Page 4 - Jack Han News Today

Checking in on the Canadiens’ OHL and WHL prospects — Jan Mysak, Kaiden Guhle, Arber Xhekaj, and Daniil Sobolev — and how well they’ve been performing so far this season.

When TSNs mid-season draft rankings came out, Djurgarden forward William Eklund was in seventh spot. A confidant relayed that information to the 18-year-old, who responded by simply saying, "Im going to go No. 1." This interaction was reported by The Athletic in a recent profile on the promising Swede. TSN asked Eklund about that moment in an interview this week.  "It was more about my mentality," he said with a smile. "Its not that I want to be like a person who says that. Its just a men...

The stage is set, with the Canadiens vs. the Golden Knights, and the Lightning vs. the Islanders. Do the Dallas Stars have anything in common with them? If not, what can they learn?

In celebration of the 11th anniversary, MacXDVD Software launches the best deals of the year for MacX DVD Ripper Pro, MacX Video Converter Pro & MacX M

Changing the Canadiens’ approach to rush offence Share this story Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images The Montreal Canadiens scored only three goals in the first two games of their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Looking at their expected goals over these two games (1.04 in Game 1 and 0.98 in Game 2), they weren’t unlucky. The team failed to get quality scoring chances and the offence dried up. Montreal usually generates their high-danger scoring chances off the rush. Unfortunately...

Why Mete is part of the solution By mrchibbs on Feb 27, 2021, 12:43am EST 11 Mete is likely the most maligned and underappreciated player by the Habs fanbase. Once so promising hes now seen to be essentially worthless at the ripe old age of 22. I believe, once again, that most people have no clue what constitutes a good hockey player in 2021. Mete was a great partner for Shea Weber over two seasons between 2017 and 2019. Together, they controlled 55.64% of the goals and 55.29% of th...

Ty Smith remembers his dads sales pitch like it was yesterday. It was 2007 or 2008 and his minor hockey team was short on defensemen in the middle of a tournament. None of Smiths teammates were eager to drop back and help out, so, as the coachs son, he became the default choice. "Its fine, dont worry - you can still go end to end," Smith recalls his father telling him during a largely one-way conversation. Smith, all of 7 years old, was soon blown away. In that first game of spot duty, he learn...

Article content The same high-flying offence from the Montreal Canadiens that wowed fans at the start of the season has hit a bit of a snag. Montreal has been held to two goals in each of their last three games after a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. The Canadiens were also held to a pair of goals in back-to-back games against the Ottawa Senators, a team that many (myself included) thought might be left in the dust due to Montreal’s league-best offence. The Canadiens still lea...

Sorry, 90s kids: The version from "The Mighty Ducks" would not realistically work. But with some tweaks, it can be improved.

How the Flying V can be improved for the new Mighty Ducks in Game Changers Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection During Disneys Investor Day presentation in December, it was revealed, among many other content announcements, that a series based on the "Mighty Ducks" franchise will be coming to Disney+ ("The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"). The beloved hockey movie trilogy from the 1990s, often placed on the Mount Rushmore of hockey films by fans, features an underdog ragtag Minnesota team that o...