Hockey headlines for February 4, 2022

Friday, February 4, 2022

Ducks believe new GM Pat Verbeek can take the team to a championship (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets' Laine 'a little annoyed' by Larsen comments (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin: 'I know I can play better. And I will' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rocky Wirtz reiterates ‘regret’ for his outburst as the Chicago Blackhawks reveal the formation of a mental health department: ‘We will learn from the mistakes in this organization’s past’ (Chicago Tribune)
Sexual-assault cover-up defines Blackhawks’ old, current and future business — no matter what Rocky Wirtz says (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blackhawks may soon face 3 new lawsuits relating to sexual-assault cover-up (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘It’s such a dark winter for the Blackhawks’: Furious fans ask for refunds, throw out apparel and cite dismay at Blackhawks chairman’s comments (Chicago Tribune)
Being Yzerman's understudy played key role in Verbeek getting Ducks' GM job (Detroit Free Press)
Pat Verbeek expands list of former Red Wings executives to become NHL GMs (MLive.com)
Another All-Star Game means another step forward for Kyrou (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Reluctant Chris Kreider has teammates’ All-Star adulation (New York Post)
‘He’s just been elite’: Flames’ all-star rep Gaudreau playing best hockey of his career (Calgary Sun)
How Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry moved past disastrous postseason and recaptured All-Star form (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings’ All-Star Dylan Larkin revitalized by team’s youth infusion (MLive.com)
Huberdeau and Brunette representing Panthers at All-Star Game. A look at the two-day event (Miami Herald)
Calgary-raised Cale Makar scoring at impressive clip, shooting to join legendary list (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights players get assignments for skills competition (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Denver’s Nick Shore takes 299 games of NHL experience to Winter Olympics (Denver Post)
West Island quartet cracks Canada's Olympic hockey roster (Montreal Gazette)
‘Everything happens for a reason’: Brian O'Neill's journey from Yardley to the Olympics (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kendall Hanley pursing her hockey passion as an on-ice official — in Beijing this month (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wild at midseason: 'We're winning, it feels like, all the time' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Isles enter All-Star break far from playoffs, uncertain of future (New York Newsday)
Ex-Canucks first rounder Jared McCann was part of Jim Rutherford’s roster churn (Vancouver Province)
Evander Kane exactly what doctor ordered in first road test with Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Chris Nilan says he was fired from TSN 690 for refusing to get vaccinated (Montreal Gazette)
Hall of Famer Granato adds author to list of achievements (Seattle Times)