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Sheng’s Weekend: City of Oakland Courting Coyotes?
Doug Wilson Jr. and Joe Will recap San Jose Sharks development camp: How ready is William Eklund for North American hockey? Where did Thomas Bordeleau really improve this off-season? How good was Artemi Kniazev in the scrimmage? Why does Danil Gushchin have a chip on his shoulder?
Wilson Jr. & Will on Eklund, Bordeleau, Sharks Dev Camp Standouts | SJHN+
Evander Kane makes National Hockey Now’s Top-5 list of players who were supposed to be traded this off-season but weren’t.
In other San Jose Sharks news…
Eklund was part of a large contingent of San Jose Sharks prospects to take in an A’s-Giants on Friday night.
Renovation of Sharks Ice Fremont is coming along nicely.
Like rink construction?
Progress on the new floor at Sharks Ice Fremont #sjsharks #sjbarracuda pic.twitter.com/6SrQsWR6CG— Jonathan Becher (@jbecher) August 20, 2021
A look at some of the Patrick Marleau mementos that the Hall of Fame collected last season.
Last season, the @NHL saw #HistoryMarleaud as the @SanJoseSharks' Patrick Marleau took over top spot on the all-time regular season games played list from none other than Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. Take a closer look at this history making moment in #HockeyTreasures! pic.twitter.com/6Ek4ojfLjd
— Hockey Hall of Fame (@HockeyHallFame) August 20, 2021
Is Oakland courting the Arizona Coyotes?
Yes! To the @ArizonaCoyotes & anyone interested in the fabulous & well-located Oakland Arena for your sports team: We recently approved terms for a WNBA team, which will allow the team, and the tax payers, to both prosper.
Could this work for you too:https://t.co/XNyMVtbmEv https://t.co/xufjfViRaD pic.twitter.com/90LKWB8Cai— Rebecca Kaplan, Vice Mayor of Oakland (@Kaplan4Oakland) August 21, 2021
Around the NHL…
Check out the National Hockey Now origin story!
The origin story of @nathockeynow! https://t.co/yt5f7dvvqE
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) August 20, 2021
Which jersey ad sponsors make sense for each NHL team…and who would we like to see? (Down the Frozen River)
Dallas GM Jim Nill: Jason Dickinson’s Trade Part of a Crazy Path
Gary Bettman: ‘Fans of the Islanders are going to love UBS Arena’
Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson enjoyed a colorful hockey career:
51 years! Legendary Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret will call 20 games this year and then retire. (Buffalo News)
Trust Between Yzerman and Verbeek Made Him Perfect Choice to be Grand Rapids GM
Flyers and Travis Sanheim avoid arbitration with new two-year contract
Brandon Montour: Returning to Florida Panthers a ‘no-brainer’
The King retires (NY Post) — and he’ll need heart surgery in the future. (Forever Blueshirts)
— Henrik Lundqvist (@hlundqvist35) August 20, 2021
The NHL community reacts to loss of three Surrey junior hockey players Caleb Reimer, Parker Magnuson, and Ronin Sharma. (NHL)
Fellow lottery picks Owen Power, Matty Beniers, and Kent Johnson will all return to Michigan next year. (USCHO)