Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Saturday was the final day of the World Junior Championship Summer Showcase, and the Habs’ prospects had another solid showing, including Joni Ikonen’s hat trick in Finland’s game against Sweden./
Make that a hat trick for #Habs prospect Joni Ikonen. Another PP marker.
Ties the game late for Finland. pic.twitter.com/lCZmZBq3Db— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) August 5, 2017
- His first two goals came from the exact same spot:/
Joni Ikonen with a great snipe. His 2nd goal of the game. #Habs pic.twitter.com/lEwtdVkp2f
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) August 5, 2017
Here’s Ikonen’s other goal from the same spot. pic.twitter.com/FEOHtfoRHv
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) August 5, 2017
- Ikonen’s coach called him one of Finland’s standout players from the tournament. [Twitter]
- Ryan Poehling followed up his stellar Friday performance with a powerplay goal against Team Canada on Saturday./
#Habs prospect Ryan Poehling scores a powerplay goal pic.twitter.com/GFN9DPQHpz
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) August 6, 2017
- A few Canadiens players spent the weekend sharpening their ball hockey skills./
- Jonathan Drouin is a big Roger Federer fan. [Twitter]
- WWE’s Sami Zayn might be on the road, but he still cheers for the Habs. [TSN 690]
- Andrew Shaw talks about what he expects from the upcoming season, and answers a few more fan questions. [Canadiens]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- It looks like the Ottawa Senators may be transitioning away from their current primary logo. [Silver Seven]
- After arbitration, Nate Schmidt signed a two-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights. [TSN]
- James Mirtle called into TSN 1200 in Ottawa to discuss the future of sports media. [TSN 1200]/
