Kotkaniemi Undergoes Knee Surgery Brandon Share-Cohen | April 23, 2019 The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday that rookie forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi has undergone successful arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday to repair a chronic, minor injury in his left knee, The surgery was…
NHL News & Notes: Sparks, Sutter & More Brandon Share-Cohen | March 5, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Garret Sparks has signed a one-year contract extension, Brandon Sutter is out for the remainder of the 2018-19 season and Jesperi Kotkaniemi is set to…
Canadiens’ Kotkaniemi Comes As Advertised Ryan Szporer | February 23, 2019 At face value, Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi is having a very good rookie season. It’s only when you start to look at it from the proper perspective that it becomes…
Canadiens Likely to Keep Kotkaniemi from World Juniors Ryan Szporer | December 9, 2018 It shouldn’t be surprising Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin will likely keep Jesperi Kotkaniemi instead of loaning him to Finland for the World Juniors. In contrast, the ramifications of…
Montreal’s Finnish Fraternity, from Niemi to Kotkaniemi Mike Ryan | November 21, 2018 Finland has always punched above its weight in hockey. The nation of 5.5 million people – roughly the same number as the state of Minnesota and about a million fewer…
5 Reasons Kotkaniemi Stays With Canadiens Ryan Szporer | October 26, 2018 All eyes are on Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi following his ninth NHL game. Between the point at which the final buzzer sounded in their game against the Buffalo Sabres…
Price and His Fellow Habs Set for Big Milestones Ryan Szporer | October 23, 2018 Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price isn’t the only Hab on the cusp of reaching a big milestone. In fact, while the netminder being one win shy of tying Patrick Roy…
Kotkaniemi the Latest Kindergarten Canadien Mike Ryan | October 14, 2018 When he donned the bleu-blanc-rouge on opening night of the 2018-19 season, Jesperi Kotkaniemi tied Claude Lemieux as the third-youngest Montreal Canadien in history, at 18 years, 89 days old.…
NHL Rumors: Matthews, Bobrovsky, Kotkaniemi, More Jim Parsons | October 14, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, the Sportsnet Headline’s panel brought up some interesting topics during a full plate of Saturday games. They discussed what the Maple Leafs might be thinking with…
5 Early Calder Trophy Candidates Jacob Messing | October 3, 2018 As the NHL grows younger, the Calder Trophy race gets tighter each season, and the 2018-19 campaign won’t be any different with a handful of rookies ready to make noise.…
Canadiens Should Keep Kotkaniemi on One Condition Ryan Szporer | September 29, 2018 At this point, it’s not a matter of if the Montreal Canadiens will keep Jesperi Kotkaniemi for a nine-game audition to start the season. It’s more a matter of if…
Which Canadien Gets a Shot with Deslauriers Out? Ryan Szporer | September 23, 2018 Opportunities tend to present themselves during the preseason, both to prospects looking to make a name for themselves and fringe NHLers trying to stay in the show. Sometimes, in Montreal…
