Canadiens Gorton Here to Stay
Also, Contract talks with Xhekaj and Beck's quest for a cup
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Montreal Canadiens’ Jeff Gorton Is Here to Stay
May 17, 2024 by Karine Hains
When Marc Bergevin was dismissed, owner Geoff Molson decided he would change the team’s structure and not put as much power in one man’s hands. During the Bergevin era, there were questionable decisions that probably would have been challenged if someone else had been involved in the decision process, such as telling the alumni players to stay away from the current players (from ‘Serge Savard happy to feel like part of Canadiens’ family again,’ The Gazette, March 24, 2023). The Montreal Canadiens have a storied franchise, and former players know more than a thing or two about dealing with the media and playing under the Montreal looking glass.
Canadiens GM Kent Hughes Remains Firm on Keeping Arber Xhekaj
May 19, 2024 by Karine Hains
In hockey-mad Montreal, fans fall in love fast and hard with their favourites. When Marc Bergevin signed undrafted defenceman Arber Xhekaj to an entry-level contract in October 2021, hardly anyone had heard about the hard-hitting defenceman. Three years later, a large part of the Canadiens’ fandom has become enamoured with the 23-year-old blueliner.
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Canadiens’ Prospect Owen Beck Getting Another Shot at the Memorial Cup
May 18, 2024 by Karine Hains
Owen Beck was the first player selected in the second round of the 2022 Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, but we rarely hear about him, unlike Lane Hutson who was selected 29 picks later. Beck is still one of the important prospects of the organization, however, and was a revelation for many in his first development camp, so much so that he was invited to the rookie camp and even to the main camp. His hard work was immediately rewarded when Kent Hughes signed him to an entry-level deal at the start of October 2022. Still, he was sent back to his junior team as there was room to grow in the Ontario Hockey League.
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