Earlier today, my colleague Charles-Alexis Brisebois reported in an article that Lane Hutson was at the outdoor skating rink. yesterday to have fun with fans.
That's when you will see that his priorities are set correctly. He will never compete for the big prize, although his talent could certainly allow him to do so.
We know Hutson eats hockey, but we're starting to get to know Ivan Demidov a little better.
Well, the young Russian also took the opportunity to stretch his legs on December 25th.
Demidov joined his teammate at the outdoor rink (the Blue Blanc Bouge skating rink, to be exact) to spend some time with the fans at Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov returned to the ice on Christmas Day at the Bleu Blanc Bouge Rink in NDG. The future of the Canadiens is in good hands.
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– Carl Vallee (@carlvallee) December 25, 2025
It's impossible to keep these two guys off the ice. They eat hockey and are good at it.
It's true chill to see two young Montreal Canadiens stars spending time with children and fans at Christmas. What a great gift.
As Anthony Marcotte points out, they do have their priorities right and will never play for money, but purely out of passion.
These two young men have the right values. Money will never be their priority. This is what we call playing sports for the right reasons. Nice to see!
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– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) December 25, 2025
Not only is it great to see them do it on December 25th, but it's even more encouraging for the future Habs to see that passion in them.
This will help them have a great career because even though they are overflowing with talent and already very successful, they always want to improve and fine-tune the little details. They could (very soon) be among the NHL's elite and perhaps even become franchise players.
One thing is for sure: Montreal's future is (very) bright with these two young players in the organization.
After a while
– Wow, these are great words for Juraj Slafkovski.
Marian Hossa – respect to Juraj Slafkovsky
https://t.co/K4a Y39U8S2
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) December 25, 2025
– It's official (even if we expected it). Michael Hage will represent Canada at the WJC. He trained with Gavin McKenna and Brady Martin this morning and we should see how they line up for the first game of the tournament tomorrow.
Michael Hage named to Team Canada #WorldJunior 2026!
Michael Hage has been named to Canada's 2026 World Cup squad. #WorldJuniors! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/JWqjVBsW5A
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 25, 2025
– Here is the schedule for the first day of the World Junior Championships, which starts tomorrow.
#WorldJuniors Boxing Day:
Sweden
against Slovakia
Denmark
against Finland
15:30 and on TSN 4/5
Germany
USA
18:00 and on TSN 1/3
Czech Republic
v. Canada
20:00 and on TSN
Also on https://t.co/BQGeAnETfN and TSN application: https://t.co/3PTSwVGoYC pic.twitter.com/0Mb1d7wrBr
– TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) December 25, 2025
– Interesting.
After hearing that the Edmonton Oilers and F David Tomasek have agreed to a mutual termination of his contract, he will return to the SHL. #LetsGoOilers
– Jesse Courville-Lynch (@JCourvilleLynch) December 25, 2025
– Read more.
In 2025, he didn't even have an excuse for injuries. … https://t.co/UkHZtFgMpF
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) December 25, 2025
