PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
Fans made the Vladimir Putin - poutine connection on at least two occasions during the 2015 World Junior Championship gold-medal game between Canada and Russia (which Canada won).
Tonight's MVP is the guy who brought this sign. #WJHC2015 pic.twitter.com/iKwzu8owSZ
— Rob Pizzola (@robpizzola) January 6, 2015
You say Putin... We say Poutine #WJHC2015 #CanadaVsRussia #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/x1YFui9F5G
— Hosertalk (@hosertalk) January 6, 2015
As usual, the Internet got weird about it.
Shoutout to the person at the hockey game with a sign that says "Poutine > Putin" #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/tA8joumdqT
— Elyse Amelia (@ElyseAmelia) January 6, 2015
*shudders* Moving on ...
Connor McDavid had high praise for Sam Reinhart -
McDavid on Reinhart's final faceoffs: "He's the best 2-way forward there is. There was no one else I'd rather have out there in that spot."
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) January 6, 2015
Brent Burns’ love of locker room pizza continues
#PostgamePizza pic.twitter.com/N0eDPc4zOW
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 6, 2015
The Vancouver Canucks had a prank for Eddie Lack on his birthday: