Hockey headlines for June 19, 2019

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Sharks clear salary cap space, trade Justin Braun to Flyers (San Jose Mercury News)
Lightning re-signs veteran defenseman Braydon Coburn (Tampa Bay Times)
Kevin Hayes, Flyers appear to have agreed on 7-year contract worth $50 million (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sharks’ Joe Thornton wants to return to play at least another year (San Jose Mercury News)
Charles Hudon turns down qualifying offer from Canadiens: report (Montreal Gazette)
Why the Jacob Trouba trade happened (New York Newsday)
Kings hire Trent Yawney to assist Todd McLellan (Los Angeles Daily News)
Blues' Binnington wishes he could have been in Toronto celebrating the Raptors (National Post)
NHL officiating still an issue for Bruins brass (Boston Herald)
Eakins older, wiser, for next NHL coaching stint (Toronto Sun)
Agent Andy Scott's hard work will pay off when Finnish stud Kaapo Kakko drafted (Ottawa Sun)
Bittersweet time for Bruins GM Don Sweeney (Boston Herald)
Ducks GM Bob Murray has a long offseason to-do list (Orange County Register)
Does Flames GM Brad Treliving have another draft-floor deal up his sleeve? (Calgary Herald)
Cam Neely wants right fit for David Krejci (Boston Herald)
Lower-than-expected salary cap just adds to intrigue for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
Canes made the biggest trade during the 2018 NHL Draft. What about this year? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Deadline deals left team few NHL draft picks (Columbus Dispatch)
While holding talks to extend Ceci's contract, Dorion is exploring trade market (Ottawa Citizen)
As Oilers look for new Koskinen partner, Cam Talbot is in limbo (Edmonton Journal)
Penguins trade chatter doesn’t take Sidney Crosby by surprise (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues' party rolls on in Las Vegas; Binnington and O'Reilly up for NHL awards (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Selke Trophy consideration no sugarcoat for Patrice Bergeron after Cup loss (Boston Herald)
Bet on Giordano to pick up Norris Trophy at NHL Awards (Calgary Herald)
Will Lehner, Trotz earn NHL awards? (New York Newsday)
Stars goalie Ben Bishop is accustomed to Vezina Trophy nominations. Will this be the year he wins one? (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights’ Mark Stone relishes rare chance for Selke Trophy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Red Wings not lacking for choice of star-caliber centers, offensive wingers at NHL Draft (Detroit News)
In NHL Draft, Panthers look to add talent to already impressive group of prospects (Miami Herald)
Senators will have plenty to choose from with No. 19 selection (Ottawa Sun)
Kaapo Kakko is made for Rangers’ spotlight: ‘I think he’ll thrive’ (New York Post)
Size doesn’t matter for NHL draft prospect Cole Caufield (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Huntingdon’s Austen Swankler awaits NHL Draft (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings draft prospect: Cole Caufield small but prolific goal-scorer (MLive.com)
Minnetonka's Brink could be first Minnesotan taken in NHL draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Competitive fire burns bright for Shattuck-St. Mary's Jackson LaCombe (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Anthony Duclair happy to stay with Senators for one more year (Ottawa Sun)
Radko Gudas brings his big-hitting ways to Washington as Capitals add another ‘heavy’ player (Washington Post)
Shoulder injury for Tarasenko; surgery for Kyrou (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Leafs’ Zach Hyman taking baby steps in his summer of rehab (Toronto Star)
Robin Lehner ‘obviously’ wants Islanders to keep him (New York Post)
Rasmus Dahlin looks forward to working with Ralph Krueger (Buffalo News)
Panthers forward Jayce Hawryluk excited to work with new coach Joel Quenneville (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Golden Knights announce schedule for preseason, training camp date (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Preseason schedule includes 4 home games (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers preseason schedule highlighted by game in Switzerland (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canucks head to Victoria for 2019 training camp; pre-season schedule announced (Vancouver Province)
Victoria to host Flames pre-season action against Canucks (Calgary Herald)
Blackhawks to face Red Wings, Bruins, Capitals in preseason (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers' preseason schedule: Six games in 11 days (New York Newsday)
Senators to play coast to coast in the preseason (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings release 2019-20 preseason schedule (Detroit News)
Montreal Canadiens release their 2019 NHL pre-season schedule (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs release 2019 pre-season schedule (Toronto Sun)
Devils release preseason schedule (NorthJersey.com)
Penguins set dates for annual prospect development camp (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse still recalls NHL Draft butterflies (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings’ Justin Abdelkader reunited with former coaches in youth camp (MLive.com)
Kim Pegula to co-chair NHL's diversity, inclusion council (Buffalo News)
Wild’s Jason Zucker will always call Minnesota home. His late friend Tucker Helstrom made sure of that. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)