Hockey headlines for March 18, 2020

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Ottawa Senators player becomes first NHLer to test positive for COVID-19 (Ottawa Citizen)
Penguins sign Western Michigan's Cam Lee to entry-level deal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bruins sign goalie prospect Jeremy Swayman (Boston Herald)
Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield returning to Wisconsin next season (Montreal Gazette)
Henrik Lundqvist among Rangers headed home amid coronavirus 'pause' (New York Post)
Sabres: Person who tested positive for COVID-19 attended March 5 game (Buffalo News)
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk steps up for part-time staff in Ottawa, Belleville (Ottawa Sun)
COVID-19: GoFundMe proceeds still earmarked for part-time Saddledome staff (Calgary Sun)
Bridgestone Arena workers will be paid for events canceled because of coronavirus (The Tennessean)
Blues launch fund to help affected game day workers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hurricanes announce plan to compensate event staff at PNC Arena (Raleigh News & Observer)
Players reportedly propose July restart, award Stanley Cup in late September (MLive.com)
NHL is no stranger to canceling or delaying games (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What are the financial, logistical ramifications of NHL coronavirus suspension? An expert weighs in (NJ.com)
Wild GM Bill Guerin has 'never seen anything like this' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Golden Knights stay busy with chores, puzzles during NHL pause (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jets prospect Samberg now playing the waiting game (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sam Gagner back from Detroit, going through COVID-19 pause with family (Edmonton Journal)
'We just barely made it': Former Jet Eric Fehr home, in quarantine (Winnipeg Sun)