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.

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. Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen and Cole Caufield

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

Doug Armstrong and the Blues offer Alexandre Texier to the other 31 NHL teams, and no one dares pay even a seventh-round pick for his services. November 20, 2025: Doug Armstrong decides to waive Texier.

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

It’s common for teams to swoon in the first home game back from a long road trip, but the Habs bucked conventional wisdom with a win over the floundering Flames. The three bottom-feeders in the Western Conference are all Canadian teams: the Flames, Canucks and Jets.