Carey, Coach and Combine | Canadiens Connection ep 194

Canadiens Connection

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Check out news Headlines posts at AllHabs.net.

Roster news - Joel Armia won a gold medal, Josh Anderson picked up a silver at the IIHF World Championship. Carey Price was selected as this year's recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Habs prospect report - The Laval Rocket are set to begin the Eastern Conference final against the Springfield Thunderbirds. Laval Rocket signed Canadiens prospect Joshua Roy to an amateur tryout contract. With the passing of the June 1st deadline, the Montreal Canadiens have relinquished their rights to Jacob Olofsson. Canadiens prospect Ty Smilanic has transfered from Quinnipiac University to the University of Wisconsin. Be sure to read the content at AHL.report and check out The Press Zone - Montreal

Quotes of the Week: Carey Price added the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy to his long list of accomplishments.

Hockey news and notes: Montreal Canadiens announced that Martin St. Louis will be the 32nd head coach in Canadiens history.

Segment 2: BIG Topic - GM Hughes: Checking the Boxes

Two major items on Kent Hughes' off-season to-do list were preparing for the NHL Entry Draft and locking down his head coach. He made significant progress on both items this past week.

Martin St. Louis reacted to receiving a three-year contract extension from the Canadiens.

Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and members of the Hockey Operations staff spent this past week in Buffalo at the NHL Scouting Combine.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

• Canadiens upcoming events.
• Canadiens Connection Question of the Week.
• Listener's texts and emails.

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