Links: Chris Wideman assumes a leadership role

Sep 30, 2022 - 8:00 AM

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Chris Wideman “understands what our young guys need,” according to Martin St-Louis. [Montreal Gazette]
• How GM Kent Hughes plans to re-tool without creating a “losing culture”. [The Athletic]
• Juraj Slafkovsky: Montreal or Laval? [RDS]
• Hughes also said that the team has to do what was “right” for Slafkovsky. [TSN]
• There is a new guard in town when it comes to player development. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

• A CBC Fifth Estate investigation has found junior hockey players were the subjects of police investigations in at least 15 group sexual assault cases across Canada since 1989. [CBC]
• A new study recommends youth hockey leagues ban bodychecking until age 18 for the sake of brain health. [TSN]
• Why the 1972 Summit Series still resonates across Canada: “This is our folklore”. [The Athletic]
• Top-line winger Mitch Marner has been taking some reps as a defenceman during Toronto Maple Leafs training camp. [TSN]
• How NHL players would change the Stanley Cup playoffs. [ESPN]
• The league has formally investigated serious accusations against its players. Not doing the same for Francesco Aquilini is a bad look. [Daily Faceoff]