Hockey headlines for June 27, 2023

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Holy hot tub — Oilers captain Connor McDavid has haul of a night (Edmonton Sun)
Chicago Blackhawks land former MVP Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno in a draft-week trade with Boston Bruins (Chicago Tribune)
Patrice Bergeron (Selke), Linus Ullmark (Vezina), and Jim Montgomery (Adams) win big at NHL Awards (Boston Globe)
Erik Karlsson wins Norris Trophy as record-breaking season ends in fitting fashion (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings captain Anze Kopitar wins Lady Byng Trophy (Los Angeles Daily News)
Kraken center Matty Beniers wins NHL rookie of the year award (Seattle Times)
Flames centre Mikael Backlund wins King Clancy Trophy, says trade talk is ‘out of my hands’ (Calgary Sun)
Lightning’s Steven Stamkos wins Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award (Tampa Bay Times)
Devils trade defenseman Reilly Walsh to Bruins (NJ.com)
Reports: Potential trades involving Kevin Hayes, Travis Sanheim, and Tony DeAngelo hit snags (Philadelphia Inquirer)
New Avalanche center Ryan Johansen “super close to 100%” recovered from leg surgery after trade from Nashville (Denver Post)
Nashville Predators hire Pekka Rinne as European coach, scout (The Tennessean)
Ducks goalie coach Sudarshan Maharaj diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (Orange County Register)
Every epic moment from 2023 NHL Awards, including Dierks Bentley's Stanley Cup beer chug (The Tennessean)
Knights shut out at NHL awards show, but show off Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Moving up in NHL draft easier said than done, unless you're Brian Burke (Vancouver Province)
Bringing back Erik Karlsson would come at a cost for Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Habs back in the picture as Jets, Kings stall on Pierre-Luc Dubois (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck finishes third in Vezina voting (Winnipeg Sun)
Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk named to Second All-Star Team, finishes third in Hart Trophy voting (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Stars’ Jason Robertson named to NHL first All-Star team, Wyatt Johnston to All-Rookie team (Dallas Morning News)
Despite Skinner's stellar season, Calder drought continues for Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings’ Yzerman impressed by depth of forwards at top of draft (MLive.com)
Sharks GM hints at draft strategy, including what he’s open to doing with No. 4 overall pick (San Jose Mercury News)
As Blues eye changes at the NHL draft, it's a difficult path to navigate for GM Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sharks’ Grier provides health updates on trio of key young players, including former top-10 pick (San Jose Mercury News)
What Preds GM David Poile had to say about final week before retirement (The Tennessean)
Buyouts, salary cap make Wild sharpen focus on building through draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Florida Panthers’ second-round draft history hasn’t been spectacular (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Sweet 16: Who could Flames target with first-round draft pick? (Calgary Sun)
Four years of struggles made Sergei Bobrovsky appreciate Panthers’ playoff run even more (Miami Herald)
What Devils told Alexander Holtz at exit interviews: ‘Career-defining offseason’ (NJ.com)
NHL draft prospect Adam Fantilli is second only to Connor Bedard. And maybe not by much (Toronto Star)
Lexington’s Will Smith one of the jewels in NHL draft (Boston Herald)
Matt Maggio the closest of Islanders’ 2022 draft picks to making NHL leap (New York Post)
How Kevin Devine became 'the ultimate asset' for Sabres' scouting staff (Buffalo News)
Lightning overhaul coaching staff at AHL Syracuse (Tampa Bay Times)
Kyle Dubas makes another hockey operations hire, luring Vukie Mpofu away from Los Angeles (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)