First up, hockey news and notes of a non-Drouinday variety:
- The Syracuse Crunch are down two slots in this week’s AHL Power Rankings. [Chirps from Center Ice]
- It isn’t too late to make an online donate to the Crunch’s Change for Change campaign. Change for Change is an initiative created by Crunch captain Mike Angelidis and his teammates that aims to raise money for pediatric cancer research at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and help improve the odds for children with cancer. [Go Fund Me]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals explains how hockey is played in Russia. [The Players’ Tribune]
- The New Jersey Devils have found success this season (their farm team isn’t looking too shabby either, by the way), but can it last? [Today’s Slapshot]
- Head coach Dave Cameron of the Ottawa Senators is feeling the pressure. [The 6th Sens]
- The Florida Panthers will have new sweaters for 2016-17. [SportsNet]
- Hockey Canada didn’t waste any time declaring it was all the players’ fault Team Canada lost at Worlds. [Pension Plan Puppets]
- World Junior hockey 2016: Largely unheralded Russian team downs Team USA. [Pension Plan Puppets]
- The NHL did a horrendous job highlighting the potential of women’s hockey in North America, and should be taken to task for it. [Five for Howling]
- The NWHL saw its first bench-clearing brawl this past Sunday, the occurrence of which points to some major issues with the league’s discipline. [Today’s Slapshot]
And now onto the Drouinday news:
- This was reported mid-afternoon yesterday by the beat writer for the Syracuse Crunch:
- It appears that Drouin will be addressing the media before today’s optional skate with the Syracuse Crunch:
- Is determining Drouin’s trade value a challenge? [ESPN]
- Once that value is determined, would Ottawa be a good fit for Drouin? [Silver Seven]
- What about Edmonton? [Edmonton Journal]
- Chicago? Do I hear Chicago? [Second City Hockey]
- Who’s to blame for this rather sticky situation? [Pension Plan Puppets]
- Former Bolt Brett Connolly spoke up about the situation and his own experience with the Lightning and John Cooper. [Big Bad Blog]
BriseBois confirms Drouin is en route to Syracuse. He said there was never an issue of whether he’d report
— Syracuse Hockey (@syrhockey) January 4, 2016
I’m told Jonathan Drouin will be addressing the press tomorrow morning before the optional skate.
— Jeremy Houghtaling (@JGHoughtaling) January 4, 2016
