Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Max Pacioretty attempts to put into words the positive impact that Alexander Radulov has had on the team, and on how the Russian is helping the captain play a more creative style. [Twitter]
- Radulov spent some time with fans at MVP Signature Sports. [RDS]
- The NHL doesn’t seem to be interested in protecting its star players, and they’re starting to take it into their own hands. Just ask Carey Price. [Montreal Gazette]
- Baby Liv Anniston Price joined her parents on the ice during the Canadiens’ Christmas party:/
Une première sortie sur glace pour la petite Liv Anniston Price 😍 pic.twitter.com/SJS0Gq0gh4
— RDS (@RDSca) December 11, 2016
- In the latest episode of The Duel, Phillip Danault and David Desharnais work on their mash-up skills in Face Morphs. [YouTube]
- Mikhail Sergachev notched his first goal with the Windsor Spitfires this season!/
Mikhail Sergachev finally gets his first goal! What a bomb. pic.twitter.com/Ntm8oweSwo
— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) December 11, 2016
- You can hear Sergachev’s thoughts on the goal. [Twitter]
- EOTP’s Andrew Zadarnowski joined Habs Breakfast to discuss Alexei Emelin’s hit on Joe Colborne, Michael McCarron’s progress, and more. [TSN690]
- Emelin’s controversial hit was clean, but unnecessary, and there’s a reason why Emelin didn’t follow it up with a fight. [Sportsnet]
- Watch the highlight of Caroline Ouellette recording her 300th CWHL point. The Les Canadiennes star became the first woman to ever achieve that milestone. [YouTube]
- Ouellete has never earned a salary while enjoying her illustrious carrer, but as the game gradually grows bigger, even drawing decent crowds in NHL arenas, that transition ot a true professional sport is not far off. [New York Times]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Long Island, NY is starting to put itself on the map after producing several first-round NHL draft picks. [Sports Illustrated]
- The chemistry between Carolina Hurricanes players Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce will soon make the defensive pairing household names. [Canes Country]
- The hockey presence in Arizona is growing thanks to the Coyotes and the initiatives to get more kids involved. [NHL]
- Both Mark Borowiecki of the Ottawa Senators, and Dallas Stars Jamie Oleksiak received their first NHL suspensions after throwing some bad hits. [The Hockey News]/