Caufield Era is Near | Canadiens Connection ep 130

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 130 | Habs News, Montreal, NHL, Carey Price, Cole Caufield, Eric Staal, Joel Armia, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Rick and Joe briefly recap the week of game action for the Montreal Canadiens. Check out the comprehensive post-game reviews for every game at AllHabs.net.
Carey Price is the mid-season leader in weekly three stars by Joseph Whalen
Roster news – Tyler Toffoli remains out with a lower body injury. Joel Armia remains on the NHL’s COVID protocol list. Eric Staal is under one-week quarantine.
Habs prospect report – UMD’s Blake Biondi advanced to the Frozen Four. Canadiens signed defenceman Corey Schueneman to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2021-22 season. Canadiens signed forward Cole Caufield to a three-year entry-level contract. Caufield will play his first pro game in Laval. Check out The Press Zone – Montreal.
NHL News – NHL announced updates to the Canadiens regular season schedule this week.
Eric Staal had his first media availability as a Montreal Canadien and talked about a variety of topics.

Segment 2: Cole Caufield: The Inside Story

The guys take a look back on being on the scene for every step of Cole Caufield’s association with the Montreal Canadiens. Rocket Sports staff and contest winners travelled to Vancouver to witness Caufield being drafted 15th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Rocket Sports travelled to watch two of Caufield’s road games and to record an exclusive interview with him.
Rick and Joe are joined by Todd Milewski of the Wisconsin State Journal, who covered every moment of Caufield’s college career.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Happy Easter!
All Habs Fantasy Hockey Update
CC Question of the week: What are your thoughts on Connor McDavid’s hit on Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Tuesday night?
Special guest next week: Theo Fleury
Listener’s calls and text

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A New Chapter | Canadiens Connection ep 129

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 129 | Habs News, Montreal, NHL, Carey Price, Cole Caufield, Jordan Harris, Marc Bergevin, Eric Staal, Joel Armia, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Sean Burke

Cole Caufield

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Rick and Joe briefly recap the week of game action for the Montreal Canadiens. Check out the comprehensive post-game reviews for every game at AllHabs.net.
Josh Anderson named 1st star of the week by Joe in his weekly column.
Roster news – Tyler Toffoli out with a lower body injury, was not scheduled to play all three games against Edmonton. Joel Armia and Jesperi Kotkaniemi on the NHL’s COVID protocol list. The Canadiens have acquired Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third and a fifth round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Habs prospect report – Jordan Harris has chosen to return to Northeastern for his senior year. NCAA Regional tournaments began on Friday with Habs prospects participating: Cole Caufield, Jack Gorniak, Blake Biondi, Arvid Henrikson, Luke Tuch. Bemidji State upset Wisconsin 6-3 on Friday to end the tournament for Caufield and Gorniak and coach Tony Granato. Check out The Press Zone – Montreal.
Marc Bergevin media availability this week regarding the COVID situation and game postponements.
NHL News – Referee Tim Peel will no longer work games now or in the future. NHL players moving from the United States to Canada will now be required to only quarantine for seven days, down from 14.
Sean Burke, Director of Goaltending, has his first media availability.

Segment 2: Eric Staal is a Canadien

Rick and Joe discuss the Eric Staal trade and whether they expected the Canadiens to make the move for the veteran forward. Joe Yerdon joins the show to give the Buffalo side of this trade and give his thoughts on the move.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Tribute to Shannon Coady
All Habs Fantasy Hockey Update
Social media reactions
Listener’s calls and text

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Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

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Mid-Season Adjustments | Canadiens Connection ep 127

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 127 | Habs News, Montreal, NHL, Carey Price, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Stephane Waite, Alex Burrows, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Rick and Joe briefly recap the week of game action for the Montreal Canadiens. Check out the comprehensive post-game reviews for every game at AllHabs.net.
Brendan Gallagher named 1st star of the week by Joe in his weekly column.
Roster news – Ben Chiarot suffered a fracture in his right wrist and will be re-evaluated in the coming days. March 11th marked the 25th anniversary of the closing of the Montreal Forum.
Habs prospect report – Cole Caufield has been nominated for Big Ten Player of the Year. Rocket in action Friday against the Toronto Marlies. Be sure to listen and subscribe to the Press Zone – Montreal.
Former Canadiens goaltending coach Stephane Waite continued his media tour, sharing some additional information. Shea Weber gives his thoughts on why Carey Price is having more success.
Interim head coach Dominique Ducharme unveiled a new second line this week, with Tyler Toffoli, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Brendan Gallagher lining up together.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects a “fully normal” season for 2021-2022 that will start on time. He also expects fans to return in greater numbers towards the playoffs. The divisions will return to the standard alignment for next season. The NHL signed a seven-year broadcast and streaming agreement with ESPN.
The NHL paused the 2019-2020 season on March 12, 2020. A year later, we take a look back.

Segment 2: Let’s Talk Special Teams and OT!

Canadiens assistant coach Alex Burrows had his first media availability this week. Last week we spoke to Isha and Dylan of the Hockey Podcast network about Alex Burrows, this week we hear from Burrows discussing finding out he was going to be an assistant coach of the Canadiens and some insight into the importance of Shea Weber on the Canadiens power play.
What’s wrong with the Canadiens in extra time? The Habs are now 0-7 in overtime and the shootout. Last week we heard from Jeff Petry about the Canadiens defensive zone coverage in three-on-three overtime, this week the defenceman spoke about the possession plan in OT.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

All Habs Fantasy Hockey Update
Social media reactions
Listener’s calls and text

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Habs Fans Brimming With Confidence | Canadiens Connection ep 111

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 111 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Marc Bergevin, Shea Weber, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Cole Caufield, Phillip Danault, ECHL

(Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

There’s a report that Canadiens 2018 2nd round pick, Jacob Olofsson, will sign a two-year contract with Timra IK of the Allsvenskan.
Canadiens prospect report. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first two goals since returning to Finland and Cole Caufield is fine after taking a big hit in last Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.
They Said What – Habs strength and conditioning coordinator Patrick Delisle-Houde spoke to the media this week. He touched on Shea Weber, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, changes to his role during the pandemic and more!
NHL reveals reverse-retro jerseys for all 31 teams.
NHL and NHLPA have been in the news this week after the NHL asked for some tweaks to the CBA agreement agreed to early in the pandemic
ECHL announced all teams in the North division will suspend play for the 2020-21 season.
Marc Bergevin interview with TVA, touching on ECHL plans, Phillip Danault contract negotiations and his prediction for the all-Canadian division.

Segment 2: All-Canadian or Atlantic division?

With the uncertainty surrounding how the upcoming season will unfold, Rick and Joe ask the question: Would the Canadiens have a better chance of making the Playoffs in the Atlantic division, or the Canadian division that has been talked about as a possibility for this season?
A survey from The Athletic shows that Canadiens fans have very high hopes with regards to making the Playoffs this season.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Habs Goaltending Plan | Canadiens Connection ep 110

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 110 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Stephane Waite, Tomas Plekanec, Cayden Primeau, Josh Brook, Jake Allen

Carey Price, Stephane Waite (Photo by Canadiens.com)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Canadiens prospect defenceman Josh Brook has tested positive for Covid-19.
Jan Mysak chatted with fellow countryman and long-time Hab, Tomas Plekanec.
The guys provide a scoring summary of Habs prospects who are currently playing.
They Said What? – Canadiens goaltending coach Stephane Waite spoke to the media this week. Touching on Jake Allen, the plan for Cayden Primeau and goaltender Vasili Demchenko
The Canadiens provided a peek at the new reverse-retro jersey.
The NHL is reviewing return to play options for the 2020-2021 season.

Segment 2: Canadiens Rise in Off-Ice Rankings

Rick and Joe take a look at a pair of polls from The Athletic, one ranking NHL front offices and the other a survey of NHL agents discussing the off-season and much more. In both, the reviews of the Canadiens are favourable. In the front office ranking they are up six spots from last year to No. 14. In the agent survey, they took top spot in the question asking which team had the best off-season.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Habs Most Pressing Issues | Canadiens Connection ep 109

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 109 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nick Suzuki, Alexander Romanov, Phillip Danault, Jake Evans

Phillip Danault (Photo by Ben Pelosse / JdeM)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Canadiens prospect Mattias Norlinder left a game due to an apparent shoulder injury.
Montreal has loaned defenceman Josh Brook to Krefeld Pinguine in the German Hockey League.
Canadiens former first round pick David Fischer was in the news this week. He offered some thoughts on why things did not go his way after being the 20th selection in the 2006 draft.
André Tourigny, who will be the head coach of Team Canada at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships, took the opportunity to heap some praise on the Canadiens first round selection Kaiden Guhle.
Corey Pronman of The Athletic ranked the top 155 NHL players under the age of 23. The Canadiens feature six players in his ranking, the highest being Nick Suzuki at #27.

Segment 2: Most Pressing Issues About the Montreal Canadiens

Rick and Joe take a look at 12 of the most pressing issues that face the Montreal Canadiens entering the 2020-21 season. The guys tackle the big questions. What will this season look like? Did Marc Bergevin do enough to make the Canadiens cup contenders? Will Claude Julien accept the youth movement? All these questions and more!
We take a look back at the most pressing questions we had entering last season and compare.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Habs Prospect Report, Protection List | Canadiens Connection ep 108

By Rocket — 4 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 108 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Marc Bergevin, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Alexander Romanov, Cole Caufield, Kaiden Guhle

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Photo by TVA Sports)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Carey and Angela Price welcomed their third child to the world this week, their first son named Lincoln.
Canadiens 2020 first round pick Kaiden Guhle was named to Team Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championships selection camp roster.
They Said What? – Rob Ramage edition
The Ottawa Senators signed former Hab Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year contract worth 1.05 million.
Ilya Kovalchuk remains an unsigned free agent. François Gagnon wrote an article for RDS detailing why the aging winger does not make sense for the Canadiens.
Montreal mayor, Valérie Plante, closes all sports facilities including Bell Sports Complex.

Segment 2: Canadiens Protection List

Rick and Joe are joined by Chris G to discuss the NHL expansion draft set to take place following the 2020-21 season. Following an article written by Chris earlier in the week, the guys take a look at who the Canadiens should have on their protection list and who might be exposed to the Seattle Kraken.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Domi, Danault’s Futures With Habs | Canadiens Connection ep 101

By Rocket — 5 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 101 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Marc Bergevin, Max Domi, Phillip Danault, Taylor Hall, Nick Suzuki, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Max Domi (Photo by TVA Sports)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

The Laval Rocket sign Kevin Lynch to a one-year, one-way AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Lynch appeared in 54 games for the Rocket last season.
They Said What? – Darren Dreger said Montreal could be a possible destination for Taylor Hall. Is it actually possible the Canadiens net the biggest fish of 2020 Free Agency? Jesperi Kotkaniemi revisits the 2018 NHL Draft.
Corey Pronman of The Athletic released his organizational rankings, ranking the young players of each NHL team. The Canadiens finished ninth in his ranking.
Nick Bjugstad traded from Pittsburgh to Minnesota in exchange for a conditional pick.
A report indicated Robin Lehner signed a contract extension with Vegas, but Lehner denied.
NHL Critical dates calendar update. The NHL Draft has been moved up to October 6th and 7th, while Free Agency will commence on the 9th. What happens after the Draft and Free Agency? When will the 2020-21 season start?

Segment 2: Marc Bergevin is Shopping

Elliotte Friedman reported that it could be Phillip Danault who might be traded by the Canadiens, instead of Max Domi who has been the source of speculation for the past few weeks. Friedman noted that he’s heard Danault’s name out there and the Habs are at least “testing the market” for him. Rick and Joe discuss this new development for the Montreal Canadiens.
Rick is joined by special guest Sam Gerber of Rocket Sports.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Kotkaniemi, Petry, Julien on Habs Season | Canadiens Connection ep 99

By Rocket — 5 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 99 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, Carey Price, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Max Domi, Claude Julien, Jeff Petry, Tomas Tatar

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is just that – a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

This Week’s Show: Habs Begin Off-Season

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Taking a look at the Habs exciting prospect defenceman, Mattias Norlinder.
Max Domi removed references to the Montreal Canadiens from his bios on social media. What role did Marc Bergevin’s comments about Domi’s uncertain future have in that?
They Said What? Hearing from a handful of Habs players talking about the Playoffs, Brett Kulak, Jeff Petry, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Tomas Tatar. While Phillip Danault voiced some displeasure with his role.
Arizona Coyotes get penalized.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs make a deal centred around Kasperi Kapanen.
Allan Walsh put his client Marc-Andre Fleury in a difficult situation with a social media post that had the hockey world talking.

Segment 2: Claude Julien Press Conference

Claude Julien spoke to the media for the first time since his medical procedure after he experienced chest pains in the Toronto bubble. He updated his status going forward and gave his thoughts on what he saw from his team. Rick and Joe share their thoughts on what we heard from the Habs bench boss.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Social media reactions.
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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Habs News, Price, Kotkaniemi, Lafreniere | Canadiens Connection ep 90

By Rocket — 5 years ago

Canadiens Connection, Podcast, Rocket Sports Radio, ep 90 | Habs News, NHL, Montreal, NHLPA, Return to Play, Carey Price, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Alexis Lafreniere, Draft, Lottery

Alexis Lafreniere (Photo by Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press)

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Next week’s episode will air on Saturday, July 4th at 2 pm. ET. (3:30 pm. NT.) Missed an episode? You can find every episode of the Canadiens Connection HERE.

This Week’s Show

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

The Hockey Hall of Fame announced the inductees of 2020. Getting the call this year was Marian Hossa, Jarome Iginla, Kevin Lowe, Kim St. Pierre, Doug Wilson and Ken Holland. The guys ask: Who got snubbed this year?
Arpon Basu reported that Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be travelling to attend the Canadiens’ training camp and that he is “coming as a player who is available to play”. Adding some more intrigue to the Canadiens potential return to play.
Carey Price won the Molson Cup for the 2019-2020 season, picking up the award for the 9th time. Price also spoke to the media via conference call this week, touching his desire to play but also voicing concerns over health and safety.
Impact of Coronavirus. An update on Hub cities in consideration, the NHL/NHLPA discussing a CBA extension, Artemi Panarin and Ryan Kesler shared their thoughts on the CBA & escrow, more positive tests for the coronavirus and the MLB announces they will play a 60 game season.

Segment 2: The Big Topic – NHL Draft Lottery

Phase 1 of the NHL Draft Lottery went last night and it did not take long to grab the attention of the hockey world. It was determined that a mystery team will be selecting first overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Not the historically bad Detroit Red Wings, or the Ottawa Senators with two first round picks, but a placeholder team that will be determined following the qualification round in Phase 2 of the lottery.
What does this mean for the Montreal Canadiens? After taking a look at SBD’s betting news section, things are not looking pretty for the Canadiens as recent analysis gave them just a 36 percent chance to move past the Penguins in the qualifying round. So will Habs fans be supporting a ‘tank movement’ to have an opportunity to select Alexis Lafreniere?

Segment 3: Have Your Say

Reading your responses to the Canadiens Connection question of the week: How are you coping during the ‘pause’?
Listener’s calls and texts
Bad tweet of the week

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