Hockey headlines for July 3, 2025

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Avalanche sign potential Hall of Fame defenseman Brent Burns to one-year contract (Denver Post)
Sharks trade Thomas Bordeleau to New Jersey Devils for forward (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues sign Pius Suter, one of top centers on the market, to 2-year deal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins go big with Anthony Mantha, Alex Alexeyev (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings add forward Mason Appleton, bring back Elmer Soderblom (Detroit News)
Jets sign Gustav Nyquist to a one-year contract (Winnipeg Sun)
Knights sign young defenseman to 4-year contract extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders sign KHL star Maxim Shabanov in latest free agency swing (New York Post)
New Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan isn’t shying away from past Dallas scars (Dallas Morning News)
Former Leafs star Doug Gilmour says ‘it’s hard’ to see Mitch Marner leave Toronto (Toronto Star)
Where new head coach Glen Gulutzan says Stars need to improve next season (Dallas Morning News)
What K’Andre Miller said about joining Carolina Hurricanes after sign-and-trade (Raleigh News & Observer)
Brock Boeser's here to stay — and ready to lead (Vancouver Province)
Ottawa Senators are home sweet home for Claude Giroux and his family (Ottawa Sun)
Chris Drury’s heaping praise on Vladislav Gavrikov gives look into Rangers’ mindset (New York Post)
Good start so far as Isles' new GM rebuilds roster (New York Newsday)
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams on Bowen Byram: 'Nothing's changed' (Buffalo News)
For Minnesota Wild, re-signing Kirill Kaprizov "Priority No.1" (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Could Maple Leafs' GM Treliving reel in Nazem Kadri this summer? (Toronto Sun)
'In a really good spot': New blood, new team, new blueprint as Oilers build for another Cup run< (Edmonton Sun)
Wild sign six players, including goalie Cal Petersen and Minnesotans Tyler Pitlick and Matt Kiersted (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lightning target untapped potential in free-agent signings (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings sign 4 players to 2-way contracts (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ottawa Senators make depth signings as development camp begins (Ottawa Sun)
Edmonton Oilers free-agent signing Andrew Mangiapane looks to fill top-six spot (Edmonton Sun)
Wings' van Riemsdyk out to show 'we still got it,' like Kane (Detroit Free Press)
Newly acquired Tanner Jeannot plans to be a big hit for the Bruins (Boston Globe)
Michael Pezzetta knows the road to a job with Leafs will be hard (Toronto Sun)
After ‘amazing feeling’ of Stanley Cup win, Nosek and Panthers fourth line ready for more (Miami Herald)
Blues waive defenseman Nick Leddy one day after trading for Logan Mailloux (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
In his first day with the Bruins, James Hagens basks in the responsibility to represent his ‘second home’ (Boston Globe)
Top pick Porter Martone reunites with a Flyers legend at development camp, states intention of landing an NHL spot (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Chicago Blackhawks’ top pick Anton Frondell had to recover mentally from a knee injury to improve his game (Chicago Inquirer)
Sharks’ top pick might be new to San Jose, but he’s unwavering in his goal (San Jose Mercury News)
Taking the long way home: Winnipeg Jets draft Engle in the sixth round of the NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Why this Kraken draft pick has head start on getting to the NHL (Seattle Times)
Dean Letourneau wants to put hard-knock education to good use with Bruins (Boston Herald)
‘True pros at what they do’: Panthers’ draft picks soaking up their time with the back-to-back champs (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Free Winnipeg Jets gear and free memories for Oakbank product Owen Martin (Winnipeg Sun)
Gabe Perreault ready to take the next big step in his Rangers development (New York Post)
Avalanche prospects Jake Fisher, Tory Pitner have two traditions in mind: a DU national championship and joining the Pios-to-Avs pipeline (Denver Post)
No regrets for Jets prospect Nehring (Winnipeg Sun)
Blackhawks prospect John Mustard flying under radar despite solid freshman year at Providence (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rush of NHL draft catches up with Sabres pick David Bedkowski (Buffalo News)
Blues prospect Theo Lindstein looking forward to 'new experience' of North American hockey (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens prospects hit the ice for first time at development camp (Montreal Gazette)
Panthers’ second-year prospects eager to prove their worth at player development camp (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
At development camp, Wild prospect Ryder Ritchie ponders his hockey future (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
What Nick Saban visit taught Nashville Predators prospects, even those who aren't big college football fans (The Tennessean)
Oilers' Cup loss forces Mayor Sohi to (again) proclaim Florida Panthers' prowessn (Edmonton Sun)