Montreal News and Notes
- Two months after signing with the Canadiens, Jonathan Drouin realizes everything has changed, but is up for the challenge. [RDS]
- Jordie Benn takes us on a tour of his hometown of Victoria, British Columbia. [NHL]
- Micheal McCarron spent his Sunday afternoon cheering for another Montreal team/
Let’s get loud for the @impactmontreal boys today!! 🔵🔵🔵 #imfc
— Michael McCarron (@MacAttackUSA93) August 27, 2017
On espère entendre L’Étoile du Nord jusqu’au Centre Bell! 🔔
Hoping to hear the @NorthStarBell15 all the way to the Bell Centre! 🔔 pic.twitter.com/Pi4Hx1h6Jy— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 27, 2017
- Shea Weber comes in at number nine on the NHL Network’s Top 20 Defensemen list this year. [Twitter]
- Probably because he’s pretty good at finding the back of the net/
Somebody give Shea Weber a Norris. What a defenseman! What a shot! #NHLTopPlayers pic.twitter.com/0rwmW8yyJC
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) August 27, 2017
- The Brampton Beast join the golf circuit in support of the Heartland Dragons. [Twitter]
- A great day of female hockey with Félines du St-Laurent, Les Canadiennes and the Clarkson Cup. [Twitter]/
Around the League and elsewhere
- After a disappointing first season with the Philadelphia Flyers, Dale Weise is already working on having a better season this year. [Journal de Montreal]
- Hockey PEI’s first all-female edition of the Canadian Tire First Shift program on P.E.I. shows the importance of female hockey players playing with other girls. [Yahoo Sports]
- Linus Söderström talks to EOTP’s Patrik Bexell on the upcoming season, following up last season’s success, and his immediate future in the SHL. [Lighthouse Hockey]
- For some hockey players, age is but a number. These NHL players are over 35 and not slowing down. [FanRag Sports]
- P.K. Subban looks forward to the upcoming season with a throwback jersey. [Instagram]/
