Canadiens Call up Goalie Jakub Dobeš from AHL’s Laval Rocket Edgar Chaput | December 27, 2024 As the Montreal Canadiens prepare for the rest of their six-game road trip, they’ve called up goaltender Jakub Dobeš from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Laval Rocket. He will travel…
4 Takeaways From the 2024-25 AHL Season So Far Mike Fink | November 25, 2024 The 2024-25 season has reached its quarter mark with American Thanksgiving around the corner. Most fans are laser-focused on the NHL, yet the American Hockey League (AHL) has provided plenty…
Laval Rocket Players Who Can Help the Canadiens Edgar Chaput | November 14, 2024 There are two important truths that must be acknowledged: the Montreal Canadiens are stuck in a miasma of mediocrity with a 5-9-2 record and a lease in the basement of…
Laval Rocket’s Choice of Head Coach Essential to Canadiens’ Plans Blain Potvin | June 27, 2024 The Montreal Canadiens’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate will play a critical role in the current franchise rebuild plans. The 2024-25 season sees many of the prospects graduating from overseas,…
Canadiens Renew Contracts for AHL Head Coach Jean-François Houle & Staff Karine Hains | May 30, 2024 In July 2021, Joel Bouchard decided to leave the Laval Rocket he had been coaching for three years and join the Anaheim Ducks’ organization to coach their American Hockey League…
Canadiens GM Kent Hughes Remains Firm on Keeping Arber Xhekaj Karine Hains | May 19, 2024 In hockey-mad Montreal, fans fall in love fast and hard with their favourites. When Marc Bergevin signed undrafted defenceman Arber Xhekaj to an entry-level contract in October 2021, hardly anyone…
Jakub Dobes’ AHL Shutout Shows Potential of Canadiens Prospect Mike Fink | February 29, 2024 The Laval Rocket took advantage of a struggling Bridgeport Islanders team on Feb. 28 to return to the win column. After two losses in a row, they shut out the…
Laval Rocket New Players Bring Youth & Excitement Blain Potvin | July 15, 2023 There’s no doubt about it, the Montreal Canadiens have a rather bright future. A significant portion of the players they’ve drafted project to be impact players. The team will need…
Canadiens Next Step: Make Way for Youth Blain Potvin | July 2, 2023 Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes was very busy on the opening day of unrestricted free agency (UFA). It wasn’t in pursuit of big-name UFAs, it was to help…
Canadiens Prospects Need More Support in the AHL Blain Potvin | May 3, 2023 The Montreal Canadiens’ rebuild may not take as long as first expected as the previous management team had already begun a focus on acquiring and using as many draft picks…
Canadiens’ Prospect Harvey-Pinard Earning his Role Blain Potvin | February 1, 2023 The Montreal Canadiens are not just suffering losses, they are also suffering man-games lost to injury. They are one of the top teams in the NHL in that category. If…
5 Laval Rocket Players to Watch This Season Melissa Boyd | October 19, 2022 Fresh off their best season in franchise history marked by an impressive run to the Eastern Conference Final during the Calder Cup playoffs, the Laval Rocket are poised for another…