Hockey headlines for June 30, 2024

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Lightning trade Mikhail Sergachev, Tanner Jeannot ahead of free agency (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings acquire forward Tanner Jeannot in exchange for draft picks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Wild trade winger Vinni Lettieri to Bruins in exchange for center Jakub Lauko (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blues trade Kevin Hayes, second-round pick to Pittsburgh to clear roster spot, cap space (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Knights add goaltender, scoring depth in deal with Devils (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Caps add to goalie depth by acquiring Logan Thompson from Golden Knights (Washington Post)
Devils trade defenseman to Utah Hockey Club (NJ.com)
Dallas Stars trade rights to defenseman Chris Tanev to Toronto Maple Leafs (Dallas Morning News)
Sabres acquire fourth-line winger Beck Malenstyn for second-round draft pick (Buffalo News)
Sabres begin process to walk away from Jeff Skinner's contract with three years left (Buffalo News)
Knyzhov’s tenure with Sharks to end amid other changes (San Jose Mercury News)
Craig Berube calls Mitch Marner 'character guy' in getting acquainted (Toronto Sun)
Assistant Doug Houda not returning to Islanders in coaching staff shakeup (New York Post)
Utah Hockey Club fans and owner Ryan Smith celebrate the franchise’s first-ever NHL Draft (Salt Lake Tribune)
Winning the Stanley Cup was a family affair for the Florida Panthers (Miami Herald)
Did Utah’s NHL team just leak its real name? Here’s why some fans think so. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Danny Wirtz 'very pleased' with Blackhawks' rebuild, ready to spend when time comes (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets not expected to name a coach by start of free agency (Columbus Dispatch)
NHL draft makes clear Lou Lamoriello’s promised Islanders changes won’t come easy (New York Post)
No dice: Senators continue to try to wheel and deal as draft wraps up in Vegas (Ottawa Sun)
Rumors swirl that Rangers are working to trade Trouba (New York Newsday)
San Jose Sharks’ rebuild turns a corner after several painful years (San Jose Mercury News)
Jets' Cheveldayoff aimed for quality over quantity at NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
San Jose Sharks stay busy on second day of NHL Draft (San Jose Mercury News)
Edmonton Oilers grab Finnish goalie Vinni in second round (Edmonton Sun)
Nashville Predators pick Teddy Stiga in second round of NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Starting with Harrison Brunicke, Penguins go heavy on defense on Day 2 of the 2024 NHL draft (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
‘I’m just so grateful’: Calgary kid Andrew Basha headlines Flames’ haul on Day 2 of NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
‘Best value’: Knights take goaltender in 3rd round after Thompson trade (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ron Francis, Kraken use 2024 NHL draft to again load up on centermen (Seattle Times)
Blues use top three picks in NHL draft to select defensemen, filling needs in prospect pool (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
With six picks in 2024 draft, Wild load up on defensemen (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Forward-thinking Red Wings replenish system depth up front at draft (MLive.com)
Sergachev, Jeannot trades net a draft surplus on Day 2 for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins think big at draft despite being short on picks (Boston Globe)
Leafs super-size their Saturday draft picks, add Europeans (Toronto Sun)
Drafting late wasn't going to be easy, but Canucks took some interesting bets (Vancouver Province)
Rangers continue to stockpile more size on second day of 2024 NHL Draft (New York Post)
Florida Panthers select six players in NHL Draft (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Ottawa Senators have it their way by taking Carter Yakemchuk at No. 7 (Ottawa Sun)
Aatos Koivu wants to make a splash with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
How Miguel Marques, grandson of Portuguese emigrants, became Nashville Predators' draft pick (The Tennessean)
Las Vegas native gets picked by Flyers in NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ben Danford's OHL coach sees great things for new Leafs defenceman (Toronto Sun)