Hockey headlines for June 23, 2022

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Avalanche beats Tampa Bay in overtime to get within one win of Stanley Cup (Denver Post)
Lightning lose Erik Cernak in overtime loss vs. Avalanche (Tampa Bay Times)
Panthers hire veteran Paul Maurice to replace Adams-finalist Andrew Brunette as coach (Miami Herald)
A proven winner, Pete DeBoer is ready to grab a Stanley Cup with the Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Wild sign Connor Dewar to 2-year, $1.6 million contract (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks flesh out front office, name Meghan Hunter, Mark Eaton assistant general managers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Devils, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin selling stake in teams (NJ.com)
Wayne Gretzky voted Connor McDavid for the Hart Trophy and other observations from NHL award ballots (Toronto Star)
Head coach Woodcroft unafraid of hard miles on long road to Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
As Jim Nill, Stars work toward contract extension, long-term future as GM is in question (Dallas Morning News)
Yzerman may be waiting out playoffs to interview T.B.'s Lalonde as coach (Detroit Free Press)
Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri finishes highly anticipated return with winning goal (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche advantage at special teams paves way for 3-1 Cup lead (Denver Post)
Notes: Lightning’s special teams woes continue (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche’s Cale Makar showered with praise after winning Norris Trophy. “He is just unbelievable” (Denver Post)
Ben Bishop’s playing days are over, but his time with the Stars may not be (Dallas Morning News)
Canucks leaning on the familiar in 2022 revival of Young Stars Classic (Vancouver Province)
Bruins to host scrimmage in celebration of Pride month (Boston Herald)