Let’s ring in 2025 with some lighthearted New Year’s wishes and resolutions for the entire Montreal Canadiens roster, along with Coach Martin St-Louis and GM Kent Hughes, reflecting their current season’s performances:
Forwards:
- Josh Anderson (#17, RW/LW): May 2025 see you channel your inner “Power Horse,” charging the net with the same gusto you have for post-game poutine.
- Joel Armia (#40, RW): Wishing you a year where your scoring touch is as consistent as your poker face during interviews. Let’s turn those near-misses into top-shelf beauties!
- Cole Caufield (#13, LW/RW): Here’s to a season where your goal celebrations are as frequent as your Instagram posts. Keep lighting the lamp and the social media feeds!
- Kirby Dach (#77, C): May your 2025 be filled with more face-off wins than awkward post-game interviews. Time to dominate the dot and the spotlight!
- Christian Dvorak (#28, LW/C): Wishing you a year where your defensive plays get as much airtime as your teammates’ goal highlights. Let’s make “Dvo-Show” trend in Montreal!
- Jake Evans (#71, C/RW): Here’s to staying off the injury list and on the highlight reel. May your hustle be matched only by your knack for clutch goals!
- Brendan Gallagher (#11, RW, Alternate Captain): May 2025 bring fewer trips to the hair stylist and more trips to the All-Star game. Keep being the heart and (hairline) crown of the team!
- Emil Heineman (#51, LW/RW): Wishing you a breakout year where your name is as recognized in Montreal as it is in Sweden. Time to make “Heineman” synonymous with “highlight reel”!
- Alex Newhook (#15, C/LW): Here’s to making your mark in Montreal, ensuring fans remember you for more than just being “that guy from Colorado.” Let’s carve out a legacy, Newhook-style!
- Michael Pezzetta (#55, LW/C): May your 2025 be filled with more games in the lineup. And may your moustache continue to be the envy of the league!
- Juraj Slafkovský (#20, RW/LW): Wishing you a season where the only thing that “slumps” is your opponents’ morale. Time to turn potential into prowess!
- Nick Suzuki (#14, C, Captain): Here’s to leading the team to victories and leading the league in style points. May your captaincy be as smooth as your dekes!
Defensemen:
- Alexandre Carrier (#45, D): May 2025 see you blocking shots and blocking out the noise. Time to make the Bell Centre chant “Carrier” for all the right reasons!
- Kaiden Guhle (#21, D): Wishing you a year where your defensive plays are as sharp as your playoff beard potential. Let’s make “Guhle” synonymous with “Great Wall”!
- Lane Hutson (#48, D): Here’s to proving that size doesn’t matter, but skill does. May your rookie season be filled with “Did you see that?” moments!
- Mike Matheson (#8, D, Alternate Captain): May your 2025 be as dynamic as your end-to-end rushes. Keep making those coast-to-coast plays look like a Sunday skate!
- David Savard (#58, D): Wishing you a season where your veteran presence turns the defensive zone into a no-fly zone. Time to make opponents dread entering Savard territory!
- Arber Xhekaj (#72, D): Here’s to making your name as unforgettable on the ice as it is off the ice. May your hits be as hard as pronouncing “Xhekaj” on the first try!
Goaltenders:
- Samuel Montembeault (#35, G): May 2025 bring fewer bad rebounds than a coupon collector’s Sunday haul. Time to turn “Montembeault” into a household name for stonewalling shooters!
- Jakub Dobeš (#75, G): May all of your outings end in shutouts, and make fans forget the dramatic loss of Carey Price!
- Cayden Primeau (#30, G): Wishing you a year where the AHL crease is your kingdom and pucks are mere peasants. Let’s make “Primeau” synonymous with “primetime performances”!
Coach Martin St-Louis:
Here’s to drawing up plays that confuse opponents and delight fans. May your coaching be as legendary as your playing days, with a sprinkle of 2025 magic!
GM Kent Hughes:
Wishing you trades that turn heads and turn the team’s fortunes. May your 2025 decisions make you the talk of the town—in a good way!
May the upcoming year bring the Canadiens more wins, fewer injuries, and a playoff run that keeps fans on the edge of their seats. Happy New Year!
