Hockey headlines for June 15, 2023

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Time to celebrate: Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup parade set (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘What we went through is miraculous’: Panthers reflect on run, long for more after losing (Miami Herald)
‘Next to none:’ Jack Eichel quiets critics with postseason run (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adin Hill seizes Stanley Cup stage for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stanley Cup titles never get old for 3-time champ Phil Kessel (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning retain forward Cole Koepke on one-year, two-way deal (Tampa Bay Times)
Ethan Bear to have shoulder surgery, agent confirms (Vancouver Province)
Penguins hire Jason Spezza as assistant general manager (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues round out coaching staff by adding Mike Weber, Michael Babcock (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Former Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom named Blue Jackets goaltending coach (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Flyers issue qualifying offers to 5 restricted free agents, retain Ivan Fedotov’s NHL rights (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning selling minority ownership stake at $1.4 billion team valuation: report (Tampa Bay Times)
Could the NHL return to Connecticut? Gov. Ned Lamont says Hartford is on league’s ‘radar.’ (Boston Globe)
Can Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights, runner-up Panthers keep their teams together? (USA Today)
Henri Richard had advanced CTE, study finds (National Post)
Former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says he’s bringing the Stanley Cup to Cape Cod this summer (Boston Globe)
How Devils’ Brendan Smith helped fuel brother Reilly’s Stanley Cup motivation through ‘competitive’ mini-sticks battles growing up (NJ.com)
Former Sabres captain/GM Gerry Meehan sees better days ahead for his old team (Buffalo News)
What the Dallas Stars can learn from Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights (Dallas Morning News)
What can the Flames expect from new head coach Ryan Huska? We asked around (Calgary Sun)
Peter Laviolette’s hiring brings rest of Rangers offseason into focus (New York Post)
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki surprised by training-staff firings (Montreal Gazette)
When will ‘really strong’ Devils prospect Arseni Gritsyuk leave KHL for North America? (NJ.com)
Former Penguins goaltender Max Lagace signs in Sweden (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings name Dan Watson as new Grand Rapids head coach (Detroit News)
Kyle Dubas tells Brock grads never doubt a job you love (Toronto Sun)