Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com
• Fleury welcomed back by Penguins fans with open arms (NHL.com)
• Hockey is for Everyone: The Jessica Platt Story (Sportsnet.ca)
• Sittler’s record-setting jersey resurfaces after 42 years (TSN.ca)
• Amanda Kessel is a typical 26-year-old -- who also happens to be an elite hockey player (ESPN.com)
• Every NHL Player Safety suspension from the 2017-18 season in one place (SBNation.com)
• Rick Nash disappointed about being asked to submit a list of teams to which he’d accept a trade (Newsday.com)
• For first time since 1994, Olympic hockey means no NHL (bostonglobe.com)
• Japan’s Women’s Hockey Team Wants to Be Known for Wins, Not Smiles (nytimes.com)
• In icy Minnesota, Pond Hockey Championships capture sport’s essence (AOL.com)
• Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher gives glimpse of off-ice life (montrealgazette.com)
• Whalers jerseys have no business in Carolina (ctpost.com)
• An open letter to Hartford Whalers fans (Old North Blog)
• Canadian women’s hockey legend Hailey Wickenheiser to donate brain to concussion research (Concussion Legacy Foundation)
• Hockey Hall-of-Famer Pat LaFontaine is working with all levels of hockey to share lessons he learned from the game (NBC Olympics)
• They can’t see, but blind hockey players can pass, shoot and score (Washington Post)
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