SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 7/10/2021 Anaheim Ducks Montreal Canadiens 1217083 Ducks hire Joel Bouchard as new coach of the AHL’s San 1217105 Canadian health officials wanted stricter protocols for NHL Diego Gulls return, documents show 1217084 Ducks’ coaching hires should boost Dallas Eakins, but 1217106 Sting of Cup loss not going away soon for Habs also increase the heat on him 1217107 Corey Perry hopes to return with the Canadiens next season Boston Bruins 1217108 Phillip Danault's future with the Canadiens remains 1217085 Canada wanted NHL to enact stricter virus protocols uncertain during shortened season 1217109 Canadiens' Jeff Petry provides gruesome details about 1217086 Key offseason dates every Bruins and NHL fan must know finger injury 1217087 Report: This Bruins rival has interest in signing Taylor Hall 1217110 Stu Cowan: Rocky road to Stanley Cup final took a toll on 1217088 Why Bruins should pass on Tarasenko after reported trade Canadiens GM request 1217111 Opinion: Mayor Plante thanks the Habs, and Montrealers, 1217089 Boston Bruins Center Charlie Coyle Undergoes Multiple for their teamwork Knee Surgeries 1217112 Joël Bouchard leaves Laval Rocket to join San Diego AHL team Buffalo Sabres 1217090 'Fully back' from hernia surgery, Jack Quinn wants to be New Jersey Devils part of Sabres' young core 1217113 Devils re-sign defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler 1217091 What could the Sabres realistically get back in a trade for 1217114 The Hunt: A deep dive into the Devils’ search for a No. 3 the No. 1 pick? center Calgary Flames New York Islanders 1217092 What I’m hearing about the Flames’ offseason: Johnny 1217115 Islanders' GM Lou Lamoriello has to make more than Gaudreau contract talks, trade rumours and expansion hockey decisions this offseason Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers 1217093 Blackhawks file motion to dismiss lawsuit from Michigan 1217116 Rangers sign Brett Howden ahead of expansion draft high schooler allegedly assaulted by Bradley Aldrich deadline 1217117 Rangers GM Chris Drury has a very busy summer agenda Colorado Avalanche 1217118 Rangers re-sign Brett Howden to one-year deal 1217094 Pick 6: Is Trevor Story a sneaky Home Run Derby longshot? Will someone launch a 500-foot homer in Pittsburgh Penguins LoDo? 1217119 Former Penguins defenseman Bryan Watson dies at 78 1217120 Penguins A to Z: Can Mike Matheson ever live up to his Dallas Stars contract? 1217095 Stars legend Mike Modano ties John Smoltz with closing 1217121 Mark Madden: Sizing up Penguins, Lightning back-to-back albatross at American Century Championship Stanley Cup teams 1217122 Former Penguins defenseman Bryan 'Bugsy' Watson dies Detroit Red Wings at 78 1217096 Detroit Red Wings 2021 NHL draft: Steve Yzerman picks a 1217123 The many masks of Ron Hextall: Penguins GM enters Michigan man offseason with unbreakable poker face 1217097 Lightning's Nikita Kucherov shares special call with 'idol' 1217124 Joe Starkey: Former Penguins know — ‘Champa’ Bay Igor Larionov after Cup win wasn’t always this way 1217098 With draft and free agency on the horizon, busy month 1217125 Q&A: Penguins’ Sam Lafferty on his attempt to qualify for awaits Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman golf’s U.S. Amateur Championship 1217099 Will Nicklas Lidstrom fan Simon Edvinsson be available for 1217126 Penguins Falling Stanley Cup Odds; Bettors Run to Vegas Red Wings? Seattle Kraken Edmonton Oilers 1217127 Kraken won’t play first preseason home games at Climate 1217100 OILERS NOTES: It's Duncan Keith vs. Vlad Tarasenko on Pledge Arena but says venue ‘on track’ for regular sea the Edmonton trade front 1217128 Kraken mailbag: Could Vladimir Tarasenko, Duncan Keith 1217101 Which draft prospects will be available when the Oilers be in side deals? Will two scoreboards become a trend? pick at No. 19? 1217129 Duhatschek notebook: The Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft moves could shake the NHL to its core Florida Panthers 1217130 Dougie Hamilton? Duncan Keith? 6 situations to monitor 1217102 It’s a Florida Panthers Mailbag! Keith Yandle questions ahead of the Seattle Kraken expansion draft (and more) St Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings 1217131 From Russia with love: Successful KHL season could 1217103 Prospect Profiles – Matthew Beiners & Kent Johnson relaunch Wideman's NHL career Minnesota Wild 1217104 A look at who Wild could lose in NHL expansion draft, and what would hurt most Tampa Bay Lightning 1217132 Lightning’s toughness defined by willingness to grind through injuries 1217133 Lifting Stanley Cup for first time ‘special’ for Lightning’s David Savard 1217134 After beer-guzzling news conference, Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov ‘signs’ deal with Bud Light 1217135 Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov played through cracked rib in playoffs 1217136 Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov FaceTimes ‘idol’ after Stanley Cup win 1217137 This is how it ends for the NHL on NBC — a small ratings bump for the Stanley Cup Final 1217138 Behind the rise of Ross ‘The Boss’ Colton and his Cup- clinching goal for Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs 1217139 Don’t blink, hectic NHL off-season is already well under way 1217140 TRAIKOS: Danault deserves big payday after shutting down the best in the playoffs Vancouver Canucks 1217147 Canucks top 10 prospects: Aidan McDonough's got poise, at least 1217148 Canucks to be Seattle Kraken’s first-ever pre-season opponents 1217149 The Canucks’ search for a third line centre: 9 trade and UFA options to target Vegas Golden Knights 1217141 How a weak Pacific Division in 2021-22 could impact the Golden Knights’ offseason strategy 1217142 Golden Knights Trade Opp; Kraken Draft Exemption Creates BIG Chance 1217143 Golden Knights Already 2022 Stanley Cup Favorites Washington Capitals 1217144 Capitals ranked eighth-best playoff team in salary-cap era poll 1217145 What will the Caps do in free agency? 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Winnipeg Jets 1217146 Jets have decisions to make before Kraken draft SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1217083 Anaheim Ducks Ducks hire Joel Bouchard as new coach of the AHL’s San Diego Gulls By ELLIOTT TEAFORD | PUBLISHED: July 9, 2021 at 9:44 a.m. | UPDATED: July 9, 2021 at 10:39 a.m. Ducks general manager Bob Murray continued to revamp the organization’s coaching ranks Friday, when he named Joel Bouchard the coach of the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, replacing Kevin Dineen. Bouchard spent the past three seasons coaching the Montreal Canadiens’ top minor league club. “We want to thank Kevin Dineen for all he contributed the last two seasons. He was key in maintaining a winning environment in San Diego, including a difficult season during the pandemic,” Murray said in a statement. “The opportunity to bring in Joel Bouchard as head coach of our American Hockey League club was something that we could not pass up. Joel has a strong track record coaching and developing players at the professional, junior and international level. This is the primary focus for us, and Joel fits the bill perfectly.” Bouchard, 47, had an 83-67-24 record in three seasons with the Laval (Quebec) Rocket, including a 23-9-4 mark in 2020-21. Laval won the Canadian Division during the pandemic-shortened season. Montreal reached the Stanley Cup Final this past season for the first time since 1993, losing to Tampa Bay in five games. Orange County Register: LOADED: 07.10.2021 1217084 Anaheim Ducks Eakins’s tenure? It’s the kind of list GMs always have handy, and what’s also notable here is that Eakins is entering the final year of his contract. Meanwhile, Ward was brought on board with Stothers on June 15. The Ducks’ coaching hires should boost Dallas Eakins, but also increase the 59-year-old was an NHL head coach just five months ago, in Calgary. He heat on him has been an assistant with three other teams over 13 years. Perhaps there is something to some being seen as more of a great lieutenant rather than the captain of the ship. But Ward handled the interim gig with Calgary in 2019-20 and did well enough to earn permanent status with By Eric Stephens Jul 9, 2021 the Flames, even though it lasted only 24 games. This is not to say that Eakins will walk around the corridors of Great Park With the hiring of three new assistant coaches – one of them who is not Ice as if he is on eggshells, or that his clock is now ticking, or that he’ll new to Anaheim – plus a new head coach for their American Hockey have one eye on the team and the other on a guillotine the moment League club, the Ducks feel as if they’ve set up head coach Dallas things start to go sideways. Making an upward move in the standings Eakins with a better chance to succeed in 2021-22. can’t involve just standing pat with the roster and hoping for youngsters to break out or for veterans to regain the form of four or five years ago.