Hockey headlines for October 12, 2022

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Mass resignations at Hockey Canada called first step to fix organization (Globe & Mail)
Mika Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers drop Lightning in season opener (New York Post)
Knights captain lifts team to season-opening win against Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas scores late to edge Kings in season opener (Los Angeles Daily News)
Carolina Hurricanes sign forward Derek Stepan to one-year, $750,000 contract (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames reward Stone with another one-year contract (Calgary Sun)
Capitals’ Carl Hagelin undergoes hip surgery, is out indefinitely (Washington Post)
Report: Bruins sign Anton Stralman (Boston Herald)
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the season is here, and there is nowhere to hide (Globe & Mail)
Blue Jackets have a new Panarin and his name is Gaudreau (Columbus Dispatch)
Patrick Kane ready to stop talking, start playing as what likely is his final Blackhawks season begins (Chicago Sun-Times)
How Patrice Bergeron channeled his empathy to become the leader the Bruins needed (Boston Globe)
As Kaprizov makes his mark on the NHL, he works to master English (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
GM Rob Blake looking to see Kings reach another level (Los Angeles Daily News)
Knights defenseman ‘ready to go’ after signing extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning fall flat against Rangers on opening night (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers' Vitali Kravtsov knocked out of game in first period (New York Newsday)
Cole Koepke’s Madison Square Garden moment years in the making (Tampa Bay Times)
It's showtime! Edmonton Oilers poised for something dramatic (Edmonton Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes ready to ‘climb that ladder again’ with all eyes on a Stanley Cup (Raleigh News & Observer)
Wild determined to rinse sour taste of first-round playoff exits: ‘We need to take another step’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
The Capitals are one of the oldest teams in the NHL. Has Father Time passed them by? (Washington Times)
Some new faces on Blues’ special teams, but early signs are encouraging (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sutter in no hurry to name captain — if at all — for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Keefe: 'Everything is in place' as Tavares, Maple Leafs begin regular-season journey (Toronto Sun)
Darcy Kuemper won the Cup in Colorado. He came to Washington to win another. (Washington Post)
Phil Kessel motivated after 3 difficult years with Coyotes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Healthy Jack Eichel finds his ‘groove again’ with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maple Leafs captain John Tavares ready for season opener (Toronto Star)
Stars’ Mason Marchment misses Tuesday practice with sore wrist, Jacob Peterson fills in (Dallas Morning News)
Devils’ Nico Hischier practices, provides injury update before season opener vs. Flyers (NJ.com)
Matt Murray, Ilya Samsonov begin their Leaf journey (Toronto Sun)
It will be up to goaltender Anton Forsberg to carry the ball to start the season for the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck eager to get season going (Winnipeg Sun)
Rickard Rakell feels right on the right side of the Penguins' top line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Beniers-Wright era set to begin with Kraken’s season opener at Anaheim (Seattle Times)
After strong rookie season, Wild's Boldy faces life without Fiala (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Stuart Skinner ready for full-time NHL role with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
How Red Wings’ Seider, Raymond can build on strong rookie seasons (MLive.com)
Red Wings' Elmer Soderblom, Joe Veleno not locks for Friday's opening night (Detroit News)
Flyers announce their 23-man roster for the start of the season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Heinola demoted to gain experience (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blues' Jake Neighbours and Josh Leivo assigned to Springfield, but aren't going anywhere (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
'You want what's best for him:' How Tage Thompson's wife helped fuel his Sabres emergence (Buffalo News)
Ex-Sharks GM, who stepped down to focus on health, will attend ceremony in his honor (San Jose Mercury News)
Joe Crozier, Sabres coach who formed French Connection and took team to first playoff berth, dies at the age of 93 (Buffalo News)