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Habs Daily: Demidov KHL Coach Fired, Suzuki Growth, Bear
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Monday.
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Top 2025 NHL Draft eligible prospect Carter Bear spoke to Nicolas Cloutier over at TVA Sports, stating that he’d be very excited if he happened to be drafted by the Montreal Canadiens. [Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Target: The Case For Carter Bear]
Carter Bear on potentially being drafted by the Habs this summer:
👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/ImuDZmcgMw
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) June 2, 2025
Roman Rotenberg was fired following yet another disappointing season as head coach of SKA Saint Petersburg. Rotenberg was a nepotism hire with absolutely no experience playing or coaching hockey, and it showed. His treatment of top Montreal Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov was ridiculous, especially when we consider Demidov led SKA in scoring as a rookie. [Canadiens Prospect Ivan Demidov’s KHL Coach Finally Fired]
Nick Suzuki once again received Selke consideration from a few voters, connoting he continues to improve with surprising consistency. The Selke votes were in addition to finishing as the sixth-highest scoring centre in the NHL. [Suzuki Selke Votes Demonstrate Canadiens Captain Growth]
Speaking of Suzuki, here are some pictures alongside Ruby, taken by the Asista Foundation.
Nick Suzuki with his pup Ruby for the Asista Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides training & care for therapy service dogs 🐶 pic.twitter.com/ITFoKnKCwr
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) June 2, 2025
Former Hab Scott Gomez is the new coach of the USHL powerhouse organization Chicago Steel.
The Chicago Steel are pleased to announce the hiring of two-time Stanley Cup Champion Scott Gomez as Head Coach and Hobey Baker Award Winner Mike Mottau as Assistant Coach.
📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/LelBIW9MzS#FeelSteel pic.twitter.com/iQRT31fa9u
— Chicago Steel (@ChicagoSteel) June 2, 2025
National Hockey Now Network
If July 1 is the storm, then June is the month-long gathering of clouds that hovers in the distance, gathering volume and intensity. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
After beating Carolina on Wednesday night to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, the Florida Panthers got to clear their calendar a little bit. [Florida Panthers]
Discussing Grand Rapids Griffins defenceman Antti Tuomisto, Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman insists he’s maintaining hope that the Finnish defender will one day be an NHL player. [Detroit Red Wings]
