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Good morning!
The NHL is toiling away, trying to figure out how to return and bring back hockey and in doing so they’ve invited players to join their committee on making this happen. There’s a common theme between the players, and it’s an important one: Toronto.
According to Pierre LeBrun at The Athletic Maple Leafs captain John Tavares, and former Maple Leafs Ron Hainsey and Jams van Riemsdyk join GTA born Connor McDavid and GTA adjacent Mark Schiefle on the NHL’s ‘Back to Work’ committee.
There is one pressing topic on these players minds: Keeping the Boston Bruins out of this new season. There is precedent to resume play without a big city involved, after all, that’s how the NHL was formed:
The rest can be figured out later, but dammit, we don’t need the Bruins.
Speaking of everyone’s favourite mouth guard chewing wingers, he’s still raking in that endorsement money from home:
Keep the flow going until you can visit a salon with a quick and easy ear and neck trim. Watch how you can do it at home – with some modeling help from @JVReemer21 of the @NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. If you try it, show us your results with #StayHomeHair! @NHLPA pic.twitter.com/44d8w7AtsO
— Great Clips (@GreatClips) April 27, 2020
Jason Spezza wants to come back to Toronto next season, which, yeah, we all knew that.
Tyson Barrie spoke with Ron MacLean yesterday:
“I don’t think we realized how many similarities there were between what he was doing and what I was doing.”@MapleLeafs defenceman @tysonbarrie & @wesleyschultz82 of @thelumineers spoke about their friendship on #InConversation.
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 27, 2020
Full episode ➡️ https://t.co/002XTkhmzj pic.twitter.com/x1xRvMwVIw
The Associated Press says the AHL is looking to close up shop and tens of people will be saddened by this news.
The Chicago Blackhawks have made a big move, firing their long time CEO and President, John McDonaugh.
The Calgary Flames sign the “Norwegian Gretzky”
Joel Ward retired yesterday, a success story for Canadian University hockey, Ward played four seasons in the OHL with the Owen Sound Attack and decided to go play for the University of Prince Edward Island after no solid pro deals appeared. Four years at UPEI and he got an offer. After 700+ games and over 300 points in the NHL, he’s probably the biggest NHL player to come out of the USports program.
Enjoy your day everyone!