Wednesday Habs Headlines: Carey Price excited for upcoming season
In today’s links, Carey Price talks about departed veterans and looks ahead to training camp, the NHLPA Rookie Showcase is on the horizon, and Team Canada looks to some old hands for the Olympics
Montreal Canadiens news and notes:
- A happy 91st birthday to longtime Habs reporter Red Fisher. [Michael Farber]/
Conscience and chronicler of @CanadiensMTL hockey for 57 years, my friend Red Fisher turns 91 today.
— Michael Farber (@MichaelFarber3) August 22, 2017
- Yvon Lambert stopped by the Canadiens Hockey School. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Carey Price is expecting a “very energetic” Habs training camp. [NHL.com]
- Quizzing the star netminder about Max Pacioretty. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Noah Juulsen will be at this year’s NHLPA Rookie Showcase. [Heather Engel]/
#Habs prospect Noah Juulsen among those scheduled to be at this year's NHLPA Rookie Showcase. Full list: pic.twitter.com/W5w0YhNlkh
— Heather Engel (@engelheather) August 22, 2017
Around the league and elsewhere:
- Hockey Canada has contacted Shane Doan and Jarome Iginla regarding the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. [TSN]
- The New York Rangers have invited ex-Hab Bobby Farnham to their training camp on a PTO. [Blueshirt Banter]
- Harvard alumni Alex Kerfoot has reduced his list to three teams. [RDS.ca]
- What is a fair expectation for Detroit Red Wings’ forward Henrik Zetterberg next season? [Winging it in Motown]
- The Hockey News ranks Connor McDavid above Sidney Crosby in their annual Top 50 list. [TSN]/