Sunday Habs Headlines: Wayne Gretzky rookie card sets all-time sale price record

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• I put together a collection of excellent Alex Galchenyuk GIFs yesterday, and you should probably go watch them if you have yet to do so. [EOTP]
• Brendan Gallagher is out on the west coast for his celebrity slo-pitch classic

The @BGALLY17 Celebrity Slo-Pitch Classic is back!

INFO: https://t.co/84BqWJdWLq
TICKETS: https://t.co/n02jisoN2E pic.twitter.com/Y2DHc3toqT

— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) August 4, 2016

• Habs fans are everywhere, even in Rio. [Twitter]
• Joel Hanley is having a decent summer it seems. [instagram]
• Tim Bozon showed some support for his fellow French men and women looking to take home some hardware in Rio

Bonne chance à tous les athlètes français au JO #Rio2016 #Olympics2016 @WRenard @teddyriner @FranceOlympique #Gold

— Tim Bozon (@timbozon94) August 4, 2016

• Habs prospect Hayden Hawkey has a pretty sweet name, and he got some pretty sweet looking new gear

Big thanks to @VaughnHockey for the new set! Can't wait to get back at it with the boys #lottadoubt #gofriars pic.twitter.com/eFrT85i7Jq

— Hayden Hawkey (@hawkeypuck35) August 4, 2016

Around The League and Elsewhere

• ICYMI, A Wayne Gretzky rookie card sold for a whopping $465,000, an all-time record. Better dust off those old cards if you have any! [National Post]
• The Arizona Coyotes are weird. Sarah Hall from Five For Howling explains in Puck Daddy's summer series. [Puck Daddy]
• An inside look at the rebuilding of the Winnipeg Jets franchise since their relocation from Atlanta [NHL.com]
• Sidney Crosby is better than you at 2-on-2 shinny, but you probably knew that already [Pensburgh]

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