Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Chris Chelios’s time with the Canadiens was critical to his career. “There’s no question I was lucky, breaking in with Montreal the time I did it. I got to Montreal, and it was like getting a Harvard degree because of the great players they had, the coaches, and the leaders. It developed me into the player I was.”
Reflecting on the Laval Rocket’s stretch of six games in nine days, Jean-François Houle doesn’t believe he managed his lineup well enough to mitigate the effects of fatigue heading into the biggest games at the end versus the Toronto Marlies.The PWHL game between Montreal and Toronto on April 21 will reportedly be played at the Bell Centre.
Around the league and elsewhere
The Calgary Flames’ roster has been turned over to the youth, and Nazem Kadri has become their veteran leader.
A four-point night allowed Nikita Kucherov to be the first player to 100 points this season. [TSN]
Jesperi Kotkaniemi was fined $5,000 for elbowing Joel Hanley.
The auction of a pallet of 1979–80 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards closed at $3.75 million USD. [CBC]
There’s about to be a wave of Iginlas arriving in the North American professional ranks. [NHL.com]
The history of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
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