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SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 10/29/2020 Anaheim Ducks Nashville Predators 1180010 AHL targets Feb. 5 for start of coronavirus-delayed 2020- 1180037 Predators sign contract for community ice rink in 21 season Downtown Clarksville MPEC 1180038 The Predators have plenty of cap space, so how can they Arizona Coyotes weaponize it? 1180011 Report: Arizona Coyotes' Ekman-Larsson glad to remain with team after trade talk Ottawa Senators 1180039 The Belleville Senators will have to be patient as AHL Boston Bruins targets Feb. 5 for start date 1180012 Bruce Cassidy weighs in on Bruins’ roster 1180040 GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators sign free agent Alex 1180013 The Beanpot Four, sidelined: College hockey in Boston Galchenyuk to one-year deal waits, hopes for a season 1180041 How much did the Senators actually improve this offseason? Buffalo Sabres 1180014 OHL's reported plan to hold season provides clarity for Pittsburgh Penguins Sabres, Jack Quinn 1180042 AHL moves target date for opening of 2020-21 season to 1180015 Rochester Americans' season could begin as early as Feb. 5 Feb. 5 San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames 1180043 AHL anticipates February start to 2021 season, nearly 11 1180016 Heat, AHL set new return-to-play date for February months after coronavirus shutdown Colorado Avalanche St Louis Blues 1180017 Devon Toews’ contract could impact the Avalanche in the 1180044 Blues' focus turns to 'Return to Play 2.0' expansion draft Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets 1180045 American Hockey League’s 31 teams aim to open next 1180018 Blue Jackets' Kevin Stenlund re-signs, prospect Jacob season in early February Christiansen headed to European team 1180046 Defence-corps factors that can result in an improved Leafs 1180019 Michael Arace: Pierre-Luc Dubois negotiations as team next season muddled as NHL's plans for next season 1180047 Travis Boyd joins the Maple Leafs eager to leave his AHL days behind him Dallas Stars 1180020 Dallas Stars unveil new black and neon green alternate Vancouver Canucks jersey 1180056 For Canucks, Turner's COVID-19 World Series celebration 1180021 ‘I wanna hate it, but I kinda love it.’ Reaction to Dallas a cautionary tale Stars’ new neon uniforms. 1180057 Steve Ewen: Warriors eye April start, but NLL has logistics 1180022 Dallas Stars ‘Blackout’ jersey: Inside how the alternate to work on before it's official uniform came together Vegas Golden Knights Detroit Red Wings 1180048 Silver Knights’ future home taking shape in Henderson 1180023 Detroit Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi: 'Nothing personal at all' 1180049 American Hockey League gets new tentative start date after arbitration 1180050 Silver Knights excitement builds as Henderson Event 1180024 AHL, with Grand Rapids Griffins, now aims for Feb. 5 start Center takes shape of season 1180051 Las Vegas Developer Jackie Robinson Required To Begin 1180025 Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi 'grateful' after arbitration, ready Construction Of All Net Arena On Strip In Two Years to 'prove myself again' 1180026 Red Wings' Sam Gagner pays tribute to popular Oilers Washington Capitals dressing room attendant Joey Moss 1180052 Could the Capitals' grip on the division be loosening? Not 1180027 AHL pushes back anticipated season start to Feb. 5 so fast 1180028 Red Wings’ Tyler Bertuzzi: Arbitration not personal, ready 1180053 Why Lundqvist will be good for Samsonov even if he tries to ‘prove myself’ to take his job 1180029 Red Wings’ 2018 pick Jonatan Berggren healthy, off to hot 1180054 Capitals keep eyes on prospects in leagues that started start in Sweden new seasons Edmonton Oilers Websites 1180030 JONES: Edmonton Oilers enter think tank over ways to 1180058 The Athletic / How an imbalanced Canada Division would memorialize Joey Moss affect the standings 1180031 'Joey was a lifer': Gretzky shares inside look at Moss and 1180059 Sportsnet.ca / 7 NHL teams that could weaponize their the Edmonton Oilers cap space 1180060 Sportsnet.ca / Hockey Diversity Alliance calls on NHL, Los Angeles Kings Coyotes to sign anti-racism pledge 1180032 AHL targets Feb. 5 for start of coronavirus-delayed 2020- 1180061 Sportsnet.ca / How the Coyotes missed a chance to lead 21 season on diversity, inclusion 1180033 AHL TARGETING FEBRUARY 5 AS START DATE FOR 1180062 Sportsnet.ca / Maple Leafs front office hire Eric Joyce 2020-21 SEASON brings unique resumé, experience 1180063 Sportsnet.ca / Gretzky: Moss gave 'hope' to parents of Minnesota Wild children with disabilities in Canada 1180034 Wild loans Marco Rossi to ZSC Lions in Switzerland 1180064 Sportsnet.ca / Canadiens' Molson: team has foundation 'that can be good for many years' Montreal Canadiens 1180035 Canadiens' prospects scrambling to find a place to play 1180036 Former Canadien Alex Galchenyuk signs with Senators Websites Continued 1180065 TSN.CA / Canada's Byram on flu game, learning from Makar and bubble lessons 1180066 USA TODAY / Which current sports greats need a championship to cement their legacies? Winnipeg Jets 1180055 Jets depth chart: Jansen Harkins is signed, so is a trade still to come? SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1180010 Anaheim Ducks AHL targets Feb. 5 for start of coronavirus-delayed 2020-21 season Delay announced by hockey's top minor league could also mean the NHL pushes back the start of its season By ELLIOTT TEAFORD | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. | UPDATED: October 28, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. The American Hockey League said Wednesday it would target Feb. 5 for the start of its coronavirus-delayed 2020-21 season, a delay of more than two months from its initial return-to-play plan and a possible hint of a further delay of the NHL’s opening night. The AHL, the top developmental league for the NHL, originally said it would resume play Dec. 4. AHL commissioner Scott Howson made the announcement after the league’s board of governors met earlier Wednesday. There was no mention of whether fans would be allowed to attend games. The 31-team minor league includes the Ontario Reign and the San Diego Gulls, the top affiliates for the NHL’s Kings and Ducks. The AHL and the NHL suspended play in mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak in North America. The NHL returned to complete its season last month. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press he didn’t expect the AHL’s decision to impact the NHL’s opening night. The NHL has targeted Jan. 1, but it’s expected that it could be delayed by several weeks or perhaps longer after an initial forecast of Dec. 1 was pushed back. “The NHL, they’re (looking) at sometime in January,” Howson told the AP. “We aren’t tied directly to what the NHL does, but we want to be somewhat in sync, so Feb. 5 seemed like a good place even if there’s going to be a little longer gap than usual between the two league’s starting.” The question of whether to allow fans to attend games is one of several key issues that must be resolved. Unlike the other pro sports leagues in North America, hockey relies almost exclusively on ticket and concession sales rather than lucrative TV contracts to generate revenue. What’s more, and perhaps equally important, the United States-Canada border remains closed because of the pandemic, prompting talk of an all- Canadian division in the NHL if players, coaches and staff members are still forced to quarantine for 14 days upon entering Canada after play resumes. Four of the NHL’s seven Canadian-based teams have their AHL teams located in Canada, but Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver have U.S.- based minor-league clubs, which could force the Flames (Stockton), Oilers (Bakersfield) and Canucks (Utica, New York) to relocate their clubs north of the border temporarily. The Reign and Gulls play in the seven-team Pacific Division along with Bakersfield, Colorado (Avalanche), Stockton, San Jose (Sharks) and Tucson (Coyotes). Orange County Register: LOADED: 10.29.2020 1180011 Arizona Coyotes Report: Arizona Coyotes' Ekman-Larsson glad to remain with team after trade talk Jose M. Romero Coyotes captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson hadn't been heard from publicly in almost three months since the team was last together during the NHL playoffs in Edmonton. But the two-time all-star's name has since been tossed around often, mainly in trade rumors and reports that his time with the club was close to being over. After the Coyotes hired Bill Armstrong as general manager in September, the team sought trade offers for Ekman-Larsson, the longest-tenured Coyotes player who has been with the team for 10 seasons. The defenseman wasn't dealt after his agent set a deadline of Oct. 9 for a trade. Ekman-Larsson broke his silence on the matter in a report posted late Wednesday morning on a Swedish hockey website. He told writer Ronnie Ronnkvist that nearly being traded was difficult for him because he'd never gone through such an experience and didn't want to leave Arizona, where he is under contract for seven more seasons. "I have a clause in my contract, a no-trade no-move clause. At the same time, I did not want to stand in the way if the organization felt otherwise," Ekman-Larsson said in the report, in Swedish. "That's how I am as a person. It was more that if they wanted to remove me, I set up the two clubs as an alternative, but, as I said, I wanted nothing better than to continue in Arizona so it feels good that it turned out the way it did. "In addition, I really enjoy living there. Of course, this also comes into play and would have made it even harder to have to move." Ekman-Larsson only would have waived his no-move contract clause for Vancouver and Boston.