Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- The TSN690 crew got excited about some of the Habs upcoming prospects [TSN]
- Also on TSN690, James Mirtle talks about The Athletic’s expansion to Montreal. [TSN]
- Habs prospect Hayden Hawkey appreciates Phil Kessel/
Phil Kessel is the man https://t.co/2lrKkBfOYo
— Hayden Hawkey (@hawkeypuck35) August 14, 2017
- Les Canadiennes made a huge trade acquiring star goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer and announced other roster moves. [EOTP]
- Caroline Ouellette and Maschmeyer herself reacted to the news./
@TheCWHL pic.twitter.com/hqk1k0kFTS
— Emerance Maschmeyer (@Emerance_M) August 16, 2017
Welcome to @Emerance_M with @lescanadiennes Very lucky to have you as part of our team! https://t.co/l7X6UL6i79
— Caroline Ouellette (@couellette13) August 15, 2017
- Andrew Shaw got married last weekend, and there were a bunch of his old Chicago teammates there… And Shea Weber. [Second City Hockey]
- The Habs are launching a new restaurant venture near the Bell Centre and Place Bell. [Canadiens]
- The NHL will be present at the Montreal Pride Parade this weekend. [Dave Stubbs/Twitter]
- Will Butcher is now a free agent, and could be a fit in Montreal. [EOTP]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The CWHL is partnering with CCM Concussions to monitor and manage concussions [CCM Concussions]
- Andrei Markov was named as one of the top defencemen in the KHL. [Championat]
- Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Rick Rypien and the Winnipeg Jets have Project 11 to raise awareness about mental health. [Winnipeg Jets]
- Everyone should be as excited as Celine Dion watching her kid play hockey. [SB Nation]
- Referees and linesmen are getting new uniform patches in Sweden. [SweHockey]/
