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Montreal Canadiens Links
- Four players have been revealed in our 2014 Top 25 Under 25 so far. Jeremy Gregoire started it off at #25, followed by Morgan Ellis at #24, Darren Dietz at #23, and Gabriel Dumont ranked as the #22 player in the Canadiens system. On Monday you can see the profle of the player ranked #21. Hint: he is the fifth consecutive right-shooting skater on the 2014 list.
- If you have a Twitter account, you should be following Mike Weaver. Not only are you missing out on his Poster Patch adventures if you're not, you also aren't privy to some great fan exchanges like this:
"@kamxhabs: @mikeweaver_43 my boyfriend just lost a game what should i tell him, hes blaming it on himself" Tell him to blame the goalie!
— Mike Weaver (@mikeweaver_43) August 1, 2014"@kamxhabs: @mikeweaver_43 ..........he's the goalie damnit mike" don't know what else to tell you? It was probably his fault! #JustAGame
— Mike Weaver (@mikeweaver_43) August 1, 2014 - The #GenieArmy came to Montreal to watch Genie Bouchard play in the Rogers Cup. After she lost her second round match early in the tournament, they used their downtime to become fans of another popular Montreal-based athlete.
Genie Army officially on board the Montreal Canadiens! @geniearmy_real @PKSubban1 #GenieArmy #habs pic.twitter.com/ZczKaWB9zN
— Fil Ricciardi (@Filricciardi) August 9, 2014 - Sunday Habs Throwback: From the CBC archives, a video documenting the career of Maurice Richard, from his birth to becoming the NHL leader in goals. You can also listen to the report of Richard's 500th NHL goal from 1957.
Around the NHL
- A judge has ruled that there is enough of a case for a charge of anti-competitive practices in the way the NHL handles regional broadcasts for a lawsuit filed by fans to proceed. That court case is set to begin in early 2015. While this case only involves fans in the US, there could be implications for western Canadiens fans who face regional blackouts with the new Canadian broadcast setup.
- The Winnipeg Jets were Saturday's subject in NHL.com's 30-in-30 series.
- Fluto Shinzawa discusses the future of statistical analysis in the NHL in his Sunday Hockey Notes column for the Boston Globe. Not only does he highlight the recent hirings of prominent stats bloggers by NHL teams, but also the hot topics at this year's Joint Statistical Meetings, including the introduction of on-ice player tracking via SportVU technology.