Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Thursday.
Montreal Canadiens News
Three Habs players were among the 42 NHLers invited to Team Canada’s Orientation Camp, taking place in Calgary, on August 26. It’s an off-ice event, essentially a meet-and-greet for those hoping to crack Canada’s lineup ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Nick Suzuki, Samuel Montembeault, and newcomer Noah Dobson will represent the Habs at the camp. [Three Canadiens Players Invited to Team Canada Camp]
Intriguing Montreal Canadiens prospect Bogdan Konyushkov nabbed the 14th spot in our annual prospect rankings, as voted upon by Habs fans. The offensive-minded blueliner won’t arrive in North America for another couple of seasons, but once he does make it he should be close to NHL ready given his KHL experience. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings – The Intriguing Bogdan Konyushkov]
Aatos Koivu and Michael Hage continue to steal the show at the World Juniors Summer Showcase. Koivu scored his fifth goal of the tournament on Friday versus Team USA. [Canadiens Prospects Mix It Up At Summer Showcase]
Here is Aatos Koivu scoring his fifth of the tournament to make it 1-0. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/66rselJUgl
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) August 1, 2025
Fellow Canadiens prospect L.J. Mooney managed to respond for the Americans thanks to his excellent shot.
Logan Hensler to LJ Mooney. USA cuts the deficit to 4-2. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/Wc3FtnrGX7
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) August 1, 2025
As for Hage, he scored in a rather difficult game for Team Canada versus Team Sweden.
Michael Hage makes it 8-4 with a last-minute goal for the Canadiens.
Sacha Boisvert with another assist. #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/CGlKgduThA
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) August 1, 2025
Summer practice update: The boys are keeping warm in the dog days of summer.
Notre collaborateur @PatouInfo est en direct du Complexe sportif CN de Brossard où encore une fois Patrik Laine était le premier sur la patinoire pour l’entraînement.
Il est accompagné de Nick Suzuki, Kaiden Guhle, Jake Evans, Owen Beck, Jayden Struble, Jakub Dobes, le fils de… pic.twitter.com/DjgPEvfHf9
— Frank Well Le Podcast Hockey (@fwell2) August 1, 2025
ICYMI: Few prospects bring more entertainment value to the table than Laval Rocket forward Jared Davidson. He loves big hits, fights, and score goals via one-timers, a throwback to the hockey stars of the 80s. Not only did he score 24 goals from the fourth line last season, he pushed his way toward the front of the prospect depth list. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings – Old School Jared Davidson]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins were perennial losers for 25 years, twice in bankruptcy, before they drafted perhaps the greatest player in the game, yet still missed the playoffs for five of the next six years. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
James Hagens can’t wait to play for the Boston Bruins. The No. 7 overall pick in this year’s draft made that much clear at Bruins development camp earlier this summer. Even still, Hagens will have to wait a little while longer for that to happen, with all signs pointing toward him playing another season at Boston College this fall. [Boston Bruins]
New Jersey Hockey Now confirmed that the black “Jersey” jersey is making a return in 2025-26. However, many wants to see Jack Hughes in a new black alternate Devils jersey. [New Jersey Devils]