Hockey headlines for July 20, 2021

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop: 'I am gay'; first player under NHL contract to come out (The Tennessean)
Owen Power, William Eklund headline Sabres' debate with No. 1 draft pick (Buffalo News)
Rangers confident they’ll sign Barclay Goodrow to new contract (New York Post)
Bruins reportedly showing interest in signing defenseman Ryan Suter (Boston Globe)
NHL schedule to pause in February for Winter Olympics, but participation not yet certain: report (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kraken latest chapter in NHL expansion saga (Toronto Sun)
Seattle looks like a nice place to live for players selected by Kraken (Montreal Gazette)
How a failed NHL expansion bid in Raleigh led to the Carolina Hurricanes’ existence (Raleigh News & Observer)
NHL prospect Luke Prokop can work on being ‘the best player he can be’ now that he has come out (Toronto Star)
Hitmen proud of Prokop's decision to come out (Calgary Sun)
Why Miro Heiskanen decided to sign an 8-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Nolan Patrick looks forward to fresh start with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Arizona Coyotes poised to lose one player to Seattle Kraken in Wednesday's expansion draft (Arizona Republic)
Which Penguins are most likely to be selected by the Seattle Kraken? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks ‘excited about the quality’ of possible 12th overall picks at 2021 NHL Draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
Benning buoyed by draft options in a challenging scouting year (Vancouver Province)
Penguins' early actions in offseason indicate team's main objective (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Whether its Edmonton Oilers or Seattle Kraken, Benson just wants to play (Edmonton Sun)
Morgan Frost’s chances of sticking with the Flyers have improved greatly, and he says his shoulder is almost 100% (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Michigan’s Kent Johnson could intrigue Red Wings with offensive ability (MLive.com)
Highly skilled hometown boy Kent Johnson could be available at No. 9 for the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
Chaz Lucius blossoms from 14-year-old Gophers commit to first-round NHL draft prospect (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
From Britannia Arena to NHL draft, Kent Johnson always turned heads (Vancouver Province)
Blues to play an eight-game preseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Panthers unveil preseason schedule, featuring a game in Orlando and three vs. Lightning (Miami Herald)
Red Wings open eight-game preseason on Sept. 29 (MLive.com)
Sabres' preseason schedule includes three home games and Sept. 28 opener in Columbus (Buffalo News)
Wild’s six-game preseason schedule begins Sept. 25 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins will return to a six-game preseason, which begins Sept. 27 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Preds to play six preseason games, with two at home (The Tennessean)
Lightning preseason schedule includes game in Orlando (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins release preseason schedule (Boston Herald)
Jets tag old friend Morrison to guide Moose (Winnipeg Sun)