Thursday was a busy day for the league’s general managers, as teams began finalizing their front office staff and preparing for the upcoming draft. The Capitals also announced the time and location of Spencer Carbery’s introductory press conference. Here are the latest links from the Capitals and from across the league:
Washington capitals
Tomorrow at 11 am NBC Sports Washington will broadcast Coach Spencer CarberryThe introductory press conference, along with other comprehensive coverage. Twitter and Facebook capitals with 106.7 The Propeller The press conference will be broadcast digitally and radio. [Washington Capitals]
The Capitals should sign the Defenders Drew Krebs wow Martin Hugo Hass by 5 p.m. tomorrow (June 1) or they will waive each player’s rights. Here are the other upcoming key dates: [Cap Friendly]
With Spencer Carberry now named the Capitals’ next head coach, the team will begin to set its sights on the coaching staff. The following are possible candidates for assistant coaches in Washington. [NoVa Caps]
the Hershey’s Bears We’ll be looking to close out the Rochester Americans tonight at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Bears went solid 3-1 into the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals Monday night with a 4-2 win in Rochester.
Alexi Protas blows kisses to the warm, friendly Rochester fans after the empty bump. very funny. #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/5fzoYBhOGD
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) May 30, 2023
The Bears sealed the win with a late scoreless goal, which was not well received by fans in Rochester. 😂
about the league
Brad Triliving He was officially appointed as the general manager of Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL.com]
the Seattle Kraken Extension of the general manager Ron Francis. [Seattle Kraken]
Fans Ranked All 32 NHL Broadcast Teams ($ $) [The Athletic]
Sportsnet’s Elliott Friedman on the Predators’ hiring of Andrew Brunett: “There’s a long history between them Barry Trotz And Andrew brunetteHe’s known him since he was recruited, coached in Nashville, and scored the Predators’ first-ever goal.” [Sportsnet]
the Florida panthersThe clincher hit the highest viewership level in the conference, but still fell short of double digits [Sports Media Watch]
Opening odds for the Stanley Cup Finals:
Stanley Cup Finals Opening Odds:
Vegas (-140)
(+110) Florida– NoVa Caps (NoVa_Caps) May 30, 2023
In the upcoming draft, Barry Trotz says he asked the scouts to “do some swings, take some classy swings on some guys.” Then he adds, “I can find you in the third row, the fourth, no problem. Go get me some guys who get people out of their seats.” [Alex Dougherty]
The Czech Hockey Hall of Fame in Prague is closed due to economic problems. Ex Netminder NHL Dominic Hasek He stopped by with a couple of grocery carts to collect his things today. [Zdenek_janda]
Today, he speaks with Rod Brind Amor at the season closing press conference, Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell They said they would explore the commercial market “quite a lot” before free agency opens a month from now. [Walt Ruff]
As the first NHL player of Thai descent, Jonas Seigenthaler Hope to see hockey grow in Asia. [NHLPA]
Friedman in NYR Coach Research (32TP): “Peter Laviolette I think he was in New York on Tuesday and like I said if it would be him, I thought we’d find out pretty quickly. I’m very curious to see if they now meet Hynes and Drury and Hynes have a history together in college” [Sportsnet]
Question of the day
He was Spencer Carberry The right choice for the next capital coach?