Richards talks retirement; Avs ink Grigorenko; NCAA tables 4-on-4 OT (Puck Headlines)

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• Eric Fehr and his wife get a little help lifting the Cup. [Keeper of the Cup]

• Brad Richards on retiring: “It’s emotional for sure, but I’m also very excited and I can move on and do other things.” [Tampa Bay Times]

• A great story by Mike Russo on the relationship between Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker and a 9-year-old fan. [Star Tribune]

• “ Attorneys for Nashville Predators part-owner David Freeman argued Wednesday that his lawsuit seeking to recoup the hockey club and Chairman Tom Cigarran should stay in a Nashville court — not be sent to the NHL for arbitration.” [Tennessean]

• The Colorado Avalanche and Mikhail Grigorenko comes to terms on a one-year, $1.3 million deal. [BSN Denver]

• The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has tabled a proposal for 4-on-4 overtime and a shootout that would have affected all 2016-17 regular season games. [Pioneer Press]

• Nearly one year after the NHL/MLBAM deal both sides are pretty happy with it. [NHL.com]

• Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan talk about their next contracts. [Sports Illustrated]

• Thomas Vanek and P.A. Parenteau are some of the free agents who signed this summer with a lot to prove. [ESPN.com]

• Looking back at the 2004 NHL Draft and doing a re-rank. [Yahoo]

• If “culture” is a word used to describe a trade, that’s just a team making an excuse. [WFAA]

• Calder Trophy winner Artemi Panarin is using his summer to beef up with Thai boxing. [Chicago Tribune]

• Shea Weber is no P.K. Subban, but he should still help the Montreal Canadiens. [Today’s Slapshot]

• “Will McDavid’s Oilers be the Golden State Warriors of the NHL?” [Edmonton Journal]

• NHL referee Garrett Rank is a pretty good golfer and earned an invite into this week’s RBC Canadian Open. [Golf Digest]

• These players could be break out stars on your fantasy hockey team this season. [Dobber Hockey]

• Finally, here’s Connor McDavid and a talking penguin fishing: