Site icon Habs Hockey Report

All Habs Headlines: Scherbak, Weaver, Molson, Bozon, Selanne, Bulldogs

Caitlyn Golem

All Habs Headlines: Friday September 19, 2014

On this day in hockey history… 1992 – Eric Lindros had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut for the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Quebec Nordiques. Flyers won the game 4-3.

Happy Birthday to former Canadiens Odie Cleghorn (1891), Andre Boudrias (1943), Craig Laughlin (1957) and Gilbert Dionne (1970).

All Habs Headlines 

 All Habs Headlines is the ideal way to stay abreast of all the information you need to know. Got a tip? Send us an email: info@allhabs.net or tweet us: @All_Habs !

Nikita Scherbak (Photo by Radio-Canada)

 

► Training camp: Day 2 

  • On-ice training begins today at 10 a.m. and continues through September 22nd. The first scrimmage (open to the public) is scheduled for 11 a.m.
  • From Canadiens.com, here’s the schedule for the Canadiens 2014-15 Training Camp:

Friday, September 19th

10:00 – 10:45: Practice (Team A)
11:00 – 11:50: Scrimmage – Open to public
12:15 – 12:50: Practice (Team B)

Saturday, September 20th
10:00 – 10:45: Practice (Team A)
11:00 – 11:50: Scrimmage – Open to public
12:15 – 12:50: Practice (Team B)

Sunday, September 21st
10:00 – 10:45: Practice (Team A)
11:00 – 11:50: Scrimmage – Open to public
12:15 – 12:50: Practice (Team B)

Monday, September 22nd
10:00 – 11:00: Practice (Teams A et B)
7:00: Intra-squad scrimmage (CENTRE BELL)

►  Decisions, decisions, decisions…

  • Training camp is an opportunity for the players to get ready for the season and, in some cases, to earn a spot on the roster. The coaching staff will be gathering information to make decisions about players and where they fit. Players to watch closely will be Jiri Sekac, Jacob De La Rose, Sven Andrighetto, Nathan Beaulieu, Jarred Tinordi, Greg Pateryn, and of course, Dustin Tokarski. Pay close attention to Alex Galchenyuk‘s trial at the centre ice position and how that affects the rest of the roster.
  • “I have pretty high expectations for myself. I want to make the team out of training camp. I want to show that I’m ready to play in this league. That’s my goal. That’s all I can do.” — Jarred Tinordi
  • “The way I see it is we’re all here. We know what we need to do. We’re going to be competitive and it’s going be professional. I’m going to go out there and play my game, and so will everybody else. Management will take care of the rest.” — Greg Pateryn
  •  “I’m close with both of those guys, but we’re fighting for a job now. I want to play in the NHL, and I want to prove I want the job. Tinner and I are really tight and we go way back, but it’s a job, and we both want it. Sometimes, you’ve got to put friendship aside and you’ve just got to go to war.” — Nathan Beaulieu

►  Old friends, new friends

  •  An important part of training camp team bonding.  For some players, they are meeting each other for the first time.  In many cases, it’s time after a long summer when friendships are re-kindled.
  • Nikita Sherbak stole the hearts of many Habs fan as soon as he was drafted embracing his larger-than-life personality. Sherbak seemed to feel at home in the spotlight with no signs of shying away from it. Does that sound a little like a certain $8 million-dollar defenceman?

► Pretty in pink

  • Girls for the Cure gathers students from independent girls schools in Montreal to walk five kilometres from their campuses to the summit of Mount Royal.  It’s a fundraising event to support St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation and their efforts towards the treatment and cure of women-related cancers.
  • Canadiens President and CEO, Geoff Molson was on hand on Thursday to join in and help raise awareness for the event.

► Bozon looking to the future

  • We can all admire someone who has gone through hell yet presses on. Habs fans have an example nearby. Tim Bozon was admitted to hospital in March of this year where he was diagnosed with Neisseria meningitidis. He went from focusing on his NHL dream to fighting for his life.
  • Bozon has made an outstanding recovery and (in my opinion) looked great at the Canadiens’ rookie camp. He should continue to impress at the Habs’ main training camp.
  • From his perspective Bozon said, “I’m proud to be here after everything that’s happened. It’s a bonus for me. When I left the hospital, my objective was to be here and I can say that I won my battle. Becoming a professional hockey player is my dream, and I didn’t want it to end at the age of 20 back in March. I did everything I could to come back at the highest level. Right now, I’m thinking about my family and all of the people who helped me along the way. I couldn’t have done it alone. Many people helped me realize my dream.”
  • An important lesson: keep fighting and you may surprise yourself. Just look at what Bozon was able to accomplish.

► A new voice for the Dogs

  • Derek Wills, longtime radio broadcaster for the Bulldogs departed for the NHL and Calgary this summer.  Hamilton radio personality Matt Holmes takes over the play-by-play duties along with veteran broadcaster Al Craig who is back as colour commentator for his 13th season.
  • For the official announcement, visit our sister site, Bulldogs Hockey Report. You can read the details here.

► Looking for the voice of the Habs

  • Bell Media has listed a job posting for Montreal Canadiens Play-by-Play Announcer – TSN 690. The Canadiens English radio broadcaster is looking to replace John Bartlett, who has been the voice of the Habs.
  • If you have a degree from a Broadcast program and play-by-play experience, you can find the posting here.

► Teemu buries Bruce

  • The words of Teemu Selanne, recently retired from the NHL, caused a stir on Twitter on Thursday. Finnish journalist, Juha Hiitela translated and tweeted a number of quotes from a new biography titled “Teemu” that was published in Finland. Selanne expressed disappointment about his playing time and was critical of Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau.
  • Later in the day Selanne apologized if he “hurt Bruce or anyone else.” He added, “that was not my intent.”

► Rangers (still) shopping for a ‘C’

  • As we noted earlier in the week, the New York Rangers are deliberating about their choice of captain to replace Ryan Callahan who was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Speculation was that former Canadiens defenceman Ryan McDonagh would get the nod on Thursday.  Rangers’ head coach, Alain Vigneault, squashed those rumours, announcing that a captain will not be named until after training camp.
  • “I think that all teams have a core leadership group and it’s not just up to one individual, the captain, to be the leader, it has to be a group effort. I see in our team some real strong possibilities as far as being captain, but I also see that this is a new year and we changed some pieces to the puzzle, so I want to see how it unfolds during training camp.” — Alain Vigneault

 

Follow @All_Habs on Twitter

Exit mobile version