Saturday Habs Headlines: Victor Mete wins gold as Canada claims the World Juniors crown
In today’s links, two Habs prospects claim WJC medals, another view of the Drouin-Sergachev trade, and more.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Victor Mete won gold with Team Canada at the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championship. If you missed the game, see the highlights of the thrilling match in our recap. [EOTP]/
- Ryan Poehling also left the tournament with a medal, scoring a goal to help Team USA claim bronze. We caught up with him after the game. [EOTP | Bronze recap | Poehling quotes]
- The Jonathan Drouin - Mikhail Sergachev trade will likely even out for both sides over time. [TSN]
- Les Canadiennes will be back in action tonight after a three-week break./
RAPPEL | Le match de demain sera diffusé en direct sur https://t.co/u2RczJdR2R! 🎥🏒
— Les Canadiennes (@LesCanadiennes) January 5, 2018
REMINDER | Tomorrow’s game will be live streamed at https://t.co/u2RczJdR2R! 🎥🏒 pic.twitter.com/3NmsVwb1Gj
Around the league and elsewhere
- Team Canada head coach Dominique Ducharme is happy to finally be able to make his late father proud with an international hockey title. [TSN]
- It was a good time to step away from the junior team, with Ducharme stating afterward he would not be returning to next year’s tournament:/
Dominique Ducharme a dirigé son dernier match avec Équipe Canada junior. Boucle la boucle après 3 ans.
— Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) January 6, 2018
- Sweden’s captain, Lias Andersson, was so disappointed with missing out on gold that he tossed his silver medal into the crowd. [TSN]
- He did convince an American fan in attendance to switch allegiances, however:/
reddit user u/JiggediJao just uploaded a different angle and it's hilarious. pic.twitter.com/rSSNsg40sC
— Flintor (@TheFlintor) January 6, 2018