Avs' coaching search continues; top 25 centers; Abdelkader, Larkin fly (Puck Headlines)
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First road trip of the year @hclokomotiv Lets get this season started ! pic.twitter.com/eztqSo54dk
— Max Talbot (@Max25talbot) August 23, 2016
• No more crying, Western Conference teams.
• Bob Boughner and Kevin Dineen are looking like the two favorites for the open head coaching job with the Colorado Avalanche. [Denver Post]
• A London Knights fan believes he was cheated out a game-worn Mitch Marner jersey by the team and is considering legal action. [Buzzing the Net]
• What Mark Hunter’s promotion to Assistant GM means about his value to the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]
• The 2016-17 AHL schedule has been released. [AHL]
• Connor McDavid on approaching his sophomore season: “I just want to go in and have a good (training) camp and show everyone that I’m not some 18-year-old kid anymore.” [CP via National Post]
• Positional rankings: Projecting the NHL’s top 25 centers in 2016-17. [Yahoo]
• Ken Holland says that Dylan Larkin will start camp at center. [NHL.com]
• Mark Howe and John LeClair will serves as coaches for next month’s CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects in Philadelphia. [USA Hockey]
• The time has come for Zack Kassian to show what he’s worth to the Edmonton Oilers. [Oilers Nation]
• Tom Wilson has dropped the gloves with Wayne Simmonds before, but also considers the Philadelphia Flyers forward as a mentor. [The Hockey News]
• John Gibson will be the biggest X-factor for the Anaheim Ducks this season. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Why Team Europe and Team North America should have your rooting interest at the World Cup. [Spector’s Hockey]
• Hockey fan Justin Morneau of the Chicago White Sox grew up playing goalie. [Chicago Tribune]
• Taking a detailed looked at the goalie masks of the World Cup of Hockey. [Hockey by Design]
• “The junior and minor league hockey teams in Thorold, Ont., near Niagara Falls, must change from being known as the Thorold Blackhawks by next June, the town’s mayor says.” [CBC]
• Looking at the 10 best centers for fantasy hockey in the Western Conference. [Dobber Hockey]
• Finally, here’s Justin Abdelkader and Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings riding along with the Breitling Jet Team: