Thursday Habs Headlines: Shea Weber’s road to becoming the Canadiens' captain

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• According to Milwaukee Admirals teammate Rick Berry, not a lot about Shea Weber has changed since those days. [Montreal Gazette]
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi got to share his new NHL life with his dad, this time in person. [The Athletic]
• Karl Alzner didn’t waste any time scoring his first goal for the Rocket. [Twitter]
• The Pacific Institute is fighting to promote civility in sport. [Journal Métro]
• Alexander Romanov sure knows how to stay on his feet./

Alexander Romanov stands when others go down. #TheTsar #Habs #EPR for @HabsEOTP pic.twitter.com/Y9Rts6InVL

— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) November 28, 2018

• Tomas Plekanec will have some new threads to celebrate the Holidays./

Před Štědrým dnem Rytíři obléknou tyto speciální vánoční dresy. 🎅 Proti Přerovu se v nich představí 19. prosince. Hrané originály půjdou i letos do charitativní dražby. 💸 @Chanceliga #Kladynko #Vanoce @68Jagr #plekanec https://t.co/ixpnmIHCOo pic.twitter.com/PVvQm93nTE

— Rytíři Kladno (@RytiriKladno) November 28, 2018

Around the league and elsewhere

• Not many things are better than puppies (Alexander Wennberg agrees)./

Best. Day. Ever. https://t.co/1BQYAsJ5wP

— Alexander Wennberg (@AlexWennberg) November 28, 2018

• With all the changes happening within the Flyers’ organization, who does Paul Holmgren think would make a good GM in Philadelphia? [Broad Street Hockey]
• Jeff Skinner is currently living his best life with the streaking Buffalo Sabres. [TSN]
• What’s going on with Ilya Kovalchuk? [The Athletic]
• Nikolaj Ehlers and the Winnipeg Jets are hosting their Hockey Fights Cancer night on Thursday, and Ehlers got a new haircut for the occasion:/

Ahead of tomorrow night’s #HockeyFightsCancer game, @NikolajEhlers24 cut his hair with both the HFC logo and a ribbon in support of the fight! pic.twitter.com/XjtHHdoanN

— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) November 29, 2018