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
The fourth round of the NHL entry draft is a time for team to take some swings on undervalued players. The Montreal Canadiens did precisely that with their 113th-overall pick, taking the diminutive L.J. Mooney from the U.S. development program. The Habs have had some success drafting undersized players from that program in the past, … Read more
When the season started, Alexander Zharovsky wasn’t on the radar, not even ranked by Central Scouting, but a strong second half raised him up draft boards. Central Scouting had him in the top five European players by the end of the season. The Montreal Canadiens liked him enough to trade their two second-round picks, 41st … Read more
Djurgårdens Victor Eklund, NHL-experten Uffe Bodin och det förväntade toppvalet i draften; Matthew Shaefer.Lyssna: WG Uffe Bodin inför NHL-draftenNatten mot lördag är det dags för den första rundan i NHL-draften där klubbarna i turordning väljer de största ishockeytalangerna. NHL-experten Uffe Bodin ser fram emot nattens event där svenskarna Anton Frondell och Victor Eklund väntas gå … Read more
1st Round Pick in Question, So How About That 2nd Rounder? The Buffalo Sabres enter the 2025 NHL draft deep into a 14 year playoff drought with frustration galore to go around. Real progression was expected last season for this club, instead they fell on their face again. Somehow, someway the coaching staff still remains … Read more
It was a familiar end to the PWHL season for the Montreal Victoire. A third one-goal loss in four games saw them lose their best-of-five series to the Ottawa Charge in four games despite being the top seed and choosing Ottawa as their opponent. Montreal lost 2-1 at TD Place Arena on Friday night. In … Read more
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting way for the Montreal Victoire to get their first playoff win in team history. Not only did it come in overtime. Not only did it come after blowing a 2-0 lead late in the third period. Not only did it come on May 11. Not only did it … Read more
For the second straight postseason, and fourth straight playoff game, the Montreal Victoire were sitting in the post-game press conference room talking about a one-goal loss. For three of those games, they were doing so in Montreal. Thursday night’s 3-2 loss didn’t require overtime, the Ottawa Charge took Game 1 in regulation, but the result … Read more
Best of Five series, Game 1Place Bell Start time: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PTIn Canada: TSN (English), RDS (French)In the United States/International: Youtube Place Bell is full to the brim with playoff hockey. After hosting two playoff games for the Laval Rocket, who advanced to the third round of the AHL playoffs, it … Read more