Wednesday Habs Headlines: Can the Montreal Canadiens finish 2017 in style?

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Can the Canadiens finish their road trip on a high note? [Journal de Montreal | Google Translate]
• Teuvo Teravainen talks about his good friend Artturi Lehkonen. [NHL.com]
• An audition and a decision lies ahead for Jake Evans. [RDS.ca]
• ICYMI: Team Canada opened the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 4-2 victory over Team Finland. [EOTP]
• Victor Mete was named player of the game for Canada:

Around the league and elsewhere

• Legendary goaltender Johnny Bower passed away at the age of 93 yesterday. His family released a statement:

• The Canadiens offered their condolences:

• Read Dave Stubbs’ article on one of the greatest men the game has ever seen. [NHL.com]
• The other Team Canada opened the Spengler Cup with a 5-3 victory over Mountfield HK (based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic), with goals from ex-Habs Victor Bartley and P.-A. Parenteau. [TSN]
• Looking ahead to the people and stories to follow in 2018. [NHL.com]
• Zac Rinaldo has waived his right to an in-person hearing over a sucker-punching incident in a game vs. the Colorado Avalanche. [NHL Player Safety]
• Is Kris Letang’s season thus far unlucky or bad? [PensBurgh]
• Who will be the breakout star of the 2018 WJHC? [SB Nation]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have the biggest presence on Team Canada for the second year in a row. [Stephane Leroux]

• Marissa and Hannah Brandt of Vadnais Heights, MN will both be playing hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics - but Marissa will be donning the colours of South Korea while Hannah puts on the stars and stripes of Team USA. [AP]