The Montreal Canadiens officially added experienced coach Derek Lalonde to their coaching staff on Monday, the team announced.
The Canadiens hire Derek Lalonde as associate coach. News release ↓ #GoHabsGo https://t.co/Q7vvrXE8LI — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 20, 2026
Lalonde will have the title of associate coach. Lalonde made his NHL coaching debut as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018, assuming the role until 2022 and helping the team win ...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Montreal may have been the blueprint for the Vancouver Canucks’ current organizational strategy. [ Canucks Army ]
Where the Canadiens’ unrestricted free agents ended up. [ The Hockey News ]
Voting for the 2026 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25 is now under way. Submit your ballot before 8:59 PM EDT on Friday. [ EOTP ]
Around the league and elsewhere
What Finland’s roster could look like for the 2027 All-Star Game. [ NHL.com ]
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Zachary Bolduc is spending his summer participating in various hockey camps around Quebec, thankful to be the NHL player young kids can look up to the way he did when he was young. [ La Presse ]
The overarching trends of the transactions this off-season. [ The Athletic ]
Around the league and elsewhere
Connor Bedard signed a five-year extension with the Chicago Blackhawks with a $15 million average annual value. [ NHL.com ]
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Anthony Mantha says he delayed signing a new contract with the New Jersey Devils for a week to wait to hear back from the Canadiens, but no actual offer was put forth by Kent Hughes. [ La Presse ]
With Kirby Dach now signed, Zachary Bolduc and Arber Xhekaj remain Hughes’s biggest remaining projects. [ RDS ]
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Midway through July, there are still three goaltenders on the Canadiens’ 2026-27 roster. [ Montreal Gazette ]
How the roster looks at this point. [ NHL.com ]
Despite a quiet summer, the Canadiens will still be among the improved teams this season due to the young core gaining more experience. [ The Athletic ]
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The extension between Dach and the Canadiens avoids the need for an arbitration hearing, and it carries a salary cap hit of $3.6 million.
The Montreal Canadiens came to terms with restricted-free-agent Kirby Dach, re-signing the 25-year-old to a one-year, $3.6 million deal.
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The Montreal Canadiens have headed off an arbitration hearing with restricted free agent Kirby Dach. The two sides have agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal. It's a one-way contract. Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les termes d'un contrat d'une saison avec l’attaquant Kirby Dach. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Kirby Dach. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/5fz1cEvVZG — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 16, 2026 The Habs had tendered him a $4 million ...
The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed Kirby Dach to a one-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $3.6 million. The two parties avoid the arbitration hearing that Dach had elected for on July 5.
Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les termes d'un contrat d'une saison avec l’attaquant Kirby Dach. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Kirby Dach. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/5fz1cEvVZG — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 16, 2026
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The NHL has officially announced the full schedule for the 2026-27 regular season, returning to 84 games for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
Our 84-game schedule for 2026-27 is here! Details ↓ #GoHabsGo https://t.co/bndflqUBMt — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 16, 2026
The Montreal Canadiens will start on the road on the NHL’s opening night, Tuesday, September 29 in Toronto to take on the new-look Maple Leafs. They will also face off against the Pittsburgh ...