Hockey headlines for July 22, 2022

Friday, July 22, 2022

Nashville Predators get scoring boost by signing winger Nino Niederreiter to 2-year deal (The Tennessean)
Penguins, Kasperi Kapanen agree to 2-year contract (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings sign Chase Pearson to one-year contract (MLive.com)
Avalanche re-signs defenseman Keaton Middleton to 1-year contract (Denver Post)
Jets, Moose add coaches (Winnipeg Sun)
San Jose Sharks close to making David Quinn head coach, per source (San Jose Mercury News)
'I was in utter disbelief': Tearful former Canuck on sexual assault allegations (Vancouver Province)
Hockey Canada needs a ‘real reckoning’, Trudeau says (Globe & Mail)
Nino Niederreiter hopes to electrify Nashville Predators' physical offense (The Tennessean)
Veteran Olli Maatta excited about joining up-and-coming Red Wings: 'I want to be part of it' (Detroit News)
How will Canucks line up next season? It’s mainly about Miller (Vancouver Province)
How Eric Comrie broke through 'ceiling,' earned opportunity with Sabres (Buffalo News)
Goaltending prospect Taylor Gauthier wants to prove the Penguins 'made the right choice' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Goalies embracing breakaway from main group at Leafs development camp (Toronto Star)
Wild prospect Adam Beckman got good looks last season. He needs capitalize this season. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Islanders draft pick Calle Odelius in good hands at home in Swedish league (New York Post)
Cavallin finds himself in a good place in the crease at Maple Leafs development camp (Toronto Sun)
Ty Ronning signs with Minnesota Wild's AHL farm team in Iowa (Vancouver Province)
More than 30 years after he was drafted by the Bruins, John Gruden excited to be back as an assistant coach (Boston Globe)
Chicago Blackhawks form partnership with Sac and Fox Nation that includes language preservation and scholarships — but name concerns still linger (Chicago Tribune)