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Xavier Ouellet

5 Rocket Players That Could Play For The Canadiens This Season

Trege Wilson | September 15, 2021

The Montreal Canadiens are heading into this season with a pretty solid lineup. The weakest part of the team is at the center position, and the strongest part is on…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Laval Rocket

Canadiens’ Call Up of Xavier Ouellet Complicates Things

Ben Wagner | March 20, 2021

Montréal Canadiens’ blueliner Xavier Ouellet played his first game of the season on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets, sliding into the lineup in place of Ben Chiarot, who may be…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Likeliest Canadiens Call-Ups to Be First in Line in Case of Injury

Ryan Szporer | October 24, 2020

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has been a busy man this offseason. However, with the Canadiens right up against the cap ceiling, there’s a good chance Bergevin’s (finally) done,…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Editor's Choice

Canadiens News & Rumors: Weber, Ouellet, Gainey & Revenue Loss

The Old Prof | May 27, 2020

When the Return to Play Committee decided to resume the 2019-20 NHL season with a 24-team play-in tournament, life changed for the Montreal Canadiens. Suddenly, they are in the playoffs.…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Rocket Report: Laval at .500 Through October

Tyler Kuehl | November 2, 2019

Two years ago, there was no question that the Laval Rocket had one of the worst seasons in AHL history. They only managed to win 24 games, and obtained 58…

Categories Laval Rocket

NHL News & Notes: Xavier Ouellet, Josh Norris & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | May 27, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Xavier Ouellet has signed an extension with the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Norris has signed with the Ottawa Senators & Chris Bourque has signed to play…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, NHL News, Ottawa Senators

NHL News & Notes: Giordano, Ouellet & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | December 7, 2018

In today’s News & Notes, Mark Giordano will have a hearing with the NHL’s DoPS, Xavier Ouellet has been placed on waivers and the Winnipeg Jets have activated two defenders…

Categories Calgary Flames, Column, Montreal Canadiens, NHL News, Winnipeg Jets

The Canadiens Blue Line Jigsaw Puzzle

Daniel Fuoco | October 1, 2018

As the preseason schedule has come to an end for the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Claude Julien and his coaching staff still have some final decisions to make when it…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Can Ouellet Crack the Canadiens’ Top-Six?

Paul Olioff | July 16, 2018

It’s almost mid-July and a number of questions remain about the Montreal Canadiens’ roster for the coming season. One pressing issue is the team’s defense. With the news that Shea…

Categories Canadiens Transactions

The Grind Line: Potential Draft Day Deals

Jacob Messing | June 18, 2018

What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…

Categories Column, Detroit Red Wings

Projecting the Red Wings Defense Pairs

Griffin Schroeder | September 15, 2017

The Detroit Red Wings will begin training camp this weekend heading into 2017-18 without a playoff streak to uphold for the first time in a quarter-century. While they are leaving…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings Free Agency Outlook

Tony Wolak | June 26, 2017

With the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft and the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the rearview mirror, the Detroit Red Wings now turn their attention to free agents. They have…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Free Agents
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