Hockey headlines for June 30, 2018

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Drew Doughty agrees to eight-year contract extension with Kings (Los Angeles Times)
Capitals re-sign Michal Kempny to four-year contract (Washington Times)
Report: Ryan Reaves will return to Knights; Luca Sbisa set to leave (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hurricanes sign Russian forward Zykov to two-year contract (Raleigh News & Observer)
Panthers sign RFA forward Frank Vatrano to one-year contract (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Capitals promote Todd Reirden to replace Barry Trotz as head coach (Washington Post)
Devils name ex-Wild GM Chuck Fletcher as senior advisor (NJ.com)
James Dolan denies report he is trying to unload Knicks, Rangers and other sports franchises (New York Daily News)
Next Task for Vegas Golden Knights: Attract Free Agents (New York Times)
All’s quiet on the John Tavares front (New York Newsday)
On eve of free agency, Sharks a strong contender to sign top prize (San Jose Mercury News)
Don Sweeney reveals little about Bruins’ meeting with John Tavares (Boston Globe)
The Flyers wanted to sign John Tavares, but he didn't want to come here (Philadelphia Inquirer)
It's crunch time for Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Is deal for O’Reilly looming for the Blues? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sabres poised to sign Carter Hutton when free agency opens (Buffalo News)
Free-agent centre Derek Ryan seems like fit for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Don’t expect Anton Khudobin back with the Bruins (Boston Globe)
Blackhawks' free-agent shopping list includes top-four defenseman, backup goalie (Chicago Tribune)
Why Coyotes' Rick Tocchet tore down a wall (Arizona Republic)
Yeo: Blues playoff miss still stings (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Senators head coach Guy Boucher still accentuating postives as development camp ends (Ottawa Citizen)
Sabres development camp has Swedish flair (Buffalo News)
At Penguins development camp, the message is clear: Win Stanley Cups (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets prospects taking development camp opportunity in stride (Winnipeg Free Press)
European prospects look to continue pipeline at Penguins development camp (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rangers No. 1 pick Vitali Kravtsov faces decision on staying or going (New York Newsday)
Stars' top pick Ty Dellandrea bears burden of expectations; find out why he wouldn't want it any other way (Dallas Morning News)
Top pick Sandin revives Leafs' Swedish connection (Toronto Sun)
Panthers' Owen Tippett working on defensive side of game as another shot at NHL nears (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Could defensive prospect Adam Fox give the Hurricanes the edge in the Calgary trade? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sabres' Will Borgen enters first pro season with wealth of experience (Buffalo News)
Tyler Wong learns new role in effort to impress Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins prospect working out again after accident (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Pope banking on experience to land spot Red Wings (Detroit News)
Panthers prospect Max Gildon impresses with smooth skating, big frame (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Blues prospect Fitzpatrick remembers to have fun (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wexford native Andrew Gaus close to home for Penguins developmental camp (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers prospect Jay O'Brien out to 'prove a lot of people wrong' amid scouts' doubts (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Slovakian hopeful Martin Bakos has a great role model in Zdeno Chara (Boston Globe)
Young Leaf prospects Bradley and McGregor know there’s more to life than hockey (Toronto Star)
Don't let Alex D'Orio's recent record fool you — he's a Penguins goalie prospect (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Panthers' Logan Hutsko flashes skill in development camp scrimmage (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Mitchell Vande Sompel wants to be part of Islanders’ defensive rebuild (New York Newsday)
Harvard winger shows Penguins smarts, skill (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Football hotbed can't lure O'Reilly from hockey (Detroit News)
Flyers prospect Morgan Frost's final stage: The weight of leadership (Philadelphia Daily News)
Avalanche prospect Shane Bowers on two-year plan with Boston University (Denver Post)
Jake or Johnny? Both work for Penguins prospect Justin Almeida. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Panthers' Jake Horton has done everything to try to achieve his NHL dream (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
How Coyotes' Kirk made British hockey history (Arizona Republic)
Habs prospect Ryan Poehling eager to hunt for NCAA title next season (Montreal Gazette)
His hockey career began in South Florida. This week, he skated with the Panthers' top prospects (Miami Herald)
Justin Richards displays traits of a coach’s son (Columbus Dispatch)
Roy key in developing young talent (Winnipeg Free Press)
David Quinn gets rave reviews from those who know best (New York Post)
Flyers take in Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki (South Jersey Courier-Post)