Hockey headlines for June 28, 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Isles select Matthew Schaefer No. 1 overall (New York Newsday)
Top San Jose Sharks draft pick makes his No. 1 goal clear for this fall (San Jose Mercury News)
‘I finally have a new favorite NHL team’: Chicago Blackhawks select Anton Frondell at No. 3 in the 2025 NHL draft (Chicago Inquirer)
How a secret backyard pizza party helped the Utah Mammoth land Caleb Desnoyers in the NHL draft (Salt Lake Tribune)
Islanders trade defenseman Dobson to Canadiens (New York Newsday)
Panthers re-sign playoffs MVP Sam Bennett to lengthy contract (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Leafs sign John Tavares to four-year deal before star forward hits free agency (Toronto Sun)
With Evander Kane gone, Edmonton Oilers lock up new power forward (Edmonton Sun)
Avalanche trades Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood to Columbus for two picks, intriguing prospect (Denver Post)
Sabres sign Jack Quinn to a two-year contract extension (Buffalo News)
Stars’ Jim Nill named NHL’s General Manager of the Year for third straight season (Miami Herald)
NHL, NHLPA reach labor peace and sign four-year CBA with longer regular season coming (New York Post)
Count Kings GM Ken Holland among those who prefer how NHL drafts used to be held (Los Angeles Times)
What was NHL thinking with idiotic format that set league's entry draft back decades? (Toronto Sun)
What the National Hockey League's CBA extension means for Canada's teams (Ottawa Sun)
‘Florida Panthers’ Bill Zito misses out on NHL GM of the Year Award — again (Miami Herald)
Jim Nill in no rush, says Stars are still interviewing head coach candidates (Miami Herald)
Ottawa Senators could target rugged UFA winger Tanner Jeannot on July 1 (Ottawa Sun)
Joining Canadiens ‘a dream come true’ for Noah Dobson (Montreal Gazette)
Kyle Dubas and the Penguins buck convention in Round 1, picking Benjamin Kindel then trading back (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings had trade talks with every NHL team but stayed put for Bear (Detroit News)
Flyers select winger Porter Martone with the No. 6 pick in the 2025 NHL draft (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins pick BC’s James Hagens with No. 7 choice (Boston Herald)
Sabres pick defenseman Radim Mrtka at No. 9 in NHL draft (Buffalo News)
Ducks first-round pick Roger McQueen takes flight right away (Orange County Register)
Flyers trade with Penguins to move up and draft massive center Jack Nesbitt at No. 12 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Detroit Red Wings pick Carter Bear from WHL in first round of 2025 NHL Draft (Detroit Free Press)
Columbus Blue Jackets select defenseman Jackson Smith 14th overall in 2025 NHL Draft (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues draft Canadian winger Justin Carbonneau in first round (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flames draft high-scoring centre Cole Reschny (Calgary Sun)
Islanders pick Victor Eklund, Kashawn Aitcheson as they beef up roster in NHL draft first round (New York Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets select goalie Pyotr Andreyanov with 20th pick in 2025 NHL Draft (Columbus Dispatch)
Canucks' new draft Braeden Cootes wants to be Brayden Point (Vancouver Province)
Ottawa Senators get their man, defenceman Logan Hensler, at No. 23 in NHL draft (Ottawa Sun)
Nashville Predators select winger Ryker Lee at No. 26 overall in 2025 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Capitals make Lynden Lakovic, a winger from Moose Jaw, their top pick (Washington Post)
Jets draft Sascha Boumedienne in the first round of the NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
San Jose Sharks select goalie with No. 30 pick at NHL Draft (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings trade back, select defenseman Henry Brzustewicz at No. 31 (Los Angeles Daily News)
Flames take lightning-quick Potter with 32nd overall pick (Calgary Sun)
Hurricanes end long day in NHL by trading first-round pick to Blackhawks (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers stand pat in quiet first night at NHL draft as K’Andre Miller uncertainty lingers (New York Post)
Knights have quiet night during slow first round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Calgary talents Ben Kindel, Jackson Smith chosen 11th and 14th in NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
Michigan forward, son of Detroit Red Wings executive picked in first round of NHL draft (Detroit Free Press)
Ottawa calls on Woobury’s Logan Hensler in round one (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blue Jackets have Meredith Gaudreau announce their picks in the 2025 NHL draft (Columbus Dispatch)
Dressed as Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler announces Bruins’ pick of James Hagens at NHL Draft (Boston Globe)
Kraken expected to retain Philipp Grubauer despite buyout speculation (Seattle Times)
Stars assistant Misha Donskov departs Dallas for role with Hockey Canada (Miami Herald)
Ottawa Senators will have a new look on their helmets in 2025-26 (Ottawa Sun)
Blackhawks unveil gold-trimmed jerseys for centennial season (Chicago Sun-Times)