Bettman on jersey ads; Captain Pietrangelo; top left wingers (Puck Headlines)
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• 2007 Teemu meets 2016 Teemu. [Instagram]
• NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on the World Cup, jersey ads, outdoor games and more. [CP via Yahoo]
• The St. Louis Blues are set to name Alex Pietrangelo as the franchise’s 21st captain. [Post-Dispatch]
• Sidney Crosby will captain Canada’s World Cup entry and Jonathan Toews and Shea Weber will serve as alternates. [NHL]
• Ken Holland on Niklas Kronwall: “He’s feeling better, but there’s still a little soreness in the knee. The hope is with another month to go he’ll be ready for the start of camp.” [Windsor Star]
• “Any time something like that happens, at first it’s kind of like, is this a joke?” Jordan Subban on his reaction to brother P.K.’s trade to Nashville. [Toronto Sun]
• Positional rankings: Projecting the NHL’s top 25 left wingers in 2016-17. [Yahoo]
• The Vegas NHL team expects to have their AHL affiliate nailed down by Christmas. [Sin Bin Vegas]
• NHL officials Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt, Michel Cormier and Steve Miller will work the exhibition games of the World Cup of Hockey next month. [IIHF]
• Minor back surgery will sideline Tomas Jurco for a month. [MLive]
• Five teams that have had a quiet offseason, and what it means for 2016-17. [The Hockey News]
• The Blues will have Mike Weber in camp on a PTO. [Today’s Slapshot]
• The ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays are partnering with Icethetics to help create the team’s alternate jersey and logo for their 25th anniversary season. [Icethetics]
• Hockey in Scotland is growing. [Sportsnet]
• Chatting with Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio. [NHL.com]
• Real interesting look at the evolution of the goaltending position. [In Goal Mag]
• Detroit Red Wings exec Jimmy Devellano is buying into the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit. [ABC12]
• Grading the Montreal Canadiens’ summer moves from a fantasy hockey perspective. [Dobber Hockey]
• Finally, Penny Oleskiak, who won gold, silver and two bronze medals at the Rio Olympics, takes a question from a fan:
.@Hartsy43 #AskPenny pic.twitter.com/pSg8GB2uSd
— Penny Oleksiak (@OleksiakPenny) August 25, 2016