Quebec City's expansion future; Datsyuk's ankle progress; Kane loses team name (Puck Headlines)
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• Russian Artemi Panarin is in Chicago doing tourist-like things. How many Chicago Blackhawks fans know who he is? [Second City Hockey]
• Detroit Red Wings trainer Piet Van Zant took a look at Pavel Datsyuk’s surgically repaired ankle and liked what he saw. [MLive]
• Is Quebec City really an expansion slam dunk? There are lots of issues that come with that team in that area. [Sportsnet]
• Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane lost his training camp team name with the London Knights. Kane is reportedly the focus of a rape investigation. [London Free Press]
• Eric Staal talking about his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes? Cue alarm bells Canes fans! He also talks about his golf tournament. [News & Observer]
• A detailed breakdown of Mark Giordano's new contract. [Matchsticks and Gasoline]
• Former Swedish stars Nicklas Lidstrom, Daniel Alfredsson and Mats Sudin will advise Team Sweden in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Sounds like a Swedish version of Pro Stars ... management edition. [NHL]
• The San Jose Sharks have brought back Frazer McLaren. John Scott replacement perhaps? [CSN Bay Area]
• Cody Franson of Slamon Arm, British Columbia is the top remaining UFA on the market. [Spectors Hockey]
• All you need and want to know about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new practice facility. [The Hockey Writers]
• What are the seven places a hockey fan must visit in his/her lifetime? [Sports Illustrated]
• The CWHL has not exactly put the NWHL in the best of spots. This is not great for the new women’s hockey league. Then again it is competition. [Today’s Slapshot]
• The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed troubled winger Devin Setoguchi to a professional tryout agreement. [Maples Leafs Hot Stove]
• The San Jose Sharks are yet another team to ditch “Rock and Roll Part 2” as their goal song. The Predators did this before last season. Song author Gary Glitter was sentenced to 16 years in jail for sex crimes against children. [Puck Drunk Love]
• Investigators have met with Kane in regards to their rape investigation of the superstar. [Buffalo News]
• Marc Chorney helped give his love of hockey to his son Taylor Chorney. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
• Kevan Miller may have to think twice before fighting next with the Boston Bruins. Now that he’s recovered from shoulder surgery, he gets the fact that there could be trouble if he fights again. [Big Bad Blog]
• Why is the number 47 important for Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson? [Japers’ Rink]
• Could the Ottawa Senators bring back Martin Havlat on a PTO? Oh geez … just when you think he’s done. [Sen Shot]
• Breaking down the 2015 CWHL draft class. [Along the Boards]
• Steve Spott joins Bob Boughner and Johan Hedberg on Peter DeBoer’s San Jose Sharks coaching staff. Spott spent last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an assistant coach. [Blades of Teal]
• The Winnipeg Jets enter training camp this season with some questions. But they’re not bad questions. For example, where does Alexander Burmistrov fit? That's a good question. [TSN]
• Finally, Connor McDavid is so good.
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