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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Laval Rocket Eliminate Cleveland Monsters, Advance To North Division Finals
© Jamie Germano/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images After a 4-1 win on Tuesday night the Laval Rocket have eliminated the Cleveland Monsters from the Calder Cup Playoffs and advanced to the North Division Finals. The Rocket will take on the Rochester Americans in a best-of-five series for the North Division title. The Rocket were led by goaltender Jacob Fowler who joined the team in April from Boston College and has only six professional starts under his belt. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Fowler had a .953 save percentage and one shutout against the Monsters and seems to have cemented himself as the starter going forward. The 20-year-old won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA's Top Goaltender this season and will face off against 2022 and 2023 Mike Richter Award winner Devon Levi in round three. Offensively the Rocket were led by their top line of Laurent Dauphin, Alex Barre-Boulet, and Sean Farrell. Dauphin and Barre-Boulet each recorded six points in the four game series, Dauphin led the team with three goals. Farrell added two goals and four points. Defensively, Gustav Lindstrom and Tyler Wotherspoon took on the majority of the difficult offensive matchups while Logan Mailloux led Rocket defensemen with a goal and three points in the series. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Denton Mateychuk and Jet Greaves were standouts for the Monsters, Mateychuk finishes the playoffs with five points in five games while Greaves stopped 186 of the 204 shots he faced for a .912 SP. Game 1 gets underway May 14, the Americans have not played since they eliminated the Syracuse Crunch on May 1. Keep an eye on The Hockey News' Montreal Canadiens site and The Hockey News' Buffalo Sabres team site for more updates on the series. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' AHL Page for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' AHL Page for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more.
Vancouver Sun
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Canadiens loan Cayden Primeau, Oliver Kapanen to Laval Rocket
Article content The Canadiens announced Saturday morning they have loaned goalie Cayden Primeau and forward Oliver Kapanen to the AHL's Laval Rocket. Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 4-0 Friday night in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Goalie Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for the shutout, while the Rocket got goals from Jared Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Alex Barré-Boulet and Gustav Lindstrom. Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 3-2 in Game 1 Wednesday night in Cleveland with Fowler stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. In his first two AHL playoff games, Fowler has a 2-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. The 20-year-old, selected by the Canadiens in the third round (69th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, won the Mike Richter Award this season as the best goalie in NCAA Division 1 after posting a 25-7-2 record with a 1.63 GAA, a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts with Boston College. Article content Une deuxième rondelle pour notre collection A second puck for our board — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025
Calgary Herald
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Canadiens loan Cayden Primeau, Oliver Kapanen to Laval Rocket
The Canadiens announced Saturday morning they have loaned goalie Cayden Primeau and forward Oliver Kapanen to the AHL's Laval Rocket. Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 4-0 Friday night in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Goalie Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for the shutout, while the Rocket got goals from Jared Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Alex Barré-Boulet and Gustav Lindstrom. Article content 20/20 🚀 — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025 Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 3-2 in Game 1 Wednesday night in Cleveland with Fowler stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. In his first two AHL playoff games, Fowler has a 2-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. The 20-year-old, selected by the Canadiens in the third round (69th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, won the Mike Richter Award this season as the best goalie in NCAA Division 1 after posting a 25-7-2 record with a 1.63 GAA, a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts with Boston College. Article content Une deuxième rondelle pour notre collection A second puck for our board — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025
Montreal Gazette
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
Canadiens loan Cayden Primeau, Oliver Kapanen to Laval Rocket
Montreal Canadiens By The Canadiens announced Saturday morning they have loaned goalie Cayden Primeau and forward Oliver Kapanen to the AHL's Laval Rocket. The Rocket beat the Monsters 4-0 Friday night in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Goalie Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for the shutout, while the Rocket got goals from Jared Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Alex Barré-Boulet and Gustav Lindstrom. 20/20 — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025 The Rocket beat the Monsters 3-2 in Game 1 Wednesday night in Cleveland with Fowler stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. In his first two AHL playoff games, Fowler has a 2-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. The 20-year-old, selected by the Canadiens in the third round (69th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, won the Mike Richter Award this season as the best goalie in NCAA Division 1 after posting a 25-7-2 record with a 1.63 GAA, a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts with Boston College. Une deuxième rondelle pour notre collection A second puck for our board — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025 The Rocket and Monsters will meet in Game 3 of their playoff series Sunday at Place Bell in Laval (3 p.m., RDS). Primeau had a 21-2-2 record this season with the Rocket, along with a 1.96 GAA and a .927 save percentage, before getting called up by the Canadiens after Samuel Montembeault tore two muscles in his groin during Game 3 of a first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals. The Canadiens were eliminated with a 4-1 loss to the Capitals in Game 5 Wednesday night in Washington. Primeau, 25, can become a restricted free agent on July 1. Kapanen had 15-20-35 totals in 36 games this season with Timra IK in the Swedish Hockey League before joining the Canadiens. In three playoff games against the Capitals, the 21-year-old had one assist. The Canadiens selected the 6-foot-2, 194-pound forward in the second round (64th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
Ottawa Citizen
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Canadiens loan Cayden Primeau, Oliver Kapanen to Laval Rocket
Article content The Canadiens announced Saturday morning they have loaned goalie Cayden Primeau and forward Oliver Kapanen to the AHL's Laval Rocket. Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 4-0 Friday night in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series. Goalie Jacob Fowler made 20 saves for the shutout, while the Rocket got goals from Jared Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Alex Barré-Boulet and Gustav Lindstrom. Article content 20/20 🚀 — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025 Article content Article content The Rocket beat the Monsters 3-2 in Game 1 Wednesday night in Cleveland with Fowler stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. In his first two AHL playoff games, Fowler has a 2-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. The 20-year-old, selected by the Canadiens in the third round (69th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, won the Mike Richter Award this season as the best goalie in NCAA Division 1 after posting a 25-7-2 record with a 1.63 GAA, a .940 save percentage and seven shutouts with Boston College. Article content Une deuxième rondelle pour notre collection A second puck for our board — xyz - Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) May 3, 2025
