Montreal Canadiens
- After 26 wins in 40 games, the Habs are near the top of the Eastern Conference. Can we break 100 points this season? [RDS] (French)
- A lovely interview with Élise Béliveau, reminiscing about her late husband. She also talks about the current Habs reaching out to her family. Her favourite Hab? P.K., or more accurately – “mon petit P.K.”. [RDS] (French)
- TSN play-by-play man Gord Miller talks about Montreal as a hockey city, and why attendance fell below expectations for the WJC. [TSN 690]
- On Tuesday’s game versus the Lightning, P.K. Subban was penalized for slashing Tampa’s Brett Connolly while Subban was still on the bench. Kerry Fraser explains why the ref didn’t call unsportsmanlike conduct. [TSN]
- Here’s a game: can you spot the non-Russian?
Now available!
Now available!
Around the League and Elsewhere
- J.P. Parise, former Minnesota North Stars player and father of current NHL-er Zach Parise, passed away on Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. [Star Tribune]
- Alex Ovechkin tells media that, if he were in Phil Kessel’s shoes, he would avoid the media. [Sportsnet]
- Phil Kessel tells the media: “I don’t know what you expect out of me out there. Obviously you expect more.” This week’s new Toronto Maple Leafs controversy: are the Leafs uncoachable? (No, they’re not). [National Post]
- Analytics show that the Buffalo Sabres‘ thirteen game hot streak was just puck luck. [The Star]
- Cool history article about the origins of all 30 NHL team names. [The Week]
- Sportsnet lists the league’s most overrated and underrated players. [Sportsnet]
- This is way too cute:
Ovechkin. Making birthday wishes come true. pic.twitter.com/eu3I9qFlwC
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) January 8, 2015
