Hockey headlines for June 24, 2018

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Canes make big shakeup, trade Lindholm, Hanifin to Calgary Flames (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kings agree to three-year deal with former All-Star Ilya Kovalchuk (Los Angeles Times)
Islanders hope John Tavares will invest in their long-term plans (New York Newsday)
Coyotes, Hjalmarsson agree on extension (Arizona Republic)
Avalanche select two Finns to begin Day 2 of the NHL draft; goalie Grubauer signed to three-year contract (Denver Post)
Defenceman Chris Wideman seems likely to return to the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Max Pacioretty rumours swirl amid NHL draft (Montreal Gazette)
Barry Trotz’s reputation: Players’ coach and a winner (New York Newsday)
The Ilya Kovalchuk pursuit gone, the Bruins refocus their offseason plans (Boston Herald)
Sharks at center of major trade rumors on second day of draft (San Jose Mercury News)
Capitals make offer to Michal Kempny, still working to re-sign John Carlson (Washington Post)
Hanifin high on move to Flames, wants to show he can meet potential (Calgary Herald)
Ferland, Hamilton bid fond farewell to Calgary (Calgary Herald)
After quiet NHL draft, GM Paul Fenton has yet to ‘tweak’ Wild roster (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Golden Knights’ George McPhee braces for free agency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dubas: "We're confident ... that we can really do whatever we want" in free agency, trades (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks enter make-or-break week with free agency looming (Chicago Sun-Times)
Brady Tkachuk has a big decision to make: NHL or college hockey? (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers see a lot of Caps star Evgeny Kuznetsov in top NHL draft pick Vitali Kravtsov (New York Daily News)
How Filip Zadina can help accelerate Detroit Red Wings' rebuild (Detroit Free Press)
Jackets got to know Liam Foudy well (Columbus Dispatch)
Stars buck popular opinion again on Day 2 of NHL Draft, go after size and Swedes (Dallas Morning News)
With their four picks, the Penguins found what they were looking for in the NHL draft (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Oilers take centre Ryan McLeod, goalie Olivier Rodrigue in day two of the NHL Draft (Edmonton Journal)
'Good day': Red Wings find more value in NHL Draft (Detroit News)
Coyotes stockpile defense on 2nd day of draft (Arizona Republic)
Capitals draft recap: Picks high on character — and strong hockey DNA (Washington Post)
Another small, quick forward headlines Lightning’s draft picks (Tampa Bay Times)
Panthers emphasize offense in NHL draft, nab forwards with top four of six picks (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Blackhawks add six players on Day 2 of NHL draft (Chicago Daily Herald)
Predators make 4 picks on second day of 2018 NHL draft (The Tennessean)
Blues pick to stack the future (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens conclude NHL draft with a flurry of smallish centres (Montreal Gazette)
Jets look to future: Three pivots, two blue-liners and one goalie chosen on Day 2 of NHL Draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Ducks target forwards, goalies on final day (Orange County Register)
Wild stockpiles draft picks but swings no roster-changing deal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kings happy to get Akil Thomas in 2nd round (Los Angeles Daily News)
Panthers pick powerful forward Serron Noel in second round of draft (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Senators second rounder Jonny Tychonick likes the spotlight - the bigger the better (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers raise eyebrows with second-round pick Olof Lindbom (New York Newsday)
Flyers select physical defenseman Adam Ginning of Sweden in 2nd round (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jackets see gem in overlooked goalie (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins add Swedish defenseman, Czech forward in NHL Draft (Boston Globe)
Dallas Stars take 6-foot-9 center on second day of NHL Draft (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Senators continue to add goaltending depth by selecting Kevin Mandolese (Ottawa Sun)
Durzi's homework on Leafs been getting done since he was a kid (Toronto Sun)
Son of a (former) Senator, Jonathan Gruden fits in with elite players (Ottawa Sun)
Relaxed Rasmus Dahlin welcomes Mattias Samuelsson, who quietly takes it in (Buffalo News)
Bruins pick Jakub Lauko not lacking in confidence (Boston Globe)
Detroit Red Wings draft Alec Regula, whose dad was team's dentist (Detroit Free Press)
Tyler Weiss' long journey and long weekend has happy ending with Colorado Avalanche (Raleigh News & Observer)
Southlake native Ryan O'Reilly taken by Red Wings (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Former Mitchell High player Nathan Smith taken in NHL draft by Jets (Tampa Bay Times)
Ottawa's Serron Noel is thrilled about being drafted by the Florida Panthers (Ottawa Sun)
Gophers commit Blake McLaughlin headlines nine Minnesotans drafted on Day 2 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Four future DU Pioneers selected in NHL draf (Denver Post)
Eight Manitobans picked on Day 2; Canucks take two, including Woo (Winnipeg Sun)
The Senators are displaying a North Dakota state of mind (Ottawa Citizen)