Friday Habs Headlines: Quebec greenlights Brossard practices

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs are apparently cleared to hold a training camp at their Brossard practice facility. [Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
• Hockey player, assistant coach, and now TVA analyst. Mélodie Daoust has always enjoyed having many projects on the go. [La Presse]
• Claude Julien is one of several potential candidates for head coach of Team Canada at the Olympics. [The Athletic]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• The NHL is having difficulties nailing down protocols acceptable to provincial health authorities. [TSN]
• This could result in all Canadian teams playing their games in the US next season. [Sportsnet]
• Henrik Lundqvist will miss the entire 2020-21 season due to a heart condition. [Sportsnet]/

Some tough news I need to share with you all.. pic.twitter.com/y7ZtAoo39Q

— Henrik Lundqvist (@hlundqvist35) December 17, 2020

• The Florida Panthers have signed Anthony Duclair on a one year deal. [TSN]
• Is Frederik Andersen’s future in Toronto in question? [TSN]
• Alexander Steen is retiring due to a back injury. [Sportsnet]
• Do Connor McDavid’s defensive liabilities take him out of the running for best centre in the world? [JFresh’s Newsletter]
• Swedish hockey team Björklöven has been cleared of suspicion of match-fixing by The Swedish Ice Hockey Association. [Bjorkloven]
• The PWHPA has announced a partnership with Sportlogiq./

We are proud to announce @Sportlogiq as the Official Data Partner of the PWHPA. This partnership will provide advanced analytics services via a single platform where we can access essential metrics, video and analytics to take individual and team performances to the next level! pic.twitter.com/YghAygKXgI

— PWHPA (@PWHPA) December 17, 2020

• Legend #17. A Russian biopic about the legendary Valeri Kharlamov for your holiday viewing. [YouTube]/