Saturday Habs Headlines: Ryan Poehling eliminated, Jake Evans and Hayden Hawkey move on in NCAA Tournament

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Ryan Poehling’s St. Cloud State University was upset by Air Force Academy in the NCAA Tournament yesterday. Jake Evans and Hayden Hawkey (who posted a 1-0 shutout) moved on to the quarterfinals. [NCAA]
• Evans is hoping to cap off his collegiate career with an NCAA title. [Canadiens.com]
• Content to simply play out the rest of his college eligibility before finding a career, the opportunity to play professional hockey in the Canadiens organization was too good to pass up for Anthony Beauregard. [RDS]
• Beauregard assisted on Jeremiah Addison’s first professional goal in what was the first game of the season with the Laval Rocket for both players:/

Here is Jeremiah Addison's first AHL goal. Out of all the players on the ice for the #Rocket, Matt Petgrave has been with the club the longest. Everyone else joined the team in the last few days. pic.twitter.com/vtZhxEHQpY

— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) March 24, 2018

• Arvid Henrikson also got his first goal of the season as his team made the semifinals of Sweden’s U20 league:/

Arvid Henriksson fastställde slutresultatet 8-3 till Örebro som är vidare till semifinal. #J20gifs #JuniorSM2018 #BIFJ20 #ÖrebroJ20 pic.twitter.com/IjKLNTACWd

— Anton Johansson (@antonj85) March 23, 2018

• Stanley Cup winner Dick Gamble has died at the age of 89. His AHL career ranks as one of the most prolific the league has ever seen. [Stephen Whyno]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• With several teams in the running to get a shot at drafting Rasmus Dahlin, which club presents the best fit for the Swedish star-in-the-making? [TSN]
• Sean Monahan is out for the season with an injury that requires surgery. [Calgary Sun]
• “You look at my stuff — it’s crazy. I say whatever I want.” A feature on one of the CWHL’s most colourful characters: Kunlun Red Star head coach Digit Murphy. [Sportsnet]/