Hockey headlines for May 27, 2020

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

NHL Announces Plan to Return Straight Into the Playoffs (New York Times)
Alex Ovechkin wins ninth ‘Rocket’ Richard Trophy; Capitals finish atop Metropolitan again (Washington Post)
Golden Knights win 2nd Pacific Division title in 3 years (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NHL's return plan crowns St. Louis as Central champs but leaves city out as hub host (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL training camps won’t start until July 1 at earliest; Flyers could get top seed in East (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Las Vegas under consideration as hub city for NHL restart (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bettman announces NHL plan; Chicago a candidate to host playoff games (Chicago Daily Herald)
Twin Cities is one of 10 hubs in running to host NHL playoffs (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nenshi: Talks held with NHL of Calgary as potential hub location (Calgary Herald)
Gov. Murphy says pro sports teams in N.J. ‘can return to training and competition’; Sixers and Flyers could begin practicing soon (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bettman believes Isles' Belmont arena can meet target open (New York Newsday)
O Canada, Flyers stood on guard for Cup (Toronto Sun)
Hub cities emerge as popular options for professional sports leagues (Washington Times)
Tampa is not a hub city in NHL’s 24-team return-to-play format (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins will play in one of two ‘hub’ cities under NHL plan to resume season, but no dates set yet (Boston Globe)
Flames will face Jets in play-in series as part of NHL’s planned restart (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks playoff bound as NHL announces postseason format, outlines timetable (Chicago Sun-Times)
NHL’s Gary Bettman outlines return-to-play plan; Penguins-Canadiens matchup set (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens officially in NHL playoffs, but Alexander Romanov can't play (Montreal Gazette)
Stars gain playoff berth in new NHL format, road to Stanley Cup could go through Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
NHL sets format for Stanley Cup Playoffs with Predators facing Coyotes in play-in round (The Tennessean)
With season officially done, Leafs can look ahead to possible return, Columbus series (Toronto Sun)
Wild among 24 teams included in NHL’s Return to Play Plan (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
NHL approves 24-team postseason; Blue Jackets get No. 9 seed (Columbus Dispatch)
Canes, Rangers to play for shot at the playoffs. What we know about NHL’s return to play (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles, Rangers included in NHL's return-to-play format leading to playoffs (New York Newsday)
Bettman announces NHL’s return-to-play plan; Panthers would face Islanders in first round of 24-team playoff (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
End of Red Wings' season brings 18.5-percent chance to get No. 1 pick (Detroit News)
Sabres receive finality, clarity with NHL announcing playoff format, lottery (Buffalo News)
The Ottawa Senators will have to look towards next year with no date in sight (Ottawa Sun)
San Jose Sharks’ season officially ends; What should Doug Wilson’s priorities be now? (San Jose Mercury News)
How Devils are affected by NHL return-to-play plans, complicated draft lottery (NJ.com)
Kings and Ducks done for season, but SoCal fans still could get to see playoff hockey (Los Angeles Times)
It appears Oilers won't have to give Flames third-round pick for James Neal (Edmonton Journal)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins re-sign defenseman Jon Lizotte (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild prospect Kaapo Kahkonen named AHL’s best goaltender (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Former Oilers forward Sam Gagner has no dog in the expanded playoff format fight (Edmonton Journal)
Penguins offer refunds for canceled games (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Old-timers on TikTok: The making of the 1989 Flames' viral video (Calgary Sun)