Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Heading into free agency Dale Weise definitely has the Habs on his list of preferred teams [TSN 690]
- The Montreal Canadiens haven’t made much progress in their attempt to sign prospect Martin Reway. [Le Journal De Montreal]
- Where does Mike Condon rank among rookie goaltenders who have suited up for the Canadiens over the years? [Canadiens]
- Lars Eller has been racking up penalty minutes with Team Denmark, at the World Hockey Championship. [Hockey Magasine]
- Andrei Kostitsyn has stated that he wouldn’t hesitate to return to the Montreal Canadiens. [Le Journal De Montreal]
“Le Canadien? N’importe quand. Tu peux passer le message au Canadien, ils ont juste à me téléphoner ” – Andreï Kostitsyn
— J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) May 11, 2016
Around the league and elsewhere
- Washington Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov will join Team Russia for the World Hockey Championship. [CBC]
- Though his father’s upcoming trial is weighing heavily on his mind, Vancouver Canucks forward Linden Vey doesn’t believe that it was what impacted his play over the last two seasons. [The Province]
- Assistant coach Doug Houda spent 10 years with the Boston Bruins organization, before being let go of. Now the newest member of the Detroit Red Wings’ coaching staff, how can he help improve Detroit’s penalty kill? [Winging It In Motown]
- New York Riveters goaltender Jenny Scrivens announced her retirement and explained the reasons behind her choice to leave hockey. [Puck Daddy]
- Check out this fan’s experience at her first NWHL game and what she thinks about the league. [the-toast]
- St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk breaks down who he considers to be some of the league’s most elite blue liners. [The Players’ Tribune | Part One | Part Two]
- There quite a few reasons that explain why Mike Yeo’s tenure as the Minnesota Wild’s head coach, came to an end this season. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Why is Victory Day so important to Russia and what lessons can we take away from it? [TSN]
