Hockey headlines for September 17, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

Blackhawks sign 1st-rounder Nolan Allan to 3-year contract (Chicago Sun-Times)
Brady Tkachuk is skating in the Show Me State while waiting for his agents to get a deal done with Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
Sharks’ Kane expects to be cleared in gambling probe, downplays rifts with teammates (San Jose Mercury News)
NHL plans to release report on Evander Kane’s alleged illicit gambling next week (San Jose Mercury News)
Coyotes introduce Ferguson as new assistant general manager and general manager of Tucson (Arizona Republic)
Sabres to face Maple Leafs at Heritage Classic, outdoors in Hamilton, Ont. (Buffalo News)
Hockey Hall of Fame tweets display goes post to post — from Tom Brady’s ‘tequila’ to fandom writ large (Toronto Star)
Penguins CEO looking forward to full-capacity crowds at newly enhanced PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canucks contract crunch key? Nobody should want to miss the start of training camp (Vancouver Province)
Jets more balanced than ever says head coach (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins' center depth will be tested early (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers knee deep in prospect defencemen knocking on the door (Edmonton Journal)
Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker lead the Penguins from the left wing (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets' Morrissey prepares for season without his biggest fan (Winnipeg Sun)
The offseason was not idle time for Bruins forward Jack Studnicka (Boston Globe)
Quinton Byfield primed to lead Kings’ youth brigade (Los Angeles Daily News)
‘It felt good. It felt really good.’ Hurricanes forward sports a new look at practice (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sabres using Prospects Challenge to see if Jack Quinn can help at center (Buffalo News)
Young Blues goalie Hofer got a taste of the NHL without getting in a game (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Finnish goalie Justus Annunen, the Avalanche’s top prospect at his position, making his mark in North America (Denver Post)
Jets' Perfetti champing at the bit as prospect camp opens, training camp looms (Winnipeg Sun)
Pajuniemi says time was right to make leap to North America (New York Newsday)
Flames prospects Pelletier, Zary shooting to shake up forward depth chart (Calgary Sun)
Perrott among Blues "tryout" players hoping to get noticed in Traverse City (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Leafs prospect Matt Hellickson makes good first impression after dance with the Devils (Toronto Star)
Ducks prospect Benoit-Olivier Groulx making all the right moves (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights prospect ready to build off stellar season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dunne, Chinakhov and Sillinger impress in tournament opener (Columbus Dispatch)
Russian Kirill Tyutyayev scores twice in Red Wings' 5-4 win against Stars in Prospects tourney (Detroit News)
Brian Zanetti, Morgan Frost catch the brass' eye on Day 1 of Flyers' rookie camp (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Decorated Olympian Julie Chu lends a hand at Lightning prospect camp (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers’ first-ever captain Lou Angotti dies at 83 (Philadelphia Inquirer)