The Columbus Blue Jackets named John Madden, who won the Stanley Cup in 2010 with the Chicago Blackhawks, as the next coach of its AHL team – the Cleveland Monsters.
HAWKS
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**Top 25 Under 25: Chad Krys at No. 12 (SCH)
**SCH GIF Tournament (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
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**Preds Top 25 Under 25: No. 8 Viktor Arvidsson (OTF)
NHL
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**Why NHL cap space can be its most vital asset (Yahoo)
**Inside NHL’s coach-hiring trend (Yahoo)
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**Hurricanes extend PTO to Raffi Torres (PHT)
**Caps bump Todd Reirden up to associate coach (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Habs’ Plekanec named Czech captain for WCH (EOTP)
**Blue Jackets name John Madden its next AHL coach (Cleveland.com)