Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Paul Byron is choosing to focus on coaching his son’s team — “It’s a full-time job, even more so than when playing” — rather than considering taking a spot behind the Laval Rocket’s bench. [La Presse]
- Arber Xhekaj and Chris Nilan will feature in the launch of Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Hockey apparel on Saturday, June 8 at the Habs’ practice facility in Brossard. [Daily Hive]
- The Montreal Canadiens and the Aléo Foundation awarded $60,000 in bursaries to 28 student athletes. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Lanny McDonald brought the Stanley Cup along to visit the police officer who performed CPR on him following his cardiac event earlier this year. [Yahoo! Sports]
- The Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending and power play will have a large say in how their quest for a Stanley Cup ends. [The Athletic]
- A stats comparison between Connor McDavid and Aleksander Barkov. [NHL.com]
- Serge Savard misses the days when incredible moves like the one McDavid used to score in Game 6 were more common with more space for players to operate in. [Journal de Montreal]
- Scott Wheeler revealed his final top 100 draft prospects. [The Athletic]
- How much should a player be paid in free agency? [The Athletic]
- With the PWHL having just six teams and a player pool set to grow by 42 at the upcoming draft, Alexie Guay knows that spots aren’t guaranteed for players, and has already taken the step of having a contact with a Swedish team for next year. [La Presse]
