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.
--Here’s Elliotte Friedman’s weekly “30 Thoughts” blog. (Sportsnet)
--Here are some prospects you should know. (The Hockey News)
--Puck Daddy‘s Q & A with Wings goalie Jimmy Howard.
--Watch the highlights from last night’s game between the Islanders and Lightning. (Top)
--A pretty wild fight between former NHLers Jay Rosehill and Brian McGratten. (BarDown)
--Who did Caps winger Alex Ovechkin cheer for growing up?
Also, something I did not know that came out of media availability in Winnipeg this morning: Ovechkin grew up a San Jose Sharks fan.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 1, 2016
--Auston Matthews had the best-selling jersey during the month of October:
Top-selling NHL player jerseys on https://t.co/tMhOnae5Or, powered by Fanatics, from Oct. 1-31: pic.twitter.com/2mlKaTdGPc
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 1, 2016