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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Brendan Gallagher opens up about his unlikely friendship with Boston Bruins agitator Brad Marchand, trying to convince Milan Lucic to join the Canadiens, and what he believes Shea Weber will bring to the team. [NHL | Part One | Part Two]
- David Desharnais is working towards becoming a more consistent scoring threat next season. [Canadiens]
- Our very own Jared Book looks into how discussions surrounding analytics in hockey tends to be too combative in nature, using the Subban trade as a prime example. [Lowdown With Lowetide]
- The St. John’s IceCaps are poised to ice an even younger roster then they did last season, in what is likely to be the team’s last season in Newfoundland. [The Telegram]
- Michael McCarron has spent the summer focusing on getting his body into peak, NHL-ready condition. [NHL]
- Charles Hudon spent time teaching young hockey players:
Charles Hudon à l'École de hockey. / @KidHud_10 and the kids from the Canadiens Hockey School. ❤️ #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Mtd5QOtdwi
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 19, 2016
Around The League and Elsewhere
- Phil Kessel surprised young fans in Toronto by bringing the Stanley Cup to the Hospital for Sick Children, while Matt Murray brought the Cup back to his hometown of Thunder Bay. [Toronto Star | CBC]
- Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sat down with NHL.com to answer questions about everything from returning to Cole Harbour a champion to the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. [NHL]
- P.K. Subban is enjoying his first official visit to Tennessee as the newest member of the Nashville Predators. [National Post | The Tennessean]
- There is no conventional way to be a hockey fan. Anyone, anywhere at any age can learn and enjoy this incredible sport. [The Copper & Blue]
- Fresh off of finishing as a runner-up at Wimbledon, Milos Raonic now has his sights set on winning the Rogers Cup on home soil. [Maclean’s]
- Pyotr Vorobyov will step in for Oleg Znarok during the World Cup of Hockey:
During the World Cup, Pyotr Vorobyov will be SKA's interim head coach: https://t.co/gHH2TLmLks #hcSKA pic.twitter.com/C7ehtszFMb
— SKA Ice Hockey Club (@hcSKA_News) July 19, 2016