The Habs’ trip comes to an end soon. All that remains is a stop in St. Louis (this afternoon) and Dallas, tomorrow. Montreal is looking for a point in its eighth straight game.
Every Calder conversation eventually comes to the same question. Do you reward a rookie’s impact, or do you reward his circumstance? What about his ice time, usage, and opportunity?
Montreal Canadiens prospect Bryce Pickford was named the Player of the Month in the WHL. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenseman took the WHL by storm during December, where he recorded an incredible 14 goals and 22 points in 9 games, leading all WHL players in both categories.
Against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Mike Matheson was violently hit on the head by Brad Marchand. The defenseman missed the game against the Hurricanes and let’s just say his absence was felt, even in victory.
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.
Ivan Demidov was fortunate in his only full year in the KHL last year. Although he wasn’t used much by Roman Rotenberg with SKA St. Petersburg, he did get to rub shoulders with some very good Russian players, including former NHLer Evgeny Kuznetsov.
The Canadiens are having a very good holiday/early-year trip at the moment, collecting five points out of a possible six. These are big points for the Habs, against three big teams, while deploying three different goaltenders.
Canada is having a fine tournament so far at the World Junior Championship, and we hope it continues. Indeed, Team Canada Junior is putting in some fine performances, which is encouraging for the rest of the tournament, i.e.
Having an established, reliable second line could be one of the single biggest swing factors in determining the success of the 2025–26 edition of the Montreal Canadiens.
The best team in the AHL’s Northern Section was in action last night at Place Bell, as the Laval Rocket took on the Utica Comets, the worst team in the division.
When the Olympic rosters started to come out, it didn’t take long for Montreal Canadiens fans to notice some familiar names missing. As always, Olympic selections spark debate, frustration, and a bit of national pride.
The first half of the season gave the Montreal Canadiens' organizational depth a severe test. The Canadiens may face more lineup shuffling when they continue their seven-game road trip Saturday afternoon against the St. Louis Blues.
On Friday morning when Team USA announced their 25-man Olympic roster, it wasn’t a surprise that both Montreal Canadiens stars Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson were left off the roster after hearing rumors about the team over the past few weeks.
Unfortunately for David Reinbacher, multiple injuries have clearly delayed his development. It’s extremely difficult to reach your full potential when you’re always one step behind due to injury.
On Friday morning, Finland announced their 25-man squad for the 2026 Olympics in Milan. Amongst the group that will be playing for Finland is Montreal Canadiens rookie Oliver Kapanen.
Despite all the injuries to the Montreal Canadiens, the club is doing quite well. In fact, very well. Multiple injuries are nothing new for the Habs, who are often among the teams with the most injuries, season after season.
Before the start of the World Junior Championship, Aatos Koivu mentioned that he wanted to play a big role for Finland. Saku’s son wanted to be used in every way by his coach to show that he had the talent to play with the big boys.
Montreal captain Nick Suzuki has finally earned his spot on Team Canada’s Olympic roster for Milan 2026. However, while the Canadiens fans remain excited to see the forward finally get his due, head coach Martin St.
Not to read too much into Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield’s contributions against the Carolina Hurricanes on New Year’s Day, but he picked a coincidental time to notch his first-ever goal against a powerhouse team that has historically given the franchise fits, especially on the road.
Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored 23 seconds apart in the second period as the Montreal Canadiens came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.
The United States men's Olympic hockey roster will be announced on Friday, but we already have some idea as to who is going to be on it. We also know at least one player that will not be on it.
Nick Suzuki is going to the Olympics. The Montreal Canadiens captain received the call from Team Canada general manager Julien Brisebois on Wednesday morning, fulfilling a childhood dream and validating his response to being left off the 4 Nations roster earlier this season.
Montreal Canadiens forward and captain Nick Suzuki got the call every Canadian hockey player dreams of — and despite a late night, he was already awake waiting for it.