Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Carey Price is back to his old form just in time to face the Pittsburgh Penguins. [Sportsnet]
- Though tight-lipped about some other questions, Jesperi Kotkaniemi was more than happy to talk about his improved skating. [Montreal Gazette]
- Paul Byron was conspicuously absent during training yesterday. [CTV News]
- Noah Juulsen’s recovery has been nothing short of inspiring. [Montreal Gazette]
- Kotkaniemi, Juulsen, and Brendan Gallagher joined their head coach to give some injury updates via Zoom conference. [NHL]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- For some NHL veterans, time is running out. [The New York Times]
- Columbus head coach John Tortorella isn’t too concerned that some of his more colourful language will be picked up by microphones. [CBS Sports]
- Which of these five players could potentially be the captain of the Vegas Golden Knights? [The Score]
- Guess which sports leagues it is the best to be a mascot in? [FiveThirtyEight]
- In order to grow women’s sports, more coverage is key:/
More than half of Canadians report “they would follow women’s sports more if it was better covered in media”. This indicates that a lack of growth in women’s sports has more to do with limited media coverage than it does with demand. #womeninsports #sportsfans #sportsmarketing pic.twitter.com/Z9iTP1CqP7
— Vividata (@VividataCanada) July 15, 2020
