Hockey headlines for July 1, 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Panthers re-sign playoff star Brad Marchand, reportedly completing trio of key extensions (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Florida Panthers sign defenseman Aaron Ekblad to long-term extension. The details (Miami Herald)
Wild add former nemesis Vladimir Tarasenko in trade with Detroit (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nashville Predators sign defenseman Nicolas Hague to 4-year extension after trade from Vegas (The Tennessean)
Romanov returns to Isles on eight-year deal (New York Newsday)
Red Wings re-sign Patrick Kane on eve of free agency (Detroit News)
Evan Bouchard strikes $10.5 million contract with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Kings re-sign Andrei Kuzmenko to 1-year, $4.3M deal (Los Angeles Daily News)
Columbus Blue Jackets to re-sign defenseman Ivan Provorov (Columbus Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings re-sign Albert Johansson to two-year deal after strong second half (Detroit Free Press)
Jonatan Berggren gets one year and $1 million raise in new deal with Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Avalanche maintains cap flexibility after signing defenseman Sam Malinski ahead of free agent frenzy (Denver Post)
Ottawa Senators sign goalie Leevi Merilainen to one-year deal on eve of free agency (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs acquire Matias Maccelli from Utah for a conditional third-round draft pick (Toronto Star)
Ottawa Senators turn attention to NHL free agency on Canada Day (Ottawa Citizen)
Canadiens trade Cayden Primeau to Hurricanes (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins reach contract agreements with three of their own players ahead of NHL free agency (Boston Globe)
Panthers GM completes 'rat trick' by re-signing pending UFAs Ekblad, Marchand (Toronto Sun)
Sharks have restocked the cupboards; now comes the hard part for Mike Grier (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins president Kyle Dubas doesn't expect to be aggressive in free agency (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NHL free agency: What’s left for the Maple Leafs with Mitch Marner gone? (Toronto Star)
Can the Edmonton Oilers afford to land that big fish on July 1? (Edmonton Sun)
NHL free agency is about to begin. The Panthers still have a few spots to figure out (Miami Herald)
Amid offer sheets, ‘crazy money,’ Carolina Hurricanes brace for NHL free agency (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jets set for free agency opening with questions to answer (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets ready for NHL free agency, but challenges abound as Columbus retools roster (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild are players in the market again as NHL free agency opens (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ottawa Senators turn attention to NHL free agency on Canada Day (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings must explore trades with free agency thinned out (MLive.com)
Sharks cut ties with Nikolai Kovalenko after rocky tenure in San Jose (San Jose Mercury News)
Zac Jones hits unrestricted free agent market after Rangers’ decision (New York Post)
Flyers send Cam York a qualifying offer; Jakob Pelletier will become a free agent (Philadelphia Inquirer)
San Jose Sharks RFA forward receives qualifying offer; goalie does not (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins' negotiations continue with Conor Dewar, Philip Tomasino (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks give out three qualifying offers before free agency opens Tuesday (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sabres extend qualifying offers to six players, including Bowen Byram (Buffalo News)
Dallas Stars extend qualifying offer to AHL forward Antonio Stranges (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens make qualifying offers to five players (Montreal Gazette)
‘Calgary Flames qualify six pending restricted free agents, re-sign Wranglers captain (Calgary Sun)
Knights defenseman stepping away due to injury, calls it ‘right decision’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matthew Schaefer makes his Islanders intentions clear after NHL draft whirlwind (New York Post)
Why Brady Martin, 18, could start season on Nashville Predators roster after Colton Sissons trade (The Tennessean)
Chicago Blackhawks draftee Mason West is “100% hockey” — after 1 more shot at a football state title (Chicago Inquirer)
Blues prospect Adam Jiricek eyes healthy season after injury-marred campaign in 2024-25 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Carter Sanderson, Brady Peddle go from USHL Clark Cup adversaries to Penguins draft picks (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘I’m really happy to get to Winnipeg’: Teen Swede hurries across the pond for Jets development camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Top prospects make good first impression on Bruins (Boston Herald)
With Leafs trying to improve in-house, development camp is vital (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens open three-day development camp Tuesday in Brossard (Montreal Gazette)
Calgary Flames top prospects start development camp on Wednesday (Calgary Sun)
Panthers’ draft picks, prospects eye future with team at player development camp (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Development camp is first chance to see Blues first-rounder Justin Carbonneau on the ice (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sabres prospects kick off development camp, after an eventful NHL draft weekend (Buffalo News)
Flyers announce development camp roster and schedule, headlined by Porter Martone and Jack Nesbitt (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canucks announce 2025-26 pre-season schedule (Vancouver Province)
Penguins round out Dan Muse's first coaching staff by hiring assistant Mike Stothers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Calgary Flames add three-time Stanley Cup champion Brent Seabrook to development staff (Calgary Sun)
St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center, home of the Wild, to become Grand Casino Arena (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Islanders’ AHL team could be moving from Bridgeport to new location (New York Post)