Hockey headlines for July 2, 2020

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Toronto and Edmonton set to be chosen as NHL hub cities (Toronto Sun)
Canucks' Virtanen under fire after visit to downtown Vancouver nightclub (Vancouver Province)
Sabres expected to pay out $19.1 million in signing bonuses to players (Buffalo News)
Ducks sign affiliate agreement with Tulsa Oilers of ECHL (Orange County Register)
As sports resume, experts warn fans and athletes need to be on the lookout for pitfalls — and potential stoppages: ‘There are a ton of blind spots’ (Chicago Tribune)
Hockey will probably look the same on TV when it returns, but it’s almost certain to sound different (Toronto Star)
Free-agent doors did not swing open this Canada Day (Edmonton Journal)
L.A. not chosen as NHL hub city for revamped Stanley Cup playoffs (Los Angeles Times)
Las Vegas reportedly not named NHL hub city (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NHL will reportedly reject Chicago, choose Toronto and Edmonton as hub cities (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blues appear headed to Edmonton to resume season (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Edmonton and Toronto’s reported selection as NHL hub cities would give the Chicago Blackhawks a home-ice disadvantage (Chicago Tribune)
What reported terms of new collective bargaining framework mean for Sabres (Buffalo News)
Slim possibility of No. 1 pick won’t affect Blackhawks’ playoff ambitions (Chicago Sun-Times)
Mike Sullivan, Penguins prepared for training camp unlike any other (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers prospect Morgan Frost makes most of 21st birthday party while stuck in quarantine (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Darren McCarty used to tamper with drug tests. Now his marijuana brand is on the market (Detroit Free Press)
Don Cherry, Jimmy Devellano, teammates remember when heavyweight champ Bob Probert ruled the NHL (Detroit News)
Dani Probert finds strength and purpose, 10 years after death of Red Wings enforcer Bob (Detroit News)
Tampa Bay sports fans lament possible lost seasons in the stands (Tampa Bay Times)