Hockey headlines for February 5, 2022

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Lightning make impression at NHL All-Star Skills Competition (Tampa Bay Times)
Kyrou wins NHL fastest skater competition (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Zach Werenski wins Bellagio fountain challenge during All-Star skills competition (Columbus Dispatch)
Alex Pietrangelo gets assist from actor Jon Hamm in ‘breakaway’ win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel could be cleared for full contact soon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Florida Panthers, Sunrise selected to host 2023 NHL All-Star Game (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Canes take it outside, will host NHL outdoor game at NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium (Raleigh News & Observer)
Fenway Park to host Winter Classic again (Boston Herald)
Red Wings promote Shawn Horcoff to assistant general manager (Detroit Free Press)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expresses more support for Coyotes ownership in arena matter (Arizona Republic)
Rocky Wirtz apologizes again, Gary Bettman excuses him for ‘emotional moment’ as Blackhawks fallout continues (Chicago Sun-Times)
Without NHL stars, Canada’s men’s hockey team is an inscrutable mix of youngsters and veterans (Globe & Mail)
After a year in Pittsburgh, executive Brian Burke is high on the Penguins' future (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Shawn Horcoff looks to build Griffins, continue developing Red Wings prospects (MLive.com)
If Sharks, Tomas Hertl can’t agree on new contract, what might happen with Timo Meier? (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars’ Joe Pavelski aces NHL Skills Competition’s ‘blackjack’ challenge (Dallas Morning News)
Sharks’ Timo Meier may have exceeded own expectations in hardest shot contest (San Jose Mercury News)
Kaprizov - or was that Ovechkin? - shines in NHL All-Star skills showcase (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jordan Kyrou wins NHL fastest skater; Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin maintains mark (MLive.com)
Jonathan Marchessault cuts vacation short for NHL All-Star Game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canucks' Thatcher Demko faces wild shot attempts in All-Star skills (Vancouver Province)
Wild goalie Talbot stays on magic roll with All-Star Game debut (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
An atypical development path made Jonathan Huberdeau into an ‘unorthodox’ superstar (Miami Herald)
At 36, Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron remains a brightly shining All-Star (Boston Globe)
Devils’ Jack Hughes embracing expectations as NHL’s youngest All-Star (New York Post)
Alex DeBrincat’s 1st NHL All-Star experience starts with his ‘breakaway’ moment. ‘I’m going to ... soak it all in,’ the Chicago Blackhawks forward says. (Chicago Tribune)
Kraken’s Jordan Eberle soaking up the NHL All-Star Game experience in Las Vegas (Seattle Times)
It's been a tough climb to All-Star for Rasmus Dahlin after being a No. 1 overall pick (Buffalo News)
Whether it's the All-Star Game or the NHL's modern era, Jake Guentzel has arrived right on time (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
How all-star Johnny Gaudreau became fourth-round pick of Flames by mind games at 2011 NHL draft (Calgary Herald)
Leaf Morgan Rielly isn’t an NHL all-star, but his teammates make a pretty strong case (Toronto Star)
NHL All-Star Game a time to rest and refocus for coming battles (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers season about to get crazy — and revealing (Edmonton Sun)
‘We can get through anything’: Kraken at midseason look to calmer seas ahead (Seattle Times)
Islanders seeking post-break reboot (New York Post)
Penguins have a better grasp on forward Radim Zohorna's potential (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Unlikely Olympian: Phantoms goalie Pat Nagle's path from the ECHL to Beijing (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Dallas Stars legend Marty Turco skates the ice on North Texas neighborhood street (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)