SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 06/11/19 Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche 1146513 Alex Meruelo close to purchasing majority share of 1146549 Blues vs. Bruins going to Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Arizona Coyotes Final? That’s what our simulation predicted in April. 1146514 Businessman Alex Meruelo ‘interested’ in purchasing 1146550 NHL Prospect Profile Victor Soderstrom Arizona Coyotes 1146551 HL Prospect Profile Moritz Seider 1146515 Closing in on a deal: Alex Meruelo in advanced stages of purchasing majority share of Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets 1146552 Michael Arace | Stanley Cup Final goalies now under Boston Bruins extreme pressure 1146516 Torey Krug awaits a special delivery 1146553 If the Blue Jackets trade from their defensive depth, who is 1146517 Bruins’ poise and experience were the difference in Game most likely to go? 6, and should be in Game 7 1146518 Bruce Cassidy says Bruins will ‘stick to our routine’ for Detroit Red Wings Game 7 1146554 Detroit Red Wings mock draft: Trevor Zegras' creativity 1146519 Charlie McAvoy’s emotional roller coaster, and other could be key to future Bruins thoughts 1146555 $100K or bust: St. Louis Blues bettor all-in heading into 1146520 Stanley Cup Today: Back to Boston for Game 7 Game 7 1146521 The Bruins’ first line was first-rate, and they need more of 1146556 Red Wings draft prospect: Alex Turcotte combines skills that in Game 7 with competitiveness 1146522 Here’s how the Bruins turned the tables on the Blues in 1146557 2019 Stanley Cup Final: Bruins vs. Blues, Game 6 live Game 6 chat 1146523 Patrice Bergeron lit a fire with his pregame speech, and the Bruins forced a Game 7 Edmonton Oilers 1146524 Charlie McAvoy, young Bruins one win from dream 1146558 Oilers new business boss Tom Anselmi brings a wealth of 1146525 Patrice Bergeron talked the talk prior to Bruins win over experience Blues in Game 6 1146559 JONES: New hire improves Oilers business, if not on-ice 1146526 Bruins’ pursuit of Stanley Cup bigger than Boston hat trick product 1146527 Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk may be heating up just in time 1146560 Lucic for Eriksson? Why does that make sense? 1146528 One more win for Tuukka Rask to lock down his legacy 1146561 Q&A with Ken Holland: On the draft, buyouts, free agency with the Bruins and how to have a successful offseason 1146529 Balanced scoring key to Bruins Stanley Cup Final run 1146530 Bruins ready for Game 7: 'It's the most exciting game in all Los Angeles Kings our lives' 1146562 Kings sign forward Johan Sodergran to entry-level deal 1146531 Red Sox move Wednesday start time vs. Rangers to 1146563 Loss of Dusty Imoo to KHL leaves big hole in Kings’ accommodate Bruins' Game 7 goaltending development 1146532 Bruce Cassidy, Bruins react to 'very unfortunate' David 1146564 REPORT: DUSTY IMOO JOINING KUNLUN RED STAR Ortiz shooting (KHL) 1146533 Bruins rookie Karson Kuhlman steps up in his big Game 6 1146565 KINGS SIGN JOHAN SODERGRAN TO THREE-YEAR, moment ENTRY-LEVEL CONTACT 1146534 Bruins ticket prices for Game 7 of Cup Final already at a record high Minnesota Wild 1146535 This stat bodes well for Bruins' odds of winning Stanley 1146566 Wild draft breakdown: 10 players who might be a fit at the Cup Game 7 No. 12 pick 1146536 Yes, Torey Krug and the Bruins saw St. Louis' premature Stanley Cup celebrations Montreal Canadiens 1146537 Would Blues' Brayden Schenn be suspended if it weren't 1146567 What the Puck: Canadiens' 1993 Cup win was about Game 7? talent and inspiration 1146538 How Patrice Bergeron rallied Bruins with rousing Game 6 1146568 Bouchard: Why the Canadiens’ retool would be pregame speech accelerated by moving Max Domi back to the wing 1146539 Bruins takeaways: Yes, the Blues’ premature celebratory 1146569 The Canadiens should actively pursue Erik Karlsson ads lit a fire under their opponents because the time to strike is now 1146540 Buckley: Bruins can put a capstone on an incredible stretch for ‘Champ City’ Nashville Predators 1146570 Predators: Did P.K. Subban outdo Drake with custom Buffalo Sabres Raptors jacket at the NBA Finals? 1146541 Tuukka Rask is Bruins' rock in goal heading into Game 7 1146571 Q&A: Dan Lambert hopes to return the Predators’ power 1146542 Just like the Braves, Marc Stein left WNY — but it never play to respectability left him 1146543 Stimson: What kind of statistical output can we expect New Jersey Devils from Jeff Skinner over the course of his deal? 1146572 Devils sign prospect Jesper Boqvist to rookie deal | What it means Calgary Flames 1146573 NJ Devils lock up top prospect Jesper Boqvist 1146544 In the face of a cap crunch, would a James Neal trade be worthwhile for the Flames? New York Islanders 1146574 Islanders’ free agency update: What’s taking so long with Chicago Blackhawks Anders Lee and Robin Lehner? 1146545 Hawks Talk Podcast: TSN's Craig Button explains final NHL Draft rankings and Blackhawks pick at No. 3 1146546 2019 NHL Draft Profile: RW Vasili Podkolzin 1146547 Dollars and sense: It won’t be like Lane’s Lounge, but gambling is coming to Chicago 1146548 Somebody’s got to go: Flush with cash but not roster spots, Blackhawks should be active in trade market New York Rangers Websites 1146575 Sean Avery ‘thanks’ Post for coverage of his criminal 1146607 The Athletic / Q&A with Ken Holland: On the draft, mischief trial buyouts, free agency and how to have a successful 1146576 Sean Avery in court for allegedly hitting car with scooter offseason 1146608 The Athletic / Down Goes Brown: Five hard questions the NHL NHL needs to ask before they expand replay review 1146577 Lots of fun Seattle Metropolitans stuff in the Hockey Hall of 1146609 The Athletic / Women’s hockey boycott showing cracks as Fame — if you know where to look players start to return to NWHL 1146610 Sportsnet.ca / Six teams that could emerge as Stanley Ottawa Senators Cup contenders in next three years 1146578 Senators sign free-agent defenceman Nick Ebert 1146611 Sportsnet.ca / Ville Nieminen has seen both sides of Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final Philadelphia Flyers 1146612 Sportsnet.ca / Unresolved contracts for Edler, Boeser 1146579 More mature, Flyers prospect Morgan Frost ready for that complicate Canucks' offseason plan next step, wherever he lands 1146613 Sportsnet.ca / Tom Anselmi hire opens doors beyond 1146580 Matthew Boldy on Flyers’ radar as they prepare for their hockey in Edmonton first-round pick 1146614 TSN.CA / Cassidy’s Game 7 playbook already written 1146581 Disappointed Blues fans were hoping to ‘Play Gloria’ at SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 South Philly Mummers club 1146582 5 Flyers takeaways: Kevin Hayes, 2019 NHL draft, trades, more 1146583 Flyers ‘hopeful’ they can sign Kevin Hayes, but nothing close yet 1146584 Echoes of Hextall: New Flyers brain trust lays out strikingly familiar approach to the draft 1146585 Flyers free agency: Pending UFAs the team should avoid Pittsburgh Penguins 1146586 Mark Madden: 35 years later, Penguins’ drafting Mario Lemieux No. 1 was both easy, complicated 1146587 The forgotten story of the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup- clinching win San Jose Sharks 1146588 Sharks organizational review: Center position could be big question mark St Louis Blues 1146589 Blues set rating record, drub Cardinals in television viewership 1146590 Tickets to Game 7 watch party at Enterprise Center sell out quickly 1146591 Bruins spoil the party in St. Louis, force Blues to hit the road for Game 7 1146592 BenFred: Blues' last shot at Cup comes where they are best — on the road, after a loss 1146593 Hochman: Bruins ruin Blues' chance at history by playing St. Louis style of hockey 1146594 Bergeron's speech, Rask's play in goal, send series back to Boston 1146595 Bruins spoil the party, beat Blues to force Game 7 1146596 Blue beards, vintage jerseys on display as 30,000 Blues fans fill downtown for rally 1146597 Blues’ season has lifted a city, but chance to win Stanley Cup will wait for Game 7 1146598 Bruins takeaways: Yes, the Blues’ premature celebratory ads lit a fire under their opponents 1146599 ‘Maybe that’s our story’: Blues stay optimistic after chance to clinch first Stanley Cup falls well short Vancouver Canucks 1146605 Ben Kuzma: Canucks GM Benning wants physicality, but is Eriksson-Lucic swap the answer? 1146606 Canucks Under the Microscope: Brock Boeser Vegas Golden Knights 1146600 ‘Jeopardy!’ star James Holzhauer to present at NHL show in Las Vegas 1146601 SLS Las Vegas owner Alex Meruelo looking to buy Arizona Coyotes Washington Capitals 1146602 Looking back at the Capitals’ 2009 NHL Draft: How Washington struck gold in the first round 1146603 Was 2019 a missed Stanley Cup opportunity for the Capitals? 1146604 Free Agency Bracket: Marcus Johansson vs. Joonas Donskoi 1146513 Arizona Coyotes deal was too highly leveraged and that he was asked to pay more than originally asked. It appears that the Coyotes would be Meruelo's first sports-related Alex Meruelo close to purchasing majority share of Arizona Coyotes purchase since his terminated bid to buy the Hawks. Meruelo is also the founder of Meruelo Group, which as a construction Richard Morin, Arizona Republic Published 12:13 p.m. MT June 10, 2019 and real estate development firm with a number of other assets, including | Updated 3:32 p.m. MT June 10, 2019 several in the American Southwest. The Meruelo Group has no outside investors, which makes Meruelo the sole owner of his various companies. Alex Meruelo, who in 2011 attempted to buy the Atlanta Hawks, now is negotiations to purchase a majority share of the Arizona Coyotes. Arizona Republic LOADED: 06.11.2019 New ownership for the Coyotes is on the horizon.