MILAN – It did not take long for Connor McDavid to make his presence felt in Milan. The Edmonton Oilers centre knocked over Czechia’s Lukas Sedlak with a big hit during the first shift of his first Olympic game.
“A little bit of a different environment for us so it’s new for everybody,” McDavid told TSN’s Ryan Rishaug. “The rink’s new, the Olympic Games, everything’s new, so was just trying to get into the game early and was happy with how things went.”
A frustrated Sedlak ended up taking a holding penalty by grabbing McDavid and bringing him to the ice at the end of the shift.
McDavid’s opening statement had Canada’s bench buzzing.
“All the boys got pretty fired up,” said Montreal Canadiens forward…