Quick Strikes for Tuesday, August 30

The Bolts

• Andrej Sustr shows off his gloves for the World Cup./

Rukavice pro @narodnitym dnes dorazili! Za tyden to zacne!🇨🇿 @WarriorHockey #WCH pic.twitter.com/3KXCnoxFRh

— Andrej Sustr (@AndrejSustr) August 29, 2016

• Slater Koekkoek looking to take the next step. [NBC Sports]
• Best of the Bolts vote final four is open: Extra attacker sinks Islanders vs. Stopping an Avalanche. [Tampa Bay Lightning] /

The NHL

• Tweet of the week on the four-time Lady Byng recipient: /

Pavel Datsyuk has been fined by the KHL for hitting an opponent with his stick. The KHL.... it changes you, man. It changes you. #RedWings

— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) August 29, 2016

• Watch the unveiling of the Al Arbour Rink, the Islanders’ practice rink. [Newsday]
• The 1972 Summit Series team, including Phil Esposito, Ken Dryden, Peter Mahovlich and coach Harry Sinden are taking off on a Canadian tour. [Toronto Sun]
• The Las Vegas franchise has trademarked three nicknames. [NHL.com]
• A few of the best Twitter responses to the news about those trademarks:/

How about Las Vegas Knights, but pronounced like the French in "Holy Grail"?

"Knights! Trademark issue!"

"No. It's 'Kuh-nig-its.' "

— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) August 29, 2016

Las Vegas Sand Knights is such a dumb name. Hey Internet, got anything better?

"THE HARAMBES!"
"TEAMY MCTEAMFACE!"

...Sand Knights, then.

— Steve Dangle Glynn (@Steve_Dangle) August 29, 2016

• Nick Kypreos appearing on Steve Dangle’s podcast is a big deal. Apparently. [Sportsnet]
• Ted Lindsay was a bright spot on a rainy day of charity event. [Today’s Slapshot]
• The Blue Jackets hired three-time Cup champ John Madden to coach their AHL affiliate./

Had #CBJ not hired John Madden as @monstershockey coach, he was headed back to Univ. of Michigan to finish degree and work w hockey program.

— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) August 29, 2016

The game

• 10 unknown players to know for the World Cup. [CBC]
• The story of a KHL team revealing a statue to adopted cat outside arena goes back to 2014. [Yahoo Sports]/