Hockey headlines for June 22, 2019

Saturday, June 22, 2019

NJ Devils select Jack Hughes with first pick in NHL Draft over Kaapo Kakko (NorthJersey.com)
Rangers take Kaapo Kakko second overall in NHL Draft (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks select forward Kirby Dach with the No. 3 pick in the NHL draft (Chicago Tribune)
Avalanche selects defenseman Bowen Byram at No. 4 (Denver Post)
Kings take forward Alex Turcotte with No. 5 pick in NHL Draft (Los Angeles Daily News)
Report: Maple Leafs among teams showing interest in Predators' P.K. Subban (The Tennessean)
Source: Chris Kunitz contemplating retirement, may go into coaching (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jack Hughes’ goal: Join Devils in his first season (New York Post)
Jack Hughes, Kaapo Kakko have just reignited Rangers-Devils rivalry (New York Post)
Joe Pavelski, other Sharks’ pending UFAs, near interview period (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins listening to offers for Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild GM Paul Fenton won’t trade Jason Zucker unless the price is right (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rutherford: 'There’s a good chance' the Penguins stand pat on moves (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Steve Yzerman unsure about more changes in Red Wings' front office (Detroit News)
Salary-cap flexibility opens options for adding players (Columbus Dispatch)
'Still in shock': Red Wings pull stunner, select defenseman Moritz Seider with No. 6 pick (Detroit News)
Sabres 'very comfortable' taking Dylan Cozens at No. 7 in NHL draft (Buffalo News)
Ducks select center Trevor Zegras with ninth pick of NHL draft (Los Angeles Times)
Edmonton Oilers banking on Swedish defenceman (Edmonton Journal)
Arizona Coyotes trade up to draft right-handed defenseman Victor Soderstrom (Arizona Republic)
Wild takes left winger Matthew Boldy with 12th pick in NHL Draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The Florida Panthers drafted this Boston College goaltender with the 13th overall pick (Miami Herald)
Flyers select Cam York with 14th pick in NHL draft (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Canadiens select 5-foot-7 Cole Caufield 15th at NHL Draft (Montreal Gazette)
Predators take center Philip Tomasino with first-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Avalanche selects Boston College-bound center Alex Newhook at No. 16 (Denver Post)
Stars select defenseman Thomas Harley with the 18th overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft (Dallas Morning News)
Isles take Swedish forward Holmstrom in NHL Draft (New York Newsday)
'He’s a guy we liked a lot': Penguins take Samuel Poulin in first round (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Golden Knights take Peyton Krebs in first round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flames select winger Jakob Pelletier in first round of 2019 NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
Jets select defenceman Heinola (Winnipeg Sun)
NHL Draft: Lightning select Nolan Foote as its No. 27 pick (Tampa Bay Times)
Canes take Ryan Suzuki with 28th pick in NHL Draft (Raleigh News & Observer)
Capitals pick Connor McMichael, Canadian center, in first round of 2019 draft (Washington Times)
Bruins select USNDP center John Beecher at No. 30 (Boston Herald)
Sabres hold on to No. 31 pick, select defenseman Ryan Johnson (Buffalo News)
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin gets pleasant surprise at NHL Draft (Montreal Gazette)
For Don Sweeney, Bruins future at center of plan to pick John Beecher (Boston Herald)
Oilers draft mantra: you can never have too many defencemen (Edmonton Journal)
Kings' Alex Turcotte and Ducks' Trevor Zegras are ready to soak in sun and the new rivalry (Los Angeles Times)
Two-way defenseman Moritz Seider ‘shocked’ Red Wings took him at No. 6 (MLive.com)
Leafs’ scouts will get busy Saturday at the NHL draft (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks have work left to do on Day 2 of 2019 NHL Draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
BU’s Trevor Zegras goes to Ducks, Medway’s Matthew Boldy leads trio of BC players picked (Boston Herald)
Ice's Krebs joins high rollers (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blackhawks pass on suburban native Turcotte; Kings draft him at No. 5 (Chicago Daily Herald)
Plymouth-based program steals spotlight, smashes record for first-round NHL Draft picks (Detroit News)
Maurice sticking with approach: Jets head coach doesn’t see need for philosophical change (Winnipeg Sun)
Leafs have firm date to start season, but Dubas' roster roster remains in flux (Toronto Sun)
Isles' home opener will be at Coliseum on Oct. 4 (New York Newsday)
First bits of Canucks' 2019-20 schedule revealed (Vancouver Province)
Sharks to open 2019-20 season with two games vs. fiercest rival (San Jose Mercury News)
Canadiens will play Red Wings in home opener at Bell Centre on Oct. 10 (Montreal Gazette)
Knights set to renew rivalry with Sharks in season opener (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins to open 2019-20 season Oct. 3 at Dallas (Boston Globe)
Senators will open the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs (Ottawa Sun)
Avalanche 2019-20 home-opener: Oct. 3 vs. Calgary Flames (Denver Post)
Stars to open regular season at home against Eastern Conference champion Boston (Dallas Morning News)
Lightning’s home opener will be Oct. 3 against Florida Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Hurricanes to host Canadiens in 2019-2020 season opener (Raleigh News & Observer)
Penguins to open season at home against Sabres on Oct. 3 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Golden Knights minor leaguer Brooks Macek signs with KHL club (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canucks announce Alex Burrows is joining Ring of Honour (Vancouver Province)
Former Canadien Larry Robinson earns his 10th Stanley Cup ring (Montreal Gazette)