Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ryan Poehling is back on the ice with his brothers this summer to participate in Minnesota’s “Da Beauty League”. [Canadiens]
- Max Domi joined the rest of the hockey world in wishing Matt Cullen a happy retirement. [Twitter]
- Habs prospects Alexander Romanov and Arsen Khisamutdinov have dates and opponents for their opening 2019-20 games in the KHL./
#TheTsar Alexander Romanov will start his KHL season on the 1st of September at home in Moscow against Avangard Omsk.#TheFirestarter Arsen Khisamutdinov’s Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk will start their season away to Dinamo Minsk on the 2nd of September. #GoHabsGo #Habs pic.twitter.com/ioX9BLJ0O6
— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) July 10, 2019
- Max Domi shows off his home (and his sneaker collection) in the latest Habs’ video. [Twitter]
- J.J. Daigneault went on the radio to dish about his time with the Habs. [TSN 690]
- Montreal’s 2019 first round pick Cole Caufield and 2018 pick Jordan Harris are among the American players invited to the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase. [Montreal Gazette]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Henri Jokiharju’s puck skills fit what Jason Botterill is clearly looking for in his defencemen. [Die by the Blade]
- John Scott speaks up about what really happened between him and Phil Kessel. [Twitter]
- There’s a lot of talk about the NHL’s awful contracts, but here are the 10 best deals [The Athletic]
- Vancouver announced on Wednesday that they’ve signed Micheal Ferland to a four-year deal. [TSN]
- Which teams have made the most impressive off-season improvements? [Sportsnet]/
