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The Hawks would like to get something during draft week in exchange for the two forwards, to whom they aren’t expected to give qualifying offers, but they don’t have much leverage.

When the Stars hired Pete DeBoer as their next head coach last month, they asked him to handle simultaneous tasks: Squeeze juice out of veterans and introduce top prospects to the NHL.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mike Grier was officially hired as the Sharks’ general manager Tuesday, ending the organization’s nearly three-month search to find their next top hockey executive.

Grier was the pick after a lengthy search that included dozens of candidates and lasted nearly three months.

San Jose is expected to make the hire official on Tuesday.

This front office thing runs in the family.

Naive predictions for all 32 picks to be made during the first round Thursday, plus the Blackhawks’ top pick of 38th overall.

Moldenhauer, the highest of four ranked draft prospects coming out of the Geneva-based junior team this year, recovered from a gash in his face to produce a fantastic second half of the 2021-22 season.

A Russian ice hockey player under contract with a U.S.-based National Hockey League (NHL) team has been detained in Russia over charges he evaded military service and has since been taken to a military hospital after falling ill, his lawyer told a Russian state news agency.

Hutson, a defenseman from Barrington, will be a borderline first-round pick in the draft July 7-8. Devine, a forward from Glencoe, and several other Chicagoland natives also will be selected.

San Francisco (AFP) - Bob Boughner was fired on Friday as coach of the San Jose Sharks along with three of his assistants after the team missed the National Hockey League playoffs.