A daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
NHL to allow teams to reopen training facilities June 8 (SCH)
Toews on Floyd’s death: ‘We can no longer distract ourselves from the truth or what’s going on’ (SCH)
Blackhawks, Smith issue statement on Floyd’s death, protests (SCH)
Blackhawks decide not to sign Gravel, 3 prospects from 2016 draft class (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
‘It can’t just be their fight’: Why Wheeler is speaking out against racism (The Athletic)
NHL
Penguins player tested positive for COVID-19, has recovered (Pensburgh)
Building perfect NHL goaltender: Best skills, attributes among goalies (ESPN)
Building perfect NHL defensemen: Best skills, attributes among blueliners (ESPN)
Oilers’ Draisaitl inspires fellow German Stuetzle going into draft (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
North Dakota commit Jake Sanderson wins USA Hockey’s Junior Player of the Year Award (Grand Forks Herald)
Dalton Smith, a grinder who lived his NHL dream for 86 seconds (The Score)
AHL: Bruins’ Senyshyn’s game ‘rounded out’ (The Sault Star)