Friday Habs Headlines: Rookie camp is here!
In today’s links, the Canadiens gear up for the new season, Marc Dumont addresses the team’s multiple outstanding questions, and remembering Lokomotiv.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- Who will play centre for the Canadiens? Who will play next to Shea Weber? Who will all that cap space go towards? Marc Dumont weighs in. [TSN 690]
- Day 1 of Rookie Camp is underway! [Montreal Canadiens | Laval Rocket]/
Jour 1️⃣️- Camp des recrues des @CanadiensMTL
— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) September 7, 2017
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Day 1️⃣ - @CanadiensMTL rookie camp pic.twitter.com/1wpeo8jTBK
- Michael McNiven isn’t sure what city he’ll be calling home this year. [Montreal Gazette]
- Martin Reway is excited to be back and to make up for lost time. [TSN]
- The Slovak forward talked about his long recuperation and how he discovered that academics wasn’t his forte. [Montreal Canadiens]
- 2017-18 season tickets will go on sale starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 9th. [Montreal Canadiens]/
Tickets for 2017-18 regular season games at the Bell Centre to go on sale Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 7, 2017
DETAILS-> https://t.co/P3znvB4NYW. pic.twitter.com/gEBk2jYx1t
- Casey Staum is returning to the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints, and does not appear to have plans to join the University of Nebraska Omaha of the NCAA. [Twitter]
- Michel Therrien will join Tony Marinaro on TSN 690 at 10 AM today. [Tony Marinaro]/
Tomorrow on The MTL Forum @TSN690 former Habs Coach Michel Therrien joins me in studio at 10am. Tune in! You won't want to miss it! #TSN690 pic.twitter.com/SL90qSIbXD
— Tony Marinaro (@TonyMarinaro) September 7, 2017
- The Brampton Beast hired Justin Peca as an Assistant Coach. [Brampton Beast]/
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Навсегда в наших сердцах, ХК "Локомотив". [KHL.ru]/
The memory of you will always be in our hearts.
— KHL (@khl_eng) September 7, 2017
07.09.2011 #RIPLokomotiv pic.twitter.com/jBBVT1LP5O
- The NHL’s Declaration of Principles opens the possibility of changing the age of eligibility for the Entry Draft. [Sportsnet]
- “Which prompts me to ask him about the NHL’s international vision after the contentious Olympic withdrawal for the 2018 Games in South Korea. What’s next?“ Pierre LeBrun spent a day with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. [The Athletic]
- The NHL’s new rules concerning offside challenges is a good move that will boost scoring. [Vice Sports]
- Ryan Ellis is likely to be out until New Years Day. [On the Forecheck]
- George Parros will head up the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. [Sportsnet]
- Parros is the right man for the job, argues Greg Wyshynski. [Puck Daddy]
- The new DoPS boss wants to crack down on two particular fouls. [Pierre LeBrun]/
Slashing and non-hockey plays where he feels players are purposely trying to injure. Says he plans to be harsher on those incidents
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) September 7, 2017
- The Ottawa Senators have reduced the capacity of the Canadian Tire Centre. [Ian Mendes]
- A look at the revamped arena. [Ottawa Senators]/
A look at the ice at @CdnTireCtr for this season. #Sens pic.twitter.com/pN2IwJhInw
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) September 7, 2017
- Monday, February 26th will be Trade Deadline Day this season. Book your sick days now. [Renaud Lavoie]
- The Czech Extraliga will be tracking Corsi stats this upcoming season. [Darina Vymetalikova]
- Emerance Maschmeyer is optimistic about her first season in Montreal. [Fort Saskatchewan Record]/