Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- TSN’s Bob McKenzie explains why Montreal’s first loss was coming, while Pierre McGuire cautioned Canadiens’ fans away from reacting too strongly to the first loss of the season. [TSN 690 | McKenzie | McGuire]
- Captain Max Pacioretty believes that his team abandoned Carey Price on the ice during their loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and emphasized the need to play better around their goaltender. [La Presse]
- A lifetime of being told he is too small to succeed in hockey hasn’t prevented Brendan Gallagher from proving the opposite. [The Province]
- Former Canadiens enforcer Todd Ewen’s life may have come to an untimely end due to his hockey career. [The Globe And Mail]
- Angela Price opened up about the difficulties of being married to a professional athlete, during a Q and A promoting the new season of Hockey Wives. [Sportsnet]
- The Brampton Beast have signed a new defenseman:
BREAKING: The Beast announce signing of former Battalion and NHLer Michael Vernace. READ: [https://t.co/YDe1YuFzr7] pic.twitter.com/nHSpVEXfDk
— Brampton Beast (@BramptonBeast) October 28, 2015
Around The League and Elsewhere
- Who is the better Russian sniper: Alex Ovechkin or Sergei Fedorov? [NHL]
- Take a look at a more efficient way to evaluate NHL defensemen. [Hockey-Graphs]
- Unsurprisingly, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is once again the top-ranked hockey player in the NHL. [ESPN]
- Just how far has Connor McDavid come — both mentally and physically — since being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers? [Sports Illustrated]
- Check out the incredible James Dunn and the story of how he used hockey to fight back against cancer. [TSN]
- Meet Louise Warren, a professional hockey player by day and police officer at night. [Calgary Herald]
- Poor Brandon Prust:
Even in a boot, @BrandonPrust8 is a man of style. A lot of former teammates checked in on him post-game. pic.twitter.com/90gKkZk1rn
— Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) October 28, 2015
