Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed earlier in the week.
Montreal Canadiens News
The Habs invited 60 players to their main training camp, and while most of the lineup spots are spoken for, there are a few interesting battles on the docket, particularly among the forwards. Can Kirby Dach return to his former second-line glory? Does Zachary Bolduc have a place in the top six? Many more questions are left to be answered in what is gearing up to be a very interesting preseason. [Key Montreal Canadiens Training Camp Battles]
You can download your own detailed Montreal Canadiens training-camp list by clicking here. [Montreal Canadiens Training Camp List]
Media day includes photoshoots, as well as the perfect opportunity to record the videos that are played throughout the season on the jumbotron at the Bell Centre.
Captain Nick Suzuki at Habs photoshoot day 📸 pic.twitter.com/NFeS8NMJos
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) September 17, 2025
The Habs are in the running to host the 2028 World Cup, according to Geoff Molson. Obviously nothing is set in stone, but if Molson feels comfortable mentioning it, there are very healthy odds the tournament will take place in Montreal. And let’s be honest, the tournament’s atmosphere in any other rink wouldn’t compare to the Bell Centre.
Who is HYPED for more international tournaments in Montreal 🎉 ? pic.twitter.com/PeR5LgyjNN
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) September 17, 2025
National Hockey Now Network
The Pittsburgh Penguins begin their 2025 training camp under new head coach Dan Muse on Thursday morning at the UPMC Lemieux Complex. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
The San Jose Barracuda have signed Oliver Wahlstrom. The New York Islanders’ 2018 No. 11 pick will also be part of main San Jose Sharks camp on a PTO, starting this Thursday.[San Jose Sharks]
The Florida Panthers will be without Matthew Tkachuk and Tomas Nosek when the season begins. Both players are out with long-term injuries that required surgery. Tkachuk, general manager Bill Zito said, will be out at least though December after he had surgery last month to repair a sports hernia and torn adductor muscle. [Florida Panthers]