Daily Cupcakes: January 1st, 2017

We want to take a quick moment to wish you all a Happy New Year.

Colorado Avalanche

Landeskog scores twice Avalanche beat Islanders. [TSN]

The Rest of the Game

St. John’s hockey player turning heads in B.C. junior league. [The Telegram]

Canada’s Spengler Cup win brings Olympic roster clarity. Final decisions still looming for GM Sean Burke. [CBC]

Czech star Filip Zadina’s NHL draft stock continues to rise. [Toronto Sun]

Johnny Bower fibbed his age to go to war and to stick with the Leafs — the team he defended forever. [National Post]

NHL Winter Classic has come a long way since 2008. Outdoor game a much bigger deal than when Sabres’ Jason Pominville played in first version a decade ago. [The Star]