Hockey headlines for June 29, 2024

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Sharks select Macklin Celebrini No. 1 overall as new era begins (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks draft Artyom Levshunov with No. 2 pick, adding new cornerstone prospect (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ducks select forward Beckett Sennecke with No. 3 pick (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets select Lindstrom fourth overall (Columbus Dispatch)
Nikita Zadorov to hit free agency, Canucks GM Patrick Allvin confirms (Vancouver Province)
Blues trade for Alexandre Texier, sign him to two-year contract extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dallas Stars sign Alexander Petrovic to two-way contract (Dallas Morning News)
Sabres re-sign defenseman Kale Clague to one-year, two-way contract (Buffalo News)
‘It’s a big deal:’ Panthers’ fans expected to swarm Fort Lauderdale beach for victory parade Sunday (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Macklin Celebrini’s incredible work ethic causes family to change travel plans (San Jose Mercury News)
Risky business: Teams have dilemma with top Russian prospects in NHL Draft (Ottawa Sun)
Steven Stamkos could be struck off by Lightning, two big names getting bought out (Toronto Sun)
‘I don’t want to leave’: Panthers’ Sam Reinhart among Stanley Cup champions entering free agency (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Panthers’ Bill Zito talks free agency preparation, update on Reinhart, NHL draft (Miami Herald)
Penguins' Kyle Dubas comfortable with Sidney Crosby contract talks, plans for 'hungrier' team around him (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Steve Stamkos could hit the market, so will the Canucks be interested? (Vancouver Province)
Julien BriseBois uncertain if Lightning can re-sign Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Times)
Winnipeg Jets have decisions to make with holes to fill, money to spend (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flyers part with Cam Atkinson as the NHL draft and free agency begin (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Cheveldayoff remains tight-lipped on McGroarty's future (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kings select forward Liam Greentree with 1st-round pick (Los Angeles Daily News)
Knights take controversial forward in 1st round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Seventh heaven? Ottawa Senators choose defenceman Carter Yakemchuk at No. 7 (Ottawa Sun)
Kraken select center Berkly Catton with No. 8 overall pick in NHL draft (Seattle Times)
Devils select Anton Silayev with 10th overall pick in 2024 NHL Draft (NorthJersey.com)
San Jose Sharks take 6-foot-3 defenseman 11th overall (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild trade up in 2024 NHL Draft, select Denver University defenseman Zeev Buium (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Flyers trade back in the NHL draft, select center Jett Luchanko No. 13 overall (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres eager to get first-round pick Konsta Helenius to North America (Buffalo News)
Red Wings pick Norway's Michael Brandsegg-Nygård in first round of 2024 NHL draft (Detroit Free Press)
Blues pick Adam Jiricek in first round, the highest-drafted defenseman by St. Louis in 16 years (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Capitals take winger Terik Parascak with 17th pick in NHL draft (Washington Post)
Isles draft left wing Eiserman at No. 20 (New York Newsday)
Nashville Predators draft forward Egor Surin in the first round of 2024 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Maple Leafs trade down in first round, take D-man Danford (Toronto Sun)
Bruins go big, select 6-foot-7, BC-bound center Dean Letourneau with No. 25 pick in NHL Draft (Boston Globe)
Dallas Stars select Finnish winger Emil Hemming at No. 29 overall in NHL draft (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers select defenseman EJ Emery in first round of 2024 NHL Draft (New York Post)
Surprise! Edmonton Oilers trade for last pick in first round, select London Knights forward Sam O'Reilly (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks add to draft haul by taking forwards Sacha Boisvert, Marek Vanacker with 18th, 27th picks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Carolina Hurricanes trade No. 27 pick in 2024 NHL Draft to Chicago Blackhawks (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flyers trade 32nd overall pick for a 2025 first-round selection (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche trades out of first round of NHL draft, acquiring three picks in deal with Utah (Denver Post)
Going 'all in' leaving Edmonton Oilers short on NHL draft prospects (Edmonton Sun)
Berkly Catton suspected nearby Kraken were interested with No. 8 draft pick (Seattle Times)
Wild boss revels in chance to pick from the best as Team USA GM in 4 Nations Face-Off (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lightning’s Jon Cooper gets second chance to live out Olympic dream (Tampa Bay Times)
Star power top heavy on Team Canada's Four Nations entry (Toronto Sun)
Quinn Hughes hopes to play alongside Rangers’ Adam Fox in Four Nations Face-Off (New York Post)
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, defenseman Erik Karlsson selected for 4 Nations Face-Off (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Golden Knights center one of 1st players named to Team USA (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning’s Victor Hedman, Brayden Point selected for 4 Nations Faceoff (Tampa Bay Times)
Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy named to Four Nations rosters (Boston Herald)
Trio of Avalanche stars among players added to 2025 4 Nations Face-Off rosters (Denver Post)
Three Panthers selected for next year’s 4 Nations Face-Off (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Leafs' William Nylander and Auston Matthews headed to Four Nations Face-Off (Toronto Sun)
Fox, McAvoy named to USA's team for NHL tournament (New York Newsday)
Stars’ Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell named to Finland’s roster for 4 Nations Face-Off (Dallas Morning News)
Tyler Myers lauds team's progress but warns there's more work ahead (Vancouver Province)
New Penguins assistant coach David Quinn to take over power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Former Canadien Shea Weber apologizes for leaving Montreal so quietly (Montreal Gazette)
She founded Philadelphia Blind Hockey. Now, Kelsey McGuire is a finalist for an NHL award. (Philadelphia Inquirer)