- With Glenn Healy leaving the NHLPA, Eric Duhatschek of the Globe & Mail wonders who would want the job as union leader?
- Johnny Boychuk could be the offensive defenseman of the future that the Bruins are looking for.
- The Bruins will announce a contract extension for Claude Julien today at a press conference, writes Stephen Harris.
- “I’ve been saying the last three or four years, if he played in a big hockey market, he would have been a Norris Trophy candidate, for sure,” said Olli Jokinen about Jay Bouwmeester.
- New head coach Brent Sutter is very excited to finally begin his first training camp with his home province team.
- “I did for a while. Lately I’ve been calling my agent more often just asking what’s going on,” said unrestricted free agent Dennis Seidenberg.
- Columbus head coach Ken Hitchcock cannot believe how much he learned at the Team Canada coaches meetings.
- Daniel Cleary says playing in the Team Canada orientation camp wasn’t much different than practicing with his tremendously talented Red Wings teammates.
- This season may be Kirk Malbty’s last, but he does not want to make an issue out of his future plans, writes Chris McCosky.
- The Oilers have hired Mike Sillinger as the team’s new director of player development.
- Off the ice, Edmonton has signed a long sponsorship deal with Telus.
- Meantime, Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun seems unconvinced of Steve Tambellini’s comments regarding Mike Comrie possibly signing with the Oilers.
- Does the DirecTV/Versus fight have to do with the NHL’s lack of a television contract on ESPN?
- The Predators may have lost some rugged players this off-season, but the team still has Jordin Tootoo, Jerred Smithson and Wade Belak.
- Could the Devils swoop in and sign Mike Comrie? It sounds possible, writes Mark Everson of the NY Post.
- Both the Rangers and Brandon Dubinsky want to get a contract done before training camp, but does that mean it they will?
- Penguins, and long-time Stars, defenseman, Phillipe Boucher has decided to call it a career.
- Vincent Lecavalier says his shoulder injury from last season has completely recovered, in a Q & A with Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune.
- Former NHLPA executive Glenn Healy and current NHLPA executive Ian Penny clearly aren’t going out for drinks anytime soon.
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Ted Lindsay was displeased with the firing of Paul Kelly, explains Damien Cox.
- Is highly regarded anti-trust lawyer Jeffrey Kessler the new wildcard in the Coyotes situation?
- Here are some interesting tidbits regarding the Coyotes situation from Paul Waldie of the Globe & Mail that may have fallen through the cracks.
- Is Jerry Moyes going to be found to be a creditor or a holder of equity when it comes to the Coyotes?
- Meanwhile, Bill Daly says that no matter what you here, the Toronto Maple Leafs do not hold veto power over the Coyotes’ potential move to Hamilton.
- Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province explains to readers that Roberto Luongo’s new twelve-year contract has a number of out-clauses.
- Regardless of the aforementioned out-clauses, the Canucks are banking on Luongo aging quite gracefully.
- Now that Luongo is signed, Ryan Kesler is open to talking about a long-term contract extension with Mike Gillis and company.
