Storm Advisory 12/26/18: NHL News, Rumors, Links and Daily Roundup

The NHL’s most unlucky shooters and Necas captaining the Czech WJC team.

By Andrew Ahr@andrew_ahr Dec 26, 2018, 9:03am EST

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More new threads coming for the Hurricanes?

Merry Christmas!

Today my gift to you is the first edition of #NHL #JerseyWatch 2019 — your first look at the teams getting new jerseys in 2019-20!https://t.co/k4LIBiyfKt pic.twitter.com/9mlPncFy5Q
— Icethetics (@icethetics) December 26, 2018

Imagine leading the league in crossbars hit.

Random trivia fact: Posts/Crossbars hit, 2018-2019:

Seguin, 11

Gaudreau, Kadri, Kucherov, Ovechkin, Saad: 8

Eichel, 7
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) December 24, 2018

So, this happened.

.@TeamKhabib gives some fighting tips to ice hockey players pic.twitter.com/wIZIK9JppY
— RT Sport (@RTSportNews) December 25, 2018

The Hurricanes’ Martin Necas was named captain of the Czech Republic team at the World Juniors:

Martin Necas was named captain of the national team for #WorldJuniors. Martin Kaut and Jakub Galvas were named the alternates. https://t.co/98rqp3CypE
— Czech Prospects (@CZprospects) December 25, 2018

Guess who leads the league in Christmas Day points?

The @NHL played 125 games on Christmas Day from 1920-21 to 1971-72 – the last season with a game on Dec. 25.@DetroitRedWings legend Gordie Howe has the most NHL appearances on Christmas Day – taking part in 16.8% of all Dec. 25 games in League history (21 of 125). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/fw0XW29BVA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 25, 2018

Matt Stajan isn’t ready to quit yet. [Sportsnet]