Been a little late acknowledging here that the break basically began somewhere between Norfolk and Bridgeport on Sunday morning. (Kevin Poulin got a bit of a Christmas bonus: The Big Club called him up for the night, saying Jaro Halak was getting a maintenance day.)
There’s the interesting bit that the Sharks don’t buy the story about the bus breakdown.
Ex-Yalie Brian O’Neill is the AHL player of the week. Greenwich’s and Yale’s John Hayden is an alternate captain on the junior national team. Meanwhile, assorted local ties on the Canadian Spengler Cup team.
And RIP, Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, Joe Cocker, Joseph Sargent and Clint Reif.
Happy holiday, whatever you’re celebrating. (“Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” Chs. 11 and 20, Wednesday night at 8.)