Friday Habs Headlines: Laval Rocket ready for launch
In today’s links, all eyes are on the youngsters as the Habs open the “best rink in the AHL” for the Laval Rocket, while a former member of the old guard scores his first goal for his new club.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Place Bell, the new home of the Laval Rocket, is officially open. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Individual game tickets for the Rocket go on sale September 4th. [Laval Rocket]
- The owner is excited about having the farm team in his backyard. [Montreal Canadiens]/
"It’s going to be incredible for the people of Laval to be able to watch the future Canadiens here." -Geoff Molson https://t.co/6Vf8YVkXJj.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 31, 2017
- The Habs will honour Henri Richard with a painting at the entrance of Place Bell. [Dave Stubbs]
- Jean Beliveau was born August 31, 1931. [HHoF]/
Born on this day: the incredible Jean Beliveau who's name appears on the Stanley Cup 17 times! #HHOF pic.twitter.com/PqhVz0QpC0
— Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) August 31, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Brynas IF, last year’s SHL runners-up, visited Auschwitz prior to their Champions League matchup with Cracovia Krakow. [Gefle Dagblad]
- Mike Ribeiro has likely played his last NHL match. [La Presse]
- Andrei Markov has his first goal as a member of Ak Bars Kazan, making it 6 points in 4 games. [KHL]/
There you go, Marky.#AKBvsLAD pic.twitter.com/t181PWOGm0
— KHL (@khl_eng) August 31, 2017
- Reggie Traccitto of the Brampton Beast had an unexpected visitor while deep-sea fishing. [CBC]
- Did Jonathan Bernier steal Mark Barberio’s number? [Mile High Hockey]
- The Colorado Avalanche are in need of a culture change, but the problem lies in the press box, not the locker room. [Mile High Hockey]
- A look at how the NHL has changed since the season ended in Nashville back in June, one division at at time. First up, the Metro. [On the Forecheck]/