Hockey headlines for September 20, 2021

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Toews 'happy to be back on the ice' in Hawks preseason loss to Red Wings (Chicago Daily Herald)
Kraken finds energy to rebound and beats Calgary in shootout (Seattle Times)
Longtime captain Mark Giordano returns to Saddledome to face Flames in exhibition action (Calgary Sun)
Ukrainian Hockey League player suspended at least three games for racist gesture against Black opponent (USA Today)
Nashville Predators' Mattias Ekholm hasn't signed contract extension: 'I'd rather have it done yesterday' (The Tennessean)
Blue Jackets down Blues to continue strong preseason start (Columbus Dispatch)
Kampf, Bunting lead Maple Leafs to pre-season shutout win in Ottawa (Toronto Sun)
Young guns Harkins and Svechnikov lead Jets past Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
Stars disappointed in third period effort of preseason shootout loss to Panthers (Dallas Morning News)
Hofer gets much-needed game action in Blues' 5-2 loss to Columbus (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Shootout loss to Kraken features glimpse of future for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Kassian could be key to the Oilers third line this season (Edmonton Journal)
Rick Bowness says Jason Robertson’s goal shows physical improvements from the Stars forward (Dallas Morning News)
Kraken’s Mark Giordano returns to his longtime home Calgary for preseason tilt (Seattle Times)
Dunne is latest St. Louis product to embark on NHL career (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canucks' special teams getting special look as opening-night roster starts to take shape (Vancouver Province)
Maurice taking new approach to training camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg feeling ‘great, excited’ after hip surgery (Orange County Register)
Flyers forwards Tanner Laczynski and Wade Allison's injury woes continue (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Life after Marc-Andre Fleury: New backup goalie relishes chance (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Young goaltender Anson Thornton making most of tryout with Coyotes in training camp (Arizona Republic)
Four goalies, two spots: Stars’ race to play between the pipes is officially underway (Dallas Morning News)
Which nice-guy goalie will Maple Leafs ice? (Toronto Sun)
Seth, Caleb Jones acclimating to brotherly reunion on Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
'I still feel I’m an impact player': Sabres' Jeff Skinner eyes a bounce-back season (Buffalo News)
Alex Kerfoot knows he has a role with the Maple Leafs. Actually, he has a few of them (Toronto Star)
Lightning’s Mikhail Sergachev looking to improve his offensive game (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins forward Drew O'Connor is better prepared entering his 2nd season (Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue-liner Sami Niku hopes to resuscitate career with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Kakko fitting in well on Panarin-Strome line (New York Newsday)
Eeli Tolvanen rooting for Philip Tomasino to make Nashville Predators roster (The Tennessean)
Alex Newhook and Sampo Ranta joined the Avalanche at the right time. Signing in the spring prepared them for now (Denver Post)
Can Chad Ruhwedel claim the open spot on the Penguins' blue line? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Gustafsson glad for his opportunity to make the Islanders' roster (New York Newsday)
Prospect Nick Robertson has become the Leafs’ boy on the bubble (Toronto Star)
Is Sharks’ Eklund ready for the NHL? The way he’s playing, “he may force our hand” (San Jose Mercury News)
Michael Pezzetta getting noticed for more than his hair with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Perlini waging intense battle for Edmonton Oilers depth spot (Edmonton Sun)
Blashill: Raymond will need to be one of top players to win Wings roster spot (Detroit News)
Lightning make first round of roster cuts (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche color analyst Peter McNab diagnosed with cancer (Denver Post)