Hockey headlines for June 29, 2023

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Blackhawks officially select Connor Bedard with No. 1 pick in NHL draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ducks select Leo Carlsson with No. 2 overall pick (Orange County Register)
Columbus Blue Jackets select center Adam Fantilli third in NHL draft (Columbus Dispatch)
San Jose’s Fresh Prince: Sharks take offensive-minded center in NHL Draft (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins acquire forward Reilly Smith from Golden Knights (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avalanche flip second-round draft pick for Ross Colton in trade with Lightning; J.T. Compher unlikely to re-sign with Colorado (Denver Post)
Timo time! Devils sign Timo Meier to long-term extension (NJ.com)
Leafs lock up forwards David Kampf, Pontus Holmberg with contract extensions (Toronto Star)
Knights sign pending free-agent forward to 5-year extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘I’m really happy’: Just-acquired Yegor Sharangovich signs two-year contract with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Knights sign young defenseman to 2-year extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dallas Stars’ Jim Nill named Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award winner (Dallas Morning News)
NHL salary cap bump official, will rise to $83.5 million US (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion: We won't trade DeBrincat for 'pennies on the dollar' (Ottawa Sun)
Is a Milan Lucic return to Bruins in the air? (Boston Herald)
Wild, Gustavsson working on a new contract to keep goalie in Minnesota (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Where Rangers may go for backup goalie now that Jaroslav Halak is not an option (New York Post)
Pierre-Luc Dubois calls Kings trade ‘a dream come true’ (Los Angeles Times)
After trade to Blues, Kevin Hayes is motivated to prove he 'can still play in this league at a high level' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Newest Jet, Vilardi, to embrace change of hockey scenery (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Flyers’ big swing for Matvei Michkov could prove to be a ‘home run’ for their rebuild (Philadelphia Inquirer)
What being selected No. 4 in the NHL Draft means to Lexington’s Will Smith (Boston Globe)
Canadiens draft Austrian defenceman David Reinbacher with No. 5 pick (Montreal Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes select defenseman Dmitriy Simashev at No. 6 in the NHL Draft (Arizona Republic)
Flyers draft Russian winger Matvei Michkov with the No. 7 overall pick (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals take power forward Ryan Leonard with eighth pick in NHL draft (Washington Post)
Blues make Dalibor Dvorsky their highest NHL draft selection in 15 years (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tom Willander is prudent NHL Draft pick play to improve defence (Vancouver Province)
Zach Benson 'super stoked' to become Sabres' first-round pick in Nashville (Buffalo News)
Flames first-round pick Samuel Honzek models his game after Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (Calgary Sun)
Jets select winger Colby Barlow with 18th overall pick (Winnipeg Sun)
Blackhawks shocked to get speedy forward Oliver Moore with No. 19 draft pick (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kraken take forward Eduard Sale with 20th pick in 2023 NHL draft (Seattle Times)
Wild take Rosemount's Stramel with 21st pick in NHL draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers select winger Gabriel Perreault with No. 23 pick in NHL draft (New York Post)
Penguins draft forward Brayden Yager in first round (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers draft defenseman Oliver Bonk with their second pick of the first round (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche draft center Calum Ritchie with No. 27 pick in 2023 NHL draft (Denver Post)
Carolina Hurricanes select Bradly Nadeau with 30th pick of first round in NHL Draft (Raleigh News & Observer)
London Knights winger Cowan an unexpected top pick for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
How Nashville Predators' NHL Draft haul reunited teammates, leads back to Connor Bedard (The Tennessean)
No trades, but Red Wings’ Yzerman fills two needs in first round of draft (MLive.com)
Blues go heavy on Swedes in first round, add Otto Stenberg and Theo Lindstein to organization (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Without first-round pick, can Dallas Stars find next Wyatt Johnston internally? (Dallas Morning News)
Islanders’ lack of picks nothing new during Lou Lamoriello’s tenure (New York Post)
No draft picks, no problem as the future is now for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Panthers sit out quiet Day 1 of NHL Draft, but Anthony Duclair trade rumors keep swirling (Miami Herald)
Penguins, Kyle Dubas looking to make more moves (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Future Gopher Moore is first Minnesota player chosen in draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Hamburg's Quentin Musty drafted 26th overall by San Jose Sharks (Buffalo News)
‘I’m here because of them’: Mitch Love thanks Flames farmhands for his own NHL shot (Calgary Sun)
Ex-Stars goaltender Ben Bishop set to begin role in Dallas’ front office (Dallas Morning News)