Puck News Here: Daily hockey headlines

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Newest Canuck Brendan Gallagher says 'we're going to be a group that competes' (Vancouver Province)
Ducks trade away rights to captain Radko Gudas (Orange County Register)
Predators acquire Nils Hoglander from Vancouver for 2029 third-round pick (The Tennessean)
Penguins trade Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg in deal for forward David Gustafsson (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Joshua Roy gets new beginning after Canadiens deal forward to Utah Mammoth (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche sign Taylor Makar to two-year contract (Denver Post)
Maple Leafs re-sign defenceman Troy Stecher to two-year contract (Toronto Sun)
Sabres re-sign left wing Beck Malenstyn to six-year deal (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights trade goaltender for future draft pick (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks’ Kesselring says he learned a ‘tough lesson’ with Buffalo Sabres (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks eye key targets in free agency (Orange County Register)
Re-signing Quinn Hughes, trade for center still the focus as Wild prepare for free agency (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks give qualifying offers to four RFAs, including Connor Bedard (Chicago Sun-Times)
Dallas Stars make qualifying offers to Jason Robertson, Mavrik Bourque (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens give Kirby Dach, Arber Xhekaj and Zachary Bolduc qualifying offers (Montreal Gazette)
Rangers extend qualifying offer to Braden Schneider, four others before crucial stretch (New York Post)
Golden Knights send qualifying offers to 5 restricted free agents (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks give qualifying offers to two, but part ways with veteran forward (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres extend qualifying offers to Peyton Krebs, Olen Zellweger (Buffalo News)
Flyers qualify Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale, let six other RFAs walk (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders don’t extend qualifying offers to Marc Gatcomb, Max Shabanov or Adam Boqvist (New York Post)
Ottawa Senators cut ties with Arthur Kaliyev, qualify Merilainen and trying to sign Ersson (Ottawa Sun)
Carter Mazur a free agent after Red Wings opt not to qualify (MLive.com)
Will Rangers' top draft pick play in the NHL this year? (New York Newsday)
It’s hard to tell Penguins draft picks Liam and Markus Ruck apart. The twins don’t seem to mind. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets draft pick Bjorck touches down in Winnipeg for development camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle is eager to start his pro career in earnest (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why Gavin McKenna's not the only one to watch at Leaf development camp (Toronto Sun)
Kale Dach hopes playing for Penn State will propel him to an NHL future with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings' Max, Victor Plante look forward to Duluth reunion with 3rd brother (Detroit News)
Canes prospect Charlie Cerrato leaning on hurdles as he seeks next-level success (Raleigh News & Observer)
Hard knocks help top Bruins prospect rise to head of class (Boston Herald)
Liam Greentree isn’t sweating his Rangers expectations as pro career begins (New York Post)
Gleb Pugachyov, Alexander Zharovsky will attend Canadiens' development camp (Montreal Gazette)
Kings’ top picks take the ice as development camp begins (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sabres set development camp roster, highlighted by 2025 and 2026 first-rounders (Buffalo News)
Homecoming of sorts as Wild name Stu Bickel their Iowa head coach (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets seventh round pick Ta’Amu first player of Samoan heritage drafted into NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why Dale McCourt wants Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna to tell his story (Toronto Sun)