven-year contract extension worth $46.13 million, a massive commitment to the 21-year-old with 56 career NHL games under his belt. [TSN]
- Ranking every NHL team’s 2025-26 prospect pool, from 1 to 32. [Daily Faceoff]
- Alex Ovechkin is hungry for more with the Washington Capitals after setting the NHL goals record. [NHL.com]
- The Minnesota Wild have reportedly made “significant progress” toward signing restricted free agent Marco Rossi to a new contract. [TSN]
- The Crown has elected not to appeal the acquittals of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team. [TSN | Sportsnet]
