NHL concussion suit update; MacLellan talks MoJo; Travis Roy, 20 years later (Puck Headlines)
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• Evgeni Malkin turned 29 on Friday and of course he celebrated with real live penguins. [alexey085 Instagram]
• “The National Hockey League has been ordered by a judge to turn over reams of data about player injuries and concussions to lawyers representing former NHL players who are suing the league.” [TSN]
• The Washington Capitals wanted a longer-term deal with Marcus Johansson but had “differences from the get-go in the value.” [Washington Post]
• Twenty years after he was paralyzed during his first shift with Boston University, Travis Roy is leading a fulfilling life helping others. [Boston Globe]
• The Minnesota Wild and Erik Haula come to an agreement on a two-year, $2 million deal, avoiding an arbiter’s ruling. [Star Tribune]
• “Glendale is rated A3/positive outlook by Moody’s. The rating agency likes that the deal reduces the city’s costs and the new deal resolves a $200 million lawsuit brought against the city by the National Hockey League team.” [Phoenix Business Journal]
• The Coyotes have named Claude Loiselle as a Hockey Operations Consultant. [Coyotes]
• Big news in the advanced stats community. [War on Ice]
• How the Thomas Vanek trade is paying dividends for the Buffalo Sabres nearly two years later. [The Hockey Writers]
• Paul Castron is the New Jersey Devils’ new Director of Amateur Scouting. [Devils]
• Using advanced stats to determine whether Cody Franson or Marek Zidlicky would be a better fit for the Boston Bruins defense. [Bruins at the Gahden]
• Bryan Bickell and his wife are hoping abused pit bulls can help save abused children. [DNA Info]
• Early impressions on the NHL 16 EASHL beta. [Operation Sports]
• Attempting to explain Jim Benning’s summer. [Along the Boards]
• 10 players who could hit the 50-goal mark this season. [Dobber Hockey]
• “I’ve never had this work ethic before,” says Jack Campbell as he enters a huge year in his professional hockey career. [Times Herald]
• Finally, via Adam Herman, here’s good Long Island boy Sonny Milano making people look silly during the U.S National Junior Evaluation Camp:
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