Hockey headlines for December 28, 2021

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Dallas Stars’ next two games postponed as franchise faces COVID-19 outbreak in both NHL, AHL (Dallas Morning News)
Hawks next play Saturday after another game canceled (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Kraken forward Brandon Tanev out for season with ACL injury (Seattle Times)
Goalie Marc-André Fleury enters the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols — and 2 more Chicago Blackhawks games are postponed (Chicago Tribune)
Golden Knights coach, another player enter COVID-19 protocol (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sabres forced to march on while Don Granato, 5 players try to exit protocol (Buffalo News)
Roman Josi, Colton Sissons latest Nashville Predators in COVID protocol (The Tennessean)
The Flyers add Carter Hart, Scott Laughton, and Derick Brassard to COVID-19 protocol list (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets get three back from COVID protocols, lose Bjorkstrand (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers return Patrik Nemeth, lose Jarred Tinordi to COVID protocols (New York Post)
Capitals add six players to coronavirus protocols as return to action nears (Washington Post)
Penguins place 6 into covid-19 protocols (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Five more Canadiens players placed on NHL's COVID-19 protocol list (Montreal Gazette)
Two more Lightning players enter COVID protocol (Tampa Bay Times)
One Sharks player exits NHL COVID protocol, but another is added (San Jose Mercury News)
John Vanbiesbrouck named Olympic men's hockey GM, David Quinn tabbed as coach (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lawsuit dismissed against Blackhawks by alleged Michigan sexual-assault victim (Chicago Sun-Times)
As Canada’s juniors prep to face Austria, the starting spot in net is still up for grabs (Toronto Star)
Women’s U-18 world championships could still go ahead after Hockey Canada and Ontario Women’s Hockey Association speak out (Toronto Star)
Brett Brochu looking to prove scouts wrong with Canada at world juniors (Edmonton Sun)
Wild trying to dodge COVID with Winter Classic on deck (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Without Spurgeon and Eriksson Ek, Wild preps for Winter Classic (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Uncertainty of COVID-19 forces players and coaches outside of their comfort zone (Vancouver Province)
Sabres goalie Dustin Tokarski rejoins team for first time since bout with Covid-19 (Buffalo News)
Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Jason Spezza took the long road back to playing (Toronto Sun)
Kraken forward Colin Blackwell describes being ‘hit pretty bad’ by COVID-19 as NHL deals with surge (Seattle Times)
NHL decision to skip Beijing Olympics leaves Dylan Larkin disappointed (Detroit News)
Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner, Jack Muzzin still buds after bump (Toronto Sun)
Nashville Predators coaching staff back from COVID protocols, team preps after long break (The Tennessean)
Penguins forge on through a changing landscape for covid-19 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames back to full roster as final player exits COVID-19 protocol (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings gradually putting COVID outbreak behind them in game preparation (MLive.com)
A welcome change for the Blues: No new positives (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Getting healthy may be Flyers’ best road to playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins use time off to work on digging deeper around the net (Boston Globe)
Going to the net "non-negotiable" for Jets moving forward (Winnipeg Sun)
Panthers up pace at practice as season restart approaches. Notables from Monday scrimmage (Miami Herald)
Bryan Rust's return appears imminent, as the Penguins forward skates with contact (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Returning Igor Shesterkin thinks more stretching can keep him in Rangers lineup (New York Post)
Penguins forward Jason Zucker sidelined on a week-to-week basis with injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Zach's Back: Oilers' Hyman hale and hearty after holiday break (Edmonton Journal)
Ducks add Vinni Lettieri, 4 others to newly created taxi squad (Orange County Register)
Alex Biega gets a taxi licence with Leafs (Toronto Sun)
For Preds' Terry Crisp, an indelible hockey legacy almost never happened (The Tennessean)
Former San Jose Sharks head coach dies at 71 (San Jose Mercury News)