Samuel Montembeault left practice hurt and the Canadiens recalled Jacob Fowler from Laval. Kapanen was also missing, and St-Louis wants more battles won and fewer turnovers.
Hockey is back, and the whole organization is playing again. Only the Lions have not started their season yet. The Canadiens opened on September 29, the Rocket and the NCAA prospects followed on October 2, and many European prospects started earlier in September. Every Monday during the season, we will publish a Weekly Report on…
The Laval Rocket answered Friday’s 2-0 shutout loss in a big way. On Saturday afternoon at Place Bell, they beat the Syracuse Crunch 6-1, outshooting them 33-24 and scoring three times on the power play. Sasha Pastujov led the way with two goals and an assist, and Reilly Walsh finished with four points from the…
Jacob Fowler gave the Laval Rocket every chance to steal their opener on Friday night. His teammates never found a way to meet him halfway. The Syracuse Crunch left Place Bell with a 2-0 win, and Nick Abruzzese, who scored both goals, made the difference on a night when the Rocket spent too much time…
The Laval Rocket host Syracuse and 12 Canadiens prospects start their NCAA seasons tonight. Rosters, players to watch and tonight’s games.
MONTREAL – The Canadiens have their opening night roster. With the NHL’s Monday, September 28 deadline looming, Montreal trimmed its training camp group down to 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders, submitting nine players to waivers with the intention of assigning them to the Laval Rocket. The club didn’t put out a formal release…
Canadiens training camp is short this year, only 13 days, and the team is about to start an 84-game season. Before camp even opened, they learned Kaiden Guhle would be out and could miss the first 10 games. Now, with eight days and three preseason games in the books and five days to go, Martin…
The second and final week of Canadiens training camp is underway, and this is where things start to matter. Week one was only two preseason games and a handful of practices — nothing was decided, and nothing should have been. Martin St-Louis and his coaching staff will wait until next Sunday to make the calls…
The Canadiens killed two birds with one stone Saturday night. Split into two squads for a preseason doubleheader against the Maple Leafs, Montreal sent one lineup to Toronto and kept another at home — and both of them won. In Toronto, Phillip Danault scored twice in a 4-1 win. Back home, Cole Caufield did what…
Day 1 of Canadiens training camp wasn’t a feeling-out session — Kreider went straight onto the top line, and the ripple effects tell you how this roster’s really built.