Introduction There is something about Ivan Demidov that feels unprecedented, even with the Montreal Canadiens’ century-long history. Thanks to him, Habs fans have probably learned more about the machinations of the KHL and Russian hockey than they ever imagined that they would. Roman Rotenberg became as familiar a name amongst the fandom as Michel Therrien, … Read more
Introduction There are many reasons why some players find themselves selected far later in the NHL draft than they should be. Be it a lacklustre draft year, off-ice issues, lack of a particular elite trait, or size, teams don’t want to use their first-round picks on anyone that they’re not entirely sure of. Size, or … Read more
Introduction Cole Caufield scored 28 goals in the 2023-24 season. Some people considered it a disappointment. So he came into 2024-25 and scored 10 times in October, setting the stage for a career-high 37 on the season. Since the turn of the millennium, only one other person has scored that many goals in a single … Read more
Introduction Michael Hage got to realize a childhood dream when the Montreal Canadiens traded up in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft to select him. A second-generation Habs fan and fluent French speaker, he had impressed the management of his favourite team enough that they were willing to use their draft capital to bring him into … Read more
Introduction When Rafaël Harvey-Pinard went down with an injury last summer Oliver Kapanen had the opportunity to play with the Montreal Canadiens earlier than expected. He had been on the ice with Timrå for over a month and played pre-season games against quality opposition. Heading to North American in game shape, he played 12 games … Read more
Introduction When the Montreal Canadiens executed their trade for Noah Dobson, it gave the impression that they’d have a quieter 2025 NHL Draft. While that may have been the case in the first round, they executed two early trades on Day 2 to leverage their draft capital and move up to grab some impact players … Read more
ågra av Sveriges bästa spelare i form av Emma Söderberg (Boston Fleet), Maja Nylén Persson (New York Sirens), Anna Kjellbin (Toronto/Montreal), Jessica Adolfsson (Ottawa) och Lina Ljungblom (Montreal) har fått chansen i PWHL. Den sistnämnda gjorde det första svenska målet i PWHL, detta i december förra året. Den tidigare Modo-forwarden från Skövde, är 23 år … Read more
Lina Ljungblom lämnade SDHL och Modo för en chans i PWHL med Montreal Victorie. Mycket har varit häftigt, men vissa saker också lite sämre, berättar hon för Örnsköldsviks Allehanda. Läs mer https://hockeynews.se/nyheter/landslagsstjarnan-lite-for-manga-kockar Fler nyheter om MoDo Hockey
German defenceman Carlos Händel played a couple of seasons in Sweden against better competition than he could have received in his home country before heading to the QMJHL in his draft season. After participating in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, he headed to Halifax to play with the Mooseheads. Date of Birth: March 31, … Read more
The Montreal Canadiens moved up to select a forward at 69th, then used the 81st overall selection to claim a defenceman. With those positions addressed, their final pick of the third round at 82nd was spent on a goaltender. Montreal had several nations represented among their goaltending pool already heading into the draft. Jakub Dobeš … Read more