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The Montreal Canadiens have announced that goalie Jake Allen is out for the rest of the 2021-22 season with a groin injury. Montreal also announced that defenceman Justin Barron will miss the rest of the campaign with an ankle injury. The news was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Both players join Jonathan Drouin among players who […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agents Louis Belpedio and Jean-Sebastien Dea to one-year, two-way contracts. Both deals expire at the end of the 2021-22 season. Belpedio’s signing was first reported by Bob McKenzie of TSN. MTL signing Group VI free agent defenceman Louie Belpedio to a one-year, two-way contract. $750K/225K with a guarantee of […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent forward Alex Belzile to a one-year/two-way contract worth $750,000 at the NHL level and $250,000 at the AHL level with $300,000 guaranteed. Belzile was set to be an unrestricted free agent next week. Instead, he returns to the organization providing leadership for young prospects in Laval as well […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year, entry level contract. This contract will begin next year and takes the 22-year-old skater through the end of the 2022-23 season. This signing comes on the heels of the team clinching its spot in the 2020-21 NHL postseason. The Canadiens announced the deal late […] READ MORE
It was a historic night for the Montreal Canadiens top prospect. On the same night, Cole Caufield wins the Hobey Baker award and makes his professional debut, playing for the Laval Rocket in the AHL against the Toronto Marlies. Caufield would get the first star, scoring two goals and an assist in his professional hockey […] READ MORE
Since the CBA has been ratified, we’ve seen players opting out and others deemed unfit to play. As a result, this tournament that will start on August 1st becomes an opportunity for many young players to impress and get a bigger role with their teams. This is the case of Montreal Canadiens Finnish centerman Jesperi […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed free-agent goaltender, Vasili Demchenko, to a one-year, two-way, entry-level contract worth $700,000. General Manager of the Canadiens, Marc Bergevin announced the deal this morning. Demchenko will join Montreal for the 2020-2021 season after seven seasons in the KHL Vasili Demchenko Inks First NHL Deal Over his seven-year KHL career, spanning […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi is sidelined for for the rest of the season with a spleen injury. Canadiens announce Jesperi Kotkaniemi will miss the remainder of the season with a spleen injury — Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 11, 2020 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Out for Season The 19-year-old Finn was injured while playing […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens announce defencemen Victor Mete and Xavier Ouellet have returned to Montreal to be evaluated by team doctors. Mete was injured Tuesday night against Detroit, while Ouellet left Thursday nights game in Washington. Claude Julien confirme que Mete et Ouellet sont retournés à Montréal pour être évalués par les médecins de l’équipe. Claude Julien confirms […] READ MORE
It’s June 22, 2018. The Montreal Canadiens enter the NHL Entry Draft in Dallas, Texas with the third overall pick after a disastrous season. All signs pointed to the Habs picking Czech forward Filip Zadina with the third overall pick. However, the Canadiens had different plans in mind. There was a young Finnish centre who […] READ MORE