Hockey headlines for June 23, 2020

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Columbus will not be hub city for NHL return (Columbus Dispatch)
Chicago is a finalist to be one of NHL’s playoff hub cities: report (Chicago Sun-Times)
As NHL narrows down possible hub cities for postseason tournament, one report says Dallas is out of the running (Dallas Morning News)
Report: St. Paul won’t be a hub city for NHL playoffs (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
NHL still considering Las Vegas, cuts list of hub cities by at least 1 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ex-Penguins forward Chris Thornburn retires (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Dallas Stars worker fired over racist Nextdoor post comparing Chinese people to squirrels (Dallas Morning News)
Florida is crucial to the return of sports. It’s also a coronavirus hot spot. (Washington Post)
Columbus, Minnesota out as NHL hub list for Phase 4 believed to be whittled to six (Toronto Sun)
UBC a natural fit to host NHL practices should Vancouver get hub-city nod (Vancouver Province)
Ex-Devils’ Alexander Mogilny, Patrik Elias up for Hall of Fame again; Both deserving, rival GM says (NJ.com)
Hockey great Fleury not anxious about whether call to the Hall is coming (Winnipeg Free Press)
Six-time Stanley Cup champion Kevin Lowe still waiting on call from Hall of Fame (Edmonton Journal)
One outgrowth of 'leaner' Sabres could be new approach to salary cap (Buffalo News)
It's shaping up to be an important week in the history of the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings will find out Friday if they'll pick first in NHL Entry Draft (Detroit News)
What are the Sabres' chances for winning the NHL Draft lottery? (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights keep up with NHL’s Phase Two workouts (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tuukka Rask expects to ramp up training as NHL restart plan proceeds (Boston Globe)
Carter Hart arrives at training site, says Flyers have ‘right group’ to be ready when NHL season restarts (Philadelphia Inquirer)
From kids games to hockey games: Tarasenko excited to be skating with the Blues again after 8 months off (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Mayfield understands cautiousness about resuming play (New York Newsday)
Canucks defenceman Troy Stecher's dad Peter passes away (Vancouver Province)