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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault marries longtime girlfriend Daryanne Ayotte in Montreal
Photo credit: X Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault celebrated a major life milestone on Saturday, August 16, marrying his longtime girlfriend of seven years, Daryanne Ayotte. The couple tied the knot in Montreal with family, friends, and several Canadiens teammates in attendance. Their relationship, which began in 2018 at the Festival du Blé d'Inde in St-Celestin, has blossomed into a lifelong commitment, with this wedding capping off a busy offseason for the Canadiens. Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault weds Daryanne Ayotte in star-studded wedding ceremony Samuel Montembeault, goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Daryanne Ayotte in a beautiful ceremony in Montreal. The couple, together for seven years, celebrated their marriage with family, friends, and many Canadiens teammates by their side. The ceremony and reception took place at the Four Seasons Hotel, a fitting venue for the occasion. According to social media posts, Ayotte's bridal party included Emma Fortin, wife of Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher. Gallagher himself, along with teammates David Savard, Alexandre Carrier, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Jonathan Drouin, and Mike Matheson, joined in the festivities and were seen smiling in photobooth snapshots. Adding a personal touch, the couple's dogs, Gigi and Gucci, were dressed for the day in their own outfits and attended the reception. Their presence reflected the couple's love for animals and brought a lighthearted element to the elegant celebration. Montreal Canadiens weddings highlight a busy NHL offseason for players and teammates Montembeault's wedding capped a summer filled with nuptials for the Canadiens. Earlier in the offseason, many players traveled abroad and across North America to celebrate with teammates and peers. Canadiens players attended Joel Edmundson's wedding in the United Kingdom, joined festivities for Patrik Laine's wedding in Florida, and most of the roster, including alumni, gathered in Montreal for captain Nick Suzuki's wedding. With Montembeault's celebration marking the final Canadiens wedding of the offseason, attention now shifts back to hockey. The team's rookie camp opens on September 11, followed by the annual Prospect Showdown the following weekend. Training camp will quickly follow, signaling the start of the 2025–26 NHL season. Samuel Montembeault and Daryanne Ayotte's wedding was a heartfelt moment for the couple and another highlight in a summer full of celebrations for the Canadiens. With the offseason festivities now wrapped up, the focus turns to the ice, where Montembeault and his teammates will look to carry their positive momentum into the new season. Also Read: NHL Trade News: New York Rangers re-sign goaltender Dylan Garand to one-year contract extension Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Canadiens: Dobes Is Having A Good Summer
When training camp comes around this year, Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jakub Dobes will show up as an NHLer. Unless Kaapo Kahkonen manages to cause a big surprise, the 24-year-old should spend the year in the NHL backing up Samuel Montembeault. He took the organization by surprise last season with an electrifying start to his NHL career, and while he did eventually slow down, he's still in pole position for the backup role. He signed a new contract this offseason, a one-way and two-year deal that solidifies his position with the team. He can still be sent down to the AHL without clearing waivers, however, contrary to Kahkonen. Canadiens May Have A New RivalryCanadiens Had Trouble With The RangersCanadiens New Forward Is Intriguing Addition This weekend, he took part in the Kevin Raphael Classique at the CN Sports Complex in Brossard, helping raise over $60,000 for Leucan and delighting fans with spectacular saves. It wasn't his first charity event this offseason either; he was one of the players who headed to St. John's, Newfoundland, for Alex Newhook's golf tournament. Dobes also had time to relax and unwind this summer. He published photos of a fishing trip he took with some teammates, likely when he attended the golf tournament, since he was with Newhook, Arber Xhekaj, Jayden Struble, and Michael Pezzetta. It's wonderful to see players who will likely be involved in a tough battle for the role of sixth defenseman spend time together this summer; it goes to show how tight this group is. Dobes was also one of the players who attended Patrik Laine's wedding in Florida, and he seems to have a good bond with the Finnish sniper, who recently took to Instagram to troll the young netminder who struck an odd pose for Matelas Jump on his account. Xhekaj also commented with a couple of crying laughter emojis. What's a team without some trolling? Canadiens stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News, never to miss a story. Follow Karine on X @KarineHains Bluesky @ and Threads @karinehains. Bookmark The Hockey News Canadiens' page for all the news and happenings around the Canadiens. Join the discussion by signing up to the Canadiens' roundtable on The Hockey News.
Vancouver Sun
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Canadiens trade Cayden Primeau to Hurricanes
On the eve of free agency, and despite tendering an offer sheet to retain the restricted free agent, the Canadiens traded goaltender Cayden Primeau Monday to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. 'Cayden is just 25 and coming off his best AHL season. He adds seasoned depth to our organization at the goaltending position,' Carolina General Manager Eric Tulsky said in a team statement. Selected in the seventh round (199th overall) in 2017, Primeau was 2-3-1 with the Canadiens this season over 11 games with a 4.70 GAA and .836 save percentage. In what might have been his final appearance on Dec. 12, he allowed three goals on seven shots in relief of Samuel Montembeault during a 9-2 Bell Centre loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. He finished the season with the Laval Rocket as the Canadiens went with Jakub Dobes as Samuel Montembeault's backup. Primeau was inconsistent in the playoffs for the Rocket, with a 3.27 average and .878 save percentage over eight games. While he shut out Rochester in the deciding game of the North Division final, he was exposed by Charlotte in the next round, allowing 12 goals over portions of three games. He was being pulled in two of them for backup Jacob Fowler, who started Game 4. Stu Cowan of The Gazette contributed to this report.
Montreal Gazette
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Montreal Gazette
Canadiens trade Cayden Primeau to Hurricanes
Montreal Canadiens On the eve of free agency, and despite tendering an offer sheet to retain the restricted free agent, the Canadiens traded goaltender Cayden Primeau Monday to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. 'Cayden is just 25 and coming off his best AHL season. He adds seasoned depth to our organization at the goaltending position,' Carolina General Manager Eric Tulsky said in a team statement. Selected in the seventh round (199th overall) in 2017, Primeau was 2-3-1 with the Canadiens this season over 11 games with a 4.70 GAA and .836 save percentage. In what might have been his final appearance on Dec. 12, he allowed three goals on seven shots in relief of Samuel Montembeault during a 9-2 Bell Centre loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He finished the season with the Laval Rocket as the Canadiens went with Jakub Dobes as Samuel Montembeault's backup. Primeau was inconsistent in the playoffs for the Rocket, with a 3.27 average and .878 save percentage over eight games. While he shut out Rochester in the deciding game of the North Division final, he was exposed by Charlotte in the next round, allowing 12 goals over portions of three games. He was being pulled in two of them for backup Jacob Fowler, who started Game 4. This story was originally published June 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Canadiens: The Grades Are In
It was a wild ride of a season for the Montreal Canadiens this past season and that was true for goaltending as well. What started as a Samuel Montembeault and Cayden Primeau partnership became a solo gig before Montembeault was partnered with rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes. Let's look at the Habs' goaltending this past season. Canadiens: The Grades Are In – Kent Hughes Canadiens: Yet More Reinforcements For The Rocket Canadiens Prospect Will Play For Team Austria Samuel Montembeault When Kent Hughes elected to trade Jake Allen to the New Jersey Devils towards the end of the 2023-24 season and after signing Montembeault to a three-year contract extension worth $9.45 M, the message was clear: he was now the number one. Advertisement The Becancour native had never played more than 41 games, but this year, he played in 62 games and, for the first time in his career, reached the 30-win plateau. He had a career year with a 31-24-7 record, a 2.80 goals-against average, and a .902 save percentage. It wasn't a perfect year, though, and there is plenty of room for improvement. For instance, he must learn to shut the door when the Canadiens have just scored a big goal. Nothing kills momentum like conceding a goal when you just scored one, which happened quite a few times this season. Furthermore, towards the end of the regular season, he was too often beaten by shots from far out that should have been stopped; perhaps, like the rest of the team, he was learning to deal with the nerves brought on by the magnitude of the moment. Still, he made significant progress this season, and without him, there would have been no playoffs. In an ideal world, he wouldn't have seen as much action. If all goes according to plan, the Canadiens should be able to share the workload more evenly next season. He gets a B for his performances in 2024-25. Cayden Primeau After showing positive signs during the 2023-24 season, Primeau had what could be appropriately categorized as a fall from grace. He was often in the net when the Canadiens suffered some of their more lopsided losses of the season. By the time he was sent down to the Laval Rocket after the Christmas break, his save percentage had fallen to just .836 while his GAA stood at 4.70, the worst amongst goaltenders who had played at least nine games. Advertisement Ultimately, he only played 11 games with the Canadiens, down from 23 the year before. In 2023-24, his GAA stood at 2.99 and his SP .910. He seemed to be losing the net behind him; his positioning and balance were wrong. With no safety net and not being the third goaltender this year, his performance came crashing down. For years now, we've been saying his development was affected by the lack of playing time in the Covid season, but the pandemic is over, and everyday activities have resumed. What's puzzling, however, is that once he was demoted to the AHL, he became an entirely different goaltender. In 26 games with the Rocket, he had a 21-2-2 record, a 1.96 GAA, and a .927 SP. At this stage, one must wonder if he has what it takes to play in the NHL. He was, after all, a seventh-round pick, and the way he was able to right the ship in the lower league is surprising. If it is an issue with handling pressure, that's far from ideal for a goaltender. Being the last line of defence does come with a considerable chunk of pressure, and that's in any NHL market. Advertisement His contract will expire at the end of the AHL playoffs, and Kent Hughes will undoubtedly have to ponder what to do with the restricted free agent. Let him go? Keep him in the AHL in a partnership with Jacob Fowler? His performance with the Canadiens would have earned him a failing grade, but his spectacular bounce back with the Rocket brings him up to a C-. Jakub Dobes His arrival after the Christmas break was a breath of fresh air, and his start was nothing short of extraordinary. He won his first five games, including a shutout win over the reigning Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers, and was playing fearlessly. Advertisement He's far from technically sound, and his positioning can be off at times, but he's a fighter in the net, and he'll do whatever he needs to reach that piece of vulcanized rubber. As a result, his saves often look spectacular and are crowd pleasers. His confidence and bravado in the net are interesting to see. He stands his ground and has an active stick when players try to disturb him. In 16 games, he had a 7-4-3 record, a 2.74 GAA, and a .909 SP. While he went through a dry spell after his five consecutive wins, he bounced back nicely before the end of the season and was ready to take over when Montembeault went down to injury in the playoffs. In three postseason games, he was 1-2-0 with a 2.91 GAA and a .881 SP. The lack of experience was apparent a few times, and his hesitation resulted in a couple of goals, but overall, given the circumstances, it would have been hard to ask for more from him. Advertisement For now, at least, it looks like the backup role will be his to lose at next camp unless, of course, Hughes has a secret plan we're not yet privy to. It's a small sample, but I give him a B minus for what he showed this season. Canadiens stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News, never to miss a story. Follow Karine on X @KarineHains Bluesky @ and Threads @karinehains. Bookmark The Hockey News Canadiens' page for all the news and happenings around the Canadiens.
