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- Anthony DeAngelo is entering his first season as a pro and his sights are pretty high while having one heck of a challenge in front of him: He wants to make the Tampa Bay Lightning. [NHL.com]
- "Stanley Cup Finals or Bust" - no pressure there, guys. None at all. [Today's Slap Shot]
- Lightning Launch Weekend? Yes, please. Details about things slated for next weekend with the club. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
- Off the subject of hockey but still on it in a round-about way, the Bolts had influence in the sale of TECO Energy to Emera Inc. of Canada. [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
- Atlanta, Georgia once again has a hockey team of its own: the ECHL's Gwinnet Gladiators are becoming the Atlanta Gladiators... [Puck Daddy]
- Michael Fedor, Pittsburgh Penguins blogger at Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic, will be doing a live event online for the launch of EA Sports NHL '16 on September 15th. [Facebook]
- Gillian Apps, a Dartmouth College and women's ice hockey star, is retiring from international ice hockey. [Valley News]
- Speaking of ladies and hockey, NWHL netminder Jenny Scrivens got interviewed by our friend Clare Austin. [InGoal Magazine]
- In NHL news, Ryan Clowe has called it a career with thanks (and I do not mean appreciatively) to concussions. Clowe spent most of his career with the San Jose Sharks and retires with the New Jersey Devils. [CBS Sports]
- Rookie tournaments are getting underway and 2015 #1 draft pick, the highly touted Connor McDavid starts his Edmonton Oilers ca-- Oh my GOD!
Connor McDavid, meet Jake Virtanen. pic.twitter.com/PHJcZLYOkm
— CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) September 12, 2015
- Kris Versteeg is dealt from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Carolina Hurricanes... [Canes and Coffee]
- ...and by way of the cap space the deal created, the ‘Hawks went and signed Marcus Kruger. [Second City Hockey]
- Another available free agent gets a training camp tryout: Martin Havlat is going to be with the Florida Panthers. [Hooked on Hockey Magazine]
- So just who is still out there on the NHL free agent market? [Today's Slap Shot]
- From the "Well, duh" department: The contracts of Anze Kopitar and Steven Stamkos will have bearing on the next deal signed by New York Islanders center John Tavares. [NYI Point Blank]
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