Newly Acquired Canadiens Player Steps Onto the Ice in Brossard for the First Time

For the second straight day, a new face has arrived in town well ahead of schedule in preparation for training camp 2025.

This time, it was a new acquisition by the team.

So, after Vinzenz Rohrer's surprise appearance yesterday, today it was goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen's turn to hit the ice in Brossard, for the very first time since being acquired by the Habs.

Thanks to the excellent work of Frank Well from Le Podcast Hockey and PatouInfo, we have the following footage.

Yes.. an intra-squad game this morning in Brossard!

Alongside goaltender Kahkonen, note that Patrik Laine, Kirby Dach, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov, Samuel Blais, and Jakub Dobes were also on the ice.

Kaapo Kahkonen, 29, is a Finnish goaltender standing 6'2" and weighing 217 pounds. He was a 4th-round pick of the Minnesota Wild in 2014 (109th overall).

In his NHL career, he has compiled a record of 49 wins, 68 losses, and 15 overtime losses, with a goals-against average of 3.34 and a save percentage of .898.

He was a regular NHL goaltender from 2020 to 2024 and seems to have intriguing potential to help the Montreal Canadiens this season.

It was nice to see him on the ice in Brossard today.