ESPN has a nice article up on retired Florida Panthers winger Shawn Thornton. Worth a read as we slowly edge towards the opening of training camp.
The Detroit Red Wings signed restricted free agent Robbie Russo to a two-year, two-way contract. The 24-year-old defenseman played in 19 games for the Red Wings and 58 games in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
The Houston Rockets have been sold to Tilman Fertitta for a reported $2.2 billion. With former Rockets owner Les Alexander out of the way, could the NHL be coming to town in the near future?