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Capitals turn to yoga; NHL impact of minor league fighting rules (Puck Headlines)

Josh Cooper

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

Barret Jackman's one-day contract.
Barret Jackman’s one-day contract.

• Check out Barret Jackman’s one-day contract with the St. Louis Blues. [Elliotte Friedman]

• The Washington Capitals got into yoga as part of their offseason routine. [Washington Post]

• Alden Hirschfeld, who collapsed on the bench with the Grand Rapids Griffins last season and underwent brain surgery just under seven months ago, has re-signed with the Toledo Walleye. [MLive]

• Robby Fabbri and Colton Parayko are ready for their second seasons with the St. Louis Blues. What can they do to follow up their rookie years? [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

• New rules to curb fighting in the minor leagues could lessen fighting in the NHL. [ESPN]

• The legal battle between MLSE, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ parent company, and rapper Snoop Dogg continues. [TSN]

• The NWHL announced Monday morning that it had partnered with NYU Langone Medical Center: “‘Through this partnership, we hope to not only provide high quality medical care to the elite athletes of the NWHL, but also to develop research projects to inform medical guidance for all women and girls hockey players of all ages and levels of competition,’ said Laith Jazrawi, MD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine at NYU Langone.” [Today’s Slapshot]

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• After signing a two-year, one-way $2.1 million contract, goaltender Louis Domingue is eager to prove to the Arizona Coyotes that he is worth the commitment. [Arizona Republic]

• The Buffalo Sabres hope to lean on Ryan O’Reilly less this season. Last year he averaged 21:44 of ice-time per-game. Coach Dan Bylsma is quoted in the piece saying he played O’Reilly too much in 2015-16. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

• There are some good storylines with unheralded players at Vancouver Canucks training camp. But will they really matter once the season starts? [The Province]

• How Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock and forward Brooks Laich both felt Gordie Howe’s impact. [Toronto Sun]

• On the pregame routine of a hockey playing mother. [Dallas Morning News]

• How did Calgary Flames assistant coach Dave Cameron get into coaching? Cameron has had quite the journey throughout his career. [Calgary Herald]

• Should the Flames sign any of their PTOs? These include Chris Higgins, Lauri Korpikosi and Nicklas Grossmann. [Flames Nation]

• The Colorado Eagles of the ECHL announced Tuesday the signing of former NHL goaltender Chris Mason to a professional tryout agreement. [Reporter Herald]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning hired Todd Richards in hopes of boosting the team’s power play. “The past three seasons the Lightning have finished 15th (18.1 percent), 14th (18.4 percent), and 28th (15.8 percent). There is simply too much offensive power up and down this line up to be that mediocre.” [Two for Spearing]

• Looking deeper into Team Canada’s performance at the World Cup of Hockey. [Hockey-Graphs]

• Over 160 OHL players were invited to 2016 NHL training camps. Only 30 of those players remain at camp and some have a good chance to stick with their respective teams. [Dobber Hockey]

• Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek ranks the top 31 prospects for the 2017 NHL Draft. [Sportsnet]

• NHL Central Scouting posts its players to watch for 2017. [NHL]

• A book review for Ken Reid’s “One Night Only: Conversations with the NHL’s One-Game Wonders.” [Puck Junk]

• Former Buffalo Beauts forward Hannah McGowan blogs her experiences of playing hockey in Austria. [The Ice Garden]

• Finally, Referee soundbytes from the World Cup.

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