Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Zachary Bolduc’s more varied game should help him under the Montreal spotlight, his father says. [TVA Sports]
- Bolduc could be the first Québécois player to score 25 goals for the Canadiens in a quarter-century. [TVA Sports]
- Bolduc is one of the pieces in the puzzle that Kent Hughes is slowly but surely assembling in Montreal. [Sportsnet]
- L.J. Mooney is used to all the questions about whether he’s too small to be an NHLer. He uses them as motivation. [La Presse]
- “This morning, I looked at the Canadiens jersey for a long time before putting it on. I wanted to savour this moment. I’ve dreamed of this moment my whole life,” Aatos Koivu shared yesterday in Brossard. [TVA Sports]
- Arseni Radkov will play for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in 2025-26. [TVA Sports]
- “I’m one of the best too, so it doesn’t scare me,” Alexis Cournoyer said when asked about facing Montreal’s top prospects at development camp. [TVA Sports]
- Alexandre Carrier and Alex Newhook say the important thing at development camp is for a prospect to be himself and absorb as many lessons as possible. [NHL.com]
- A photo gallery of the opening days of development camp. [Canadiens.com]
- Alexander Romanov says Ivan Demidov will enjoy being pampered like a superstar in the city of Montreal, but just needs to stay focused on the game while he’s wearing the jersey. [RG.org]
- Kirby Dach was working out on the ice in Brossard as he recovers from the knee surgery he underwent in late February. [TVA Sports]
- Short thoughts on all of the free-agent signings. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- NHL players will officially be involved in the 2026 Winter Olympics after an agreement was signed between the league and the IIHF. [NHL.com]
- Matthew Schaefer played in front of a sold-out crowd at the New York Islanders’ development camp scrimmage. [NHL.com]
- The Islanders signed Maxim Shabanov to his entry-level contract. [TSN]
- Zayne Parekh is much more prepared for Calgary Flames development camp this summer, and believes he can make the NHL roster. [Sportsnet]
- The Vancouver Canucks made one last phone call to Brock Boeser an hour before he became a free agent. He felt relieved when the call came, and knew that meant he needed to stay in Vancouver. [NHL.com]
- Brent Burns signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. [NHL.com]
- The Winnipeg Jets signed Gustav Nyquist to a one-year deal. [NHL.com]
- Morgan Frost received a two-year extension with the Calgary Flames. [TSN]
- The Edmonton Oilers signed Curtis Lazar. [TSN]
- Pius Suter signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues. [NHL.com]
- The Vegas Golden Knights signed Kaedan Korczak to a four-year extension that begins in 2026-27. [NHL.com]
- John Klingberg is headed back to California to play with the San Jose Sharks. [NHL.com]
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [La Presse]
- New Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan says coaching Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl forced him to elevate his own coaching skills. [NHL.com]
- Rogers is now the majority owner of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. [Sportsnet]
- Remembering Alex Delvecchio, who passed away on July 1. [NHL.com]
