Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Juraj Slafkovský is impressing Martin St-Louis the same he impressed his Liiga coach ahead of the NHL draft. [TVA Sports]
- Mitchell Stephens just wants to help the Habs win any way he can. [Montreal Gazette]
- Vinzenz Rohrer won’t be able to participate in the Division IA World Junior Championship as he has sustained a hand injury:
- Montreal played its first PWHL pre-season game last night, losing 3-0 to New York. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The IIHF has made neck guards mandatory at all levels of the federation’s competition. [IIHF]
- The Winnipeg Jets signed Nino Niederreiter to a three-year contract extension. [TSN]
- The Seattle Kraken may be losing on the ice, but the brand is growing in its home city. [NHL.com]
- Jacob Markstrom is being evaluated after sustaining a hand injury at Flames practice. [TSN]
- Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram led the NHL’s three stars of the week. [Sportsnet]
- He helped his team pull off a fascinating feat: consecutive wins over the last five Stanley Cup champions. [Sportsnet]
- The three Hughes brothers will play in the same game when the New Jersey Devils visit the Vancouver Canucks tonight. [NHL.com]
- Expansion isn’t an official topic of discussion at the Board of Governors meetings, but it’s still a hot one. [Sportsnet]
- The 2024-25 salary cap is estimated to be $87.675 million. [Sportsnet]
