Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Did one rough outing convince coach Michel Therrien to try and limit Andrei Markov‘s minutes? Or is it a need to conserve the veteran defensemen’s energy for later on in the season? [Sportsnet]
- Prospect Noah Juulsen is leading his Everett Silvertips by example and this trait combined with his work ethic, has landed him on Team Canada’s radar. [Canadiens]
- P.K. Subban is singing for a great cause and has challenged Prime Minister Trudeau to do the same. [CBC]
- The St. John’s IceCaps bid farewell to popular forward Christian Thomas and wished him luck with the rest of his hockey career. [The Telegram]
- The Bell Centre’s François Martindale will be taking his ice making skills to the Winter Classic! [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens have announced that the fourth season of the 24CH series will be returning next January! [BCE]
- Check out how this Toronto Maple Leafs fan ended up a Montreal Canadiens fan! [EOTP]
- What emoji face would your favourite Canadiens players look like? [Canadiens]
Around The League and Elsewhere
- It is beginning to seem like Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos may not be part of that organization next season. [TSN]
- Where does Marc Bergevin rank amongst NHL general managers who are most likely to make a trade this season? [ESPN]
- As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to struggle, questions are starting to arise regarding whether Sidney Crosby will win another cup. [Puck Daddy]
- Team Canada’s prospective world junior squad is shaping up nicely:
Canada lines: Perlini-Point-Virtanen Crouse-Strome-Marner Beauvillier-Barzal-Gauthier Chartier-Stephens-Konecny Hawryluk-Quenneville-Merkley
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 16, 2015
Canada D: Fleury-Juulsen Chabot-Hicketts Sanheim-Hickey Lauzon-McKeown Dermott
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 16, 2015
