Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens know the task in front of them. [La Presse | RDS]
- The journey may not have been exactly the way they drew it up, but the Canadiens say that they want to be where they are. [Montreal Gazette]
- Ivan Demidov’s instant success will force head coach Martin St-Louis to make some hard lineup choices. [Sportsnet]
- The final step is proving the most difficult for the Tricolore to take. [Radio-Canada]
- The Laval Rocket trust in each other, and don’t need anything else. [La Presse]
- Two more points and the Rocket will be the best regular season team in the AHL this season. [RDS]
- For the seventh time, the Bell Centre was ranked the best playing surface in the league by an NHLPA poll. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Nick Suzuki is the Canadiens’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. [Montreal Canadiens]
- The French-language leaders’ debate for the Canadian federal election has been moved from 8 PM to 6 PM in order to not clash with the Canadiens’ final game of the season. [CBC]
- Retired long-time Canadiens photographer Bob Fisher passed away recently at the age of 80. [NHL.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The biggest breakout players of the 2024-25 NHL season. [Sportsnet]
- San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture retires due to injury. [ESPN]
- The Colorado Avalanche have recalled captain Gabriel Landeskog from the AHL. [TSN | ESPN]
- Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse had a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for cross-checking Los Angeles Kings forward Quinton Byfield. [TSN]
- Inside the NHL’s wild world of quirky postgame victory trophies passed from player to player. [The Athletic]
- The top 10 NHL-affiliated goaltending prospects in 2024-25. [Daily Faceoff]
- Hockey players regularly rent their homes to their counterparts, but this can create complications if the tenants see postseason action when the owners do not. [The Athletic]
- The PWHL draft is set for June 24th in Ottawa. [CBC]
- A superior court judge has upheld all of the charges against the driver who struck Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau with his vehicle, including manslaughter and vehicular homicide. [CBC]
