Price '100 percent'; Giroux's production; NHL arena facts (Puck Headlines)
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• Adorable.
• Don’t expect a Jimmy Vesey decision announcement until at least Thursday or Friday. [Boston Herald]
• According to Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong, Carey Price is 100 percent ready for the World Cup. [Sportsnet]
• Corey Schneider is also feeling healthy. [NHL.com]
• Niklas Hjalmarsson is hoping his success with the Chicago Blackhawks translates over to Team Sweden at the World Cup. [ESPN.com]
• We’ll see soon enough if Patrick Roy was the issue with the Colorado Avalanche. [TSN]
• Should we be worrying about Claude Giroux’s future production? [Broad Street Hockey]
• John Tavares is not looking to leave the New York Islanders in free agency. [Newsday]
• Fewer minutes for Rasmus Ristolainen should aid him next season for the Buffalo Sabres. [WGR]
• Every NHL arena apparently has an interesting factoid on Wikipedia, like the Detroit Red Wings: “Joe Louis Arena hosted the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, best known for the pre-competition attack on Nancy Kerrigan by associates of Tonya Harding.” [Sportsnet]
• The new Red Wings’ arena could play host to a number of future NCAA hockey events. [Detroit News]
• What does James Wisniewski’s camp invite mean for the rest of the Tampa Bay Lightning roster? [Two for Spearing]
• Ben Smith heads to the Colorado Avalanche. [Avalanche]
• Tyler Wotherspoon is back with the Calgary Flames. [Flames Nation]
• Who are the top left wingers in the Western Conference? [Dobber Hockey]
• The European Champions Hockey League kicks off today. [CHL]
• “A Quebec Junior AA hockey player who was handcuffed on the ice by provincial police in February following an incident with a referee has been charged with assault.” [CBC]
• The choices for the Montreal Canadiens’ AHL side are down to Laval Rapids, the Laval Patriots and the Laval Rocket. [CBC via Yahoo]
• Finally, here’s the World Cup of Hockey trailer for NHL 17:
