Sticking to the plan

Kevin Mio — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:35:55 +0000

The Gazette’s Pat Hickey writes that for this year’s rookie camp, the Canadiens brought in a stickhandling coach to help the prospects with the finer points of manipulating the puck.

Sean Skinner is one of only four stickhandling coaches and says it’s one of the most important parts of the game. “You look at the great players and they were all great stickhandlers,” he said.

Read more about the drills Skinner has put the prospects through and find out what Saku Koivu thinks about the drills here.

‘Fossil’ Finn fighting for a Canadiens job

Dave Stubbs — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:46:20 +0000

Janne Lahti is the oldest player in the Canadiens’ rookie camp, but the 25-year-old feels this is the right time to make his first stab at a National Hockey League job. The Gazette’s Pat Hickey reports today.

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Sticking to the plan

‘Fossil’ Finn fighting for a Canadiens job