Matthew Poitras, a 19-year-old player, has been added to Canada's National Junior Team for the World Juniors tournament in Sweden. Poitras expressed his excitement about the opportunity, describing it as a positive development and a much-needed break from the NHL grind. Meanwhile, Logan Couture, the captain of the San Jose Sharks, has made progress in his comeback from injury, participating in morning skate drills for the first time this season. Couture expressed his excitement and optimism about rejoining the team for full practice, indicating significant progress in his recovery.
"I felt like I was part of the team again." Couture talks about his exciting, nerve-wracking first morning skate back with #SJSharks: https://t.co/aRrL8WH8ZY
Step 1: rejoin the #SJSharks for practice was completed today. Couture is inching closer to returning. @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/b2gqllLtkK
"It felt like there were a million people on the ice," #SJSharks captain Logan Couture said. Couture joined morning skate for the first time today. Read what he had to say on @TheHockeyNews. ⤵️ https://t.co/361x5uzWZH https://t.co/361x5uzWZH
Couture says next big step for comeback is to re-join a full #SJSharks practice, which is the plan tomorrow. Quinn says this is furthest along he's been. LC: "Hopefully, everything goes well the rest of the day, I feel good & recover well & wake up tomorrow feeling good."
Logan Couture said he got the go-ahead from a physical therapist yesterday to join the #SJSharks on the ice this AM. Said it was racing through his head after he went to sleep. "I was very excited getting here this morning. I woke up excited and felt good on the ice. "
Well, look at that, Couture is participating in morning skate drills. First time he’s done that all year, good step https://t.co/4n7sXmYdoN
Couture taking part in drills this morning. Would be a surprise to see him play tonight, but, we shall see #SJSharks https://t.co/tQUvjtEWIG
Conspicuously, only Couture and Carpenter are in teal, all other #SJSharks are in white or powder blue. So I’d say we’re not getting a surprise return tonight. Will be interested to see if he participates in drills. That would be a definite sign of progress https://t.co/t1zBaVYc8q
Logan Couture is on the ice before the start of the #SJSharks morning skate
Couture is first on the ice for #SJSharks. He hasn't participated in a practice or morning skate yet this season. That might change today
Matt Poitras describes his whirlwind 24 hours and explains how he's "running on adrenaline" after getting off the plane early this morning in Sweden and stepping onto the ice with for the first time with Team Canada: https://t.co/26DJa9S2oL https://t.co/1JYu4xhsHy
COLUMN: It's a positive development with 19-year-old Matt Poitras leaving the B's temporarily for the World Junior tournament to play for Team Canada. It serves as a bit of a "reset" & gives him a needed break from the NHL grind for next few weeks Link: https://t.co/tzmmbe8Ts0 https://t.co/pu5n1RfpPs
🎥Matt Poitras on heading to #WorldJuniors: "This is what I had in the back of my mind all summer...go to Guelph, have a good start, and hopefully get the opportunity to play for my country. It didn't exactly work out that way but still get the opportunity to go. I'm excited." https://t.co/xVGNMQxMpI
Matt Poitras said his parents will be headed to Sweden for World Juniors: “Every year around Christmas-time it’s the best time of year because Boxing Day & you get to turn on the World Juniors. I’ve been watching Canada play every year for I don’t know how long. I’m very excited”
ROSTER UPDATE | Matthew Poitras has been added to 🇨🇦’s National Junior Team. He will join the team in Sweden tomorrow. MISE À JOUR | Ajouté à la formation de l’équipe nationale junior du 🇨🇦, Matthew Poitras rejoindra l’équipe en Suède demain. #WorldJuniors | #MondialJunior https://t.co/ay9xUZAxCS