PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
As the NHL and NBA schedules currently stand, the Florida Panthers and Miami Heat will be playing at home on the same night a total of nine times next season. (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel)
Nassau County is searching for developers for the Nassau Coliseum site. However, some builders are concerned about the project’s potential profitability, especially seeing as they don’t know what New York Islanders owner Charles Wang’s intentions are. (New York Newsday)
The start of Steve Moore’s lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi, Marc Crawford, and the Vancouver Canucks has been pushed back from Sept. 24 to Jan. 28, 2013. The delay was requested by the defense. (Denver Post)
The Washington Capitals’ AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, have signed goaltender Sergey Kostenko to a contract for the 2012-13 campaign. Kostenko was taken by Washington in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. (Capitals.nhl.com)
Rick DiPietro has been healthy enough this summer to host a goaltending camp for young players. He’s also taking part in the CBA negotiations. (New York Newsday)
The NHL and players’ union will continue their CBA negotiations on Monday. (Renaud P Lavoie)
South Carolina Stingrays will serve as the Boston Bruins’ ECHL affiliate in 2012-13. (Boston Globe)