Tuesday Habs Headlines: Excelsior
Gallagher on pace for a career year, Peca's many talents, what the performances of women's hockey stars at the All Star Game means for women's hockey, Alex Belzile's road from ECHL scratch to AHL All Star, NCAA players and more in today's links
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Brendan Gallagher is on pace for a his best season yet. [Canadiens]
- Matthew Peca is a man of many talents. [Canadiens]
- Our own Scort Malta chats with Raw Charge about the state of the Canadiens. [Raw Charge]
- The Habs are having as good a season on social media as they are on the ice! [NHL]
- Our fearless alternate captain Jared Book appears on this week's episode of The Scrum Podcast! (In case you needed yet another reason to take a listen!) [Soundcloud]
- Paul Campbell takes an in depth look at how Carey Price has returned to form. [The Athletic]
- From healthy scratch in the ECHL to AHL All Star, it's been a long road for Alex Belzile, and he's not done yet. [The Athletic]/
Around the League and Elsewhere
- While the new USA Hockey regulations, which explicitly include non-binary athletes, are an important step forward, there's still a very long way to go. [Victory Press]
- The performances of Rebecca Johnson, Renata Fast, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Breanna Decker at the All Star Game made the hockey world sit up and take notice. Now it's a matter of keeping that momentum rolling. [TSN]
- Kendall Coyne Schofield has shown the world that she's an elite skater. But how did she get there? [Sportsnet]
- Mile High Hockey takes a look at the prospects from the 2019 Top Prospects game. [Mile High Hockey]
- Blue Shirt Banter takes a look at NCAA players who could make interesting signings. [Blue Shirt Banter]
- Alyssa Longmuir is on a one-woman mission to bring stats to an Australian women's hockey league. [The Ice Garden]
- Second City Hockey takes a hard look at the Blackhawks’ situation, and how they got here. [Part I | Part II]
- While there's a level of optimism surrounding the upcoming CBA talks, given past history, it's hard not to notice all the issues that could prove stumbling blocks. [The Athletic]
- The Leafs acquired Jake Muzzin from the L.A. Kings. [TSN]
- The Flyers’ Hart goes on. [NBC Sports]/