When the Canadiens selected Saku’s son Aatos Koivu in the third round, we knew that the chances of him becoming as good as or better than his father were pretty slim (but not nil).
Injuries have been a recurring theme for the Montreal Canadiens this season, and unfortunately, the list keeps growing. This time, it’s Jake Evans who will be sidelined, depriving the Canadiens of one of their most dependable depth forwards.
The Montreal Canadiens have clearly become a very exciting team to watch and follow closely at every game. It’s the youngest team in the entire National Hockey League, and let’s just say that the young players who make up the Habs’ roster are enormously talented, and well worth watching.
Michael Hage is making a name for himself at the World Junior Championship. For the second game in a row, the Team Canada junior forward has been at the heart of the attack, to the point of being tied at the top of the tournament scoring charts with Will Zellers after two preliminary games.
The tournament is still young, but it’s already reminding us just how quickly everything can change on the ice. The World Junior Championship has already provided us with its share of emotions since the start of the tournament, but we were treated to a truly worrying moment today.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Montreal Canadiens officially called up goaltender Samuel Montembeault from his conditioning stint with the Laval Rocket on Saturday. However, because
Last night, Michael Hage had a big game to kick off the CMJ. The Habs prospect not only scored a magnificent goal, but also added two assists to his record.
The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Jake Evans for the foreseeable future after the team announced he is expected to miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Now that the NHL holiday break is behind us, the Canadiens are getting ready to get back into action. The club flew to Florida today, and will face the Lightning tomorrow.
The Montreal Canadiens announced a couple pieces of news on Saturday. Firstly, forward Jake Evans will miss the next four to six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Already missing four regulars, Montreal’s injured list has grown again. The team announced that center Jake Evans will miss the next four to six weeks due to a lower-body injury. The Canadiens had already placed him on injured reserve before the holiday break.
The Canadiens are back in action today. Earlier this morning, the club took off for Florida… and it’s tomorrow that they’ll play their next game, against the Lightning.
Every once in a while, you find a thought in the oddest place. Suddenly, the dominoes fall — logical, but probably totally fictional. This one came from Reddit and lays out how Phillip Danault planned his five-year absence so he could return to his home province to help his former Montreal Canadiens team win the Stanley Cup.
Noah Dobson has been playing in the NHL for a few years now. The defenseman, who arrived in Montreal this summer, began his career in an Islanders uniform in the 2019-20 season.
A recent trade matchmaker piece from The Athletic linking Jonathan Marchessault to the Montreal Canadiens didn’t land the way some NHL insiders may have expected.
On Friday night, Montreal Canadiens top prospect Michael Hage had an incredible tournament opener for Canada as he helped lead the way with a goal and 2 assists in Canada’s 7-5 victory against Czechia.
After a three-day break, NHL activities resume today. There are games on the schedule tonight… but the Habs won’t be back in action until tomorrow, against the Lightning.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Aatos Koivu started the World Junior Championships with a great game with Finland in their 6-2 victory against Denmark in their opening game.
Take a look at Canada’s World Junior roster when you get a chance. Of the group, six players played on last year’s team. Six won gold at the U-18 World Championship back in April.
There’s a part of the hockey business we don’t talk about nearly enough. Every time a player is traded, a family gets traded too. Schools change. Friends get left behind.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed defense prospect Bryce Pickford to a three-year, entry-level contract that will kick in for the 2026-27 season. Montreal selected Pickford in the third round (81st overall) of the the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
The Montreal Canadiens are approaching an agreement on an entry-level contract with defense prospect Bryce Pickford per Sportsnet’s Eric Engels. This news comes on the heels of a serious hot streak for Pickford.
When Martin St. Louis sent his captain, Nick Suzuki, over the boards to try and tie the game in a shootout against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens' fate was almost sealed.