Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- After avoiding a suspension for a game misconduct in Game 2, Owen Beck has been barred for the remainder of the OHL Final following a slewfoot in Game 5 on Friday night:
Peterborough will be without Owen Beck for the rest of the OHL final for this one. Thoughts on this?
Game 6 of the @OHLHockey
final tomorrow goes at 7:00 ET, Petes trying to close it out! @CarloColaiacovo @MarcMethot3 @Victor_Findlay @frankcorrado22 pic.twitter.com/N4xnhOwYmT— Julia Tocheri (@juliatocheri) May 20, 2023
- Jared Davidson reflected on his five-year WHL career following the Seattle Thunderbirds’ championship win. [YouTube]
- Lane Hutson and Team USA remain undefeated at the World Championship. [Canadiens.com]
- Former Habs defenceman Ron Hainsey is the new NHLPA assistant executive director. [NHLPA]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Matthew Tkachuk was the overtime hero for a second consecutive game as the Florida Panthers took both games from the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh. [NHL.com]
- Joe Veleno may not play another game for Canada at the World Championship following a stomp to Nino Niederreiter’s shin:
Nino Neiderreiter got a penalty here for roughing, but Joe Veleno got away with that stomp. The Swiss fans were furious.
You can't do that. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/g5NYvpNJRE
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) May 20, 2023
- Marc Bergevin, Stan Bowman, Craig Conroy, and Dave Nonis are the final four in the running for the Calgary Flames’ general manager position. [The Score]
- Conroy appears to be the favourite. [Daily Faceoff]
