France unveiled its roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, and the team will lean heavily on Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier as its lone repr

There have only ever been a handful of French players in the NHL and the Canadiens actually had one of the other best-known Gallic players in Cristobal Huet, who played goalie here from 2005 to 2008, and for a while he was a pretty good netminder. He’s the only French player to have made an appearance in the NHL All-Star Game.

Alexandre Texier is currently stealing the show in Montreal. The Frenchman has just enjoyed two dream nights at the Bell Centre, collecting four goals and six points in 26 hours in front of his fans.

Texier, who has been playing on Montreal’s top line with Caufield and Nick Suzuki, has 12 points in 22 games with the Canadiens. He signed as a free agent Nov. 23 after his contract was terminated by St. Louis after he had one assist in eight games.

Alexandre Texier had a goal and two assists, Jacob Fowler made 28 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Wednesday night

Alexandre Texier is having a dream week. He scored four goals in the space of two games (and added two assists) and finished his week with six points in just three games. His hat trick was the talk of the town,

Expectations might have been low among Montreal Canadiens fans when the team signed Alexandre Texier as a free agent this past November.

Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell has been fined for $5,000 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens winger Alexandre Texier.