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Owning an NHL team; Babcock for mental health; Lindsay near 90 (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. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

Photo via screen shot from Kare11
Photo via screen shot from Kare11

• Mark Sertich is 94 years old and still seems to have an explosive skating stride. [Kare 11]

• Is owning an NHL team a truly wise investment? It is indeed fun, but do you get a return on what you pay? [Fool.ca]

• The one and only Ted Lindsay is still working out and looking buff as he gets ready to enter his 90s. [Detroit News]

• Toronto coach Mike Babcock is doing his part to raise awareness for mental health. [Maple Leafs]

• There are some human elements of hockey that seem to often get ignored in our stat-centric world. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]

• Montreal prospect Tim Bozon and his scary battle with meningitis. [ESPN]

• Leafs assistant GM Kyle Dubas and his philosophy on prospects and their overall development. A look at the Maple Leafs, their AHL team and ECHL team. [Pension Plan Puppets]

• The Dallas Stars clearly see their ‘win now’ window as well … right now. Especially after all their trades and signing for veteran players, who may or may not have been on the Blackhawks at one point. [Blackout Dallas]

• The Flames have re-signed Lance Bouma to a three-year $6.6 million contract. [Yahoo]

• The demise of Red Wings prospect Anthony Mantha? Is it really a demise? [Winging it Motown]

• A sit-down chat with Devils 2015 first-round pick Pavel Zacha. Who is the next Devils star? Click and find out! [The Hockey Writers]

• A nine-year-old player from Pond Inlet, Nunavut is heading to Europe to test his skills. He has been called the next Jordin Tootoo.  [CBC]

• Each NHL’s star player as a dog. Oh this is phenomenal. But seriously, nothing for Anze Kopitar? [Five Mole]

• On fan sentimentality and some of the Sharks older players. What happens if Joe Thornton or Patrick Marleau get traded? If you were a Sharks fan and this happened, how would you feel? [Couch Tarts]

• The Edmonton Oilers buyout window opened and closed with candidates like Nikita Nikitin still on the team. [Hockey Buzz]

NHL 16 will get a beta next week for an EA Sports Hockey League. [Polygon]

• NWHL jersey design contests winners have been revealed. Check out these sweet threads! [NWHL]

• Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was not exactly pleased with his parents when they made him turn down the role of Charlie Conway in Mighty Ducks. “I definitely remember crying on the kitchen counter,” he said. [Yahoo]

• Finally, Leafs forward Peter Holland seems to be trying to make friends with referee Garrett Rank on the golf course.

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