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Saturday Habs Headlines: Montembeault, Suzuki, Dobson invited to Canada Olympics camp

In today’s links, a trio of Habs will vie for Team Canada, Aatos Koivu is at it again, Hage and Mooney continue to impress, Demidov leads fantasy forwards, and World Juniors notes.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • The list of players who have been invited to Canada’s Olympics camp was released on Friday, with Samuel Montembeault, Nick Suzuki, and Noah Dobson among the 42 invitees. [NHL.com]
  • Aatos Koivu added another pair of goals to his World Junior Summer Showcase tally on Friday versus Team USA. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Koivu, Michael Hage, and L.J. Mooney were among Friday’s top performers in the tournament. [Daily Faceoff]
  • Ivan Demidov leads the league’s rookie fantasy list heading into the season. [NHL.com]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Canada’s women’s and para camp rosters were also revealed. [TSN]
  • After using his World Juniors snub as motivation in the latter half of his draft season, Michael Misa is determined to not just make Team Canada this time around but work his way into key role. [NHL.com]
  • Trois-Rivières is on the IIHF’s radar to host a World Junior Hockey Championship. [Radio-Canada]
  • By signing Dylan Samberg, the Winnipeg Jets keep one of their best shutdown defencemen in the mix. [Sportsnet]
  • What kind of team will the Boston Bruins be this season? [NHL.com]

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