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Crosby, Malkin to miss start of camp; Kesler talks Vancouver media; Sharks go to Tahoe (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• The Penguins are releasing a new jersey design on Friday morning. Will it be similar to the yellow concept here? [Icethetics]

• PANIC TIME!!!!!!! Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will miss the start of Penguins camp as a precaution after injuries suffered while preparing.  [Tribune Review]

• How did Josh Harding fracture his foot? Well, “…while kicking a wall after an off-ice altercation with a teammate and is expected to miss at least two or three months.” Not good times for the Wild. [Star Tribune]

• Ryan Kesler talking about his time in Vancouver: “That’s the problem with Vancouver. The media makes up a lot of stories that aren’t true. To be honest, I was really sick of certain media guys throwing people under the bus.” So who was making stuff up? [PiTB]

• Canadian hockey great Tessa Bonhomme has retired and will join TSN as an anchor/reporter. [TSN]

• The Sharks went to Lake Tahoe to bond and air out any issues inside the locker room. Said Joe Thornton: "We're going to have to have 23 captains on the team this year. It doesn't matter who has it or who doesn't have it. We all have to come together and be leaders.” [Mercury News]

• Cam Janssen on whether his role in hockey is diminishing: “Did they take hitting out of the game? Have they taken energy out of the game? It’s not fighting that is being taken out of the game. It’s the square off, buckets (helmets) off, sideshow fights that are getting taken out of the game.” [NJ.com]

• Is it a bad thing if a team doesn’t have a captain for the season? [Lozo]

• Who replaces Jarome Iginla and when will Torey Krug and Reilly Smith sign are just some of the questions facing the Boston Bruins as camp opens. [Bruins Daily]

• How do recent NCAA rulings affect college hockey? [College Hockey News]

• Red Wings prospect Anthony Mantha will miss six-to-eight weeks after fracturing his tibia during a rookie tournament game earlier this week. [MLive]

• Got $23,000 a month to spend? Then you can afford to rent Scott Gomez’s New York City apartment. [NY Post]

• You’re on the clock in your fantasy draft and it’s between Jason Spezza and Derek Stepan: who do you choose? [Dobber Hockey]

• Who’s the top left wing in the Metropolitan Division? He may reside in D.C. [Japers’ Rink]

• Are the Brandon Wheat Kings the team to beat in the WHL’s East Division? [Buzzing the Net]

• Poland will host the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Division I Group A World Championship after the event was moved from Ukraine due to the conflict in the area. [IIHF]

• Finally, here’s Medvescak’s Barry Brust earning 35 penalty minutes for headbutting an opponent, acting like he was shot and then challenging the Torpedo bench: