The NHL is expected to make a decision on its current expansion process before the NHL Awards on June 22.
“Prior to the Awards event, the Board of Governors will meet, and I anticipate being able to provide a more definitive word on where the expansion process stands,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced in his annual press conference prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
HAWKS
**Former Blackhawk Tom Lysiak dies of Leukemia at 63 (SCH)
**Why Penguins’ playoff success bodes well for Hawks (Chicago Tribune)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Blues preparing for summer of uncertainty (NHL)
**Blues to retain Hitchcock as head coach (STLGT)
**Sobotka expected to return to NHL (STLGT)
**Brouwer has thought about signing with Canucks (PHT)
NHL
**Stanley Cup Final schedule, TV, start times (SBN)
**RECAP: Bonino’s late goal boosts Penguins in Game 1 (Pensburgh)
**RECAP: Sharks comeback falls short in Game 1 (FTF)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Leafs’ Marner, Flyers’ Provorov take home major CHL awards (theScore)
**Bettman says Voynov not eligible to play in World Cup (theScore)