Seguin expects World Cup return; Vegas name search down to four (Puck Headlines)

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• Well, now it’s official.

• Tyler Seguin says he’s recovering well from his Achilles injury and expects to be ready for next month’s World Cup of Hockey. [NHL.com]

• Milan Lucic is hoping the end of his current seven-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers goes well enough that he can tack on a few more seasons before retiring. [Edmonton Journal]

• Bill Foley is down to four choices for the Las Vegas NHL team name. An announcement is expected in late September or early October. [Review-Journal]

• David Perron could have gone to Montreal, but money won out in his decision to return to the St. Louis Blues. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]

• This is a solid oral history of the great hockey movie Youngblood. [The Hockey News]

• Hockey tie No. 1 in Olympic swimming: Penny Oleksiak, sister of Dallas Stars defenseman Jamie, took home a silver in the 100m butterfly and a bronze in the 4 x 100m relay over the weekend. [Yahoo]

• Hockey tie No. 2 in Olympic swimming: Katie Ledecky, niece of new New York Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky, is awesome, setting a world record while winning gold in the 400m freestyle (her second career gold) and silver in the 4 x 100m relay. [Yahoo]

• Vancouver Canucks first-round pick Olli Juolevi inks his entry-level deal. [Canucks Army]

• Internationally, Canada had Ryan Smyth; the U.S. has Jack Johnson. [ESPN.com]

• The New York Riveters should be set up front with Janine Weber as their No. 1 center. [Today’s Slapshot]

• There’s another Bertuzzi in hockey and he’s moving his way up through the Detroit Red Wings’ system. [Freep]

• Like the Bertuzzis, there’s another Strome coming up the hockey ranks. [IIHF]

• “Las Vegas Peregrines” may not end up being the name of their NHL team, but these concept jerseys are quite sharp. [Sin Bin Vegas]

• Alex Ovechkin. Moscow. Rollerblading. Enough said. [RMNB]

• These 10 goalie battles will be worth monitoring during this upcoming fantasy hockey season. [Dobber Hockey]

• Why netminder Boston Bilous went the junior hockey route over attending the University of Denver. [Buzzing the Net]

• Finally, here’s the time-lapse video of the ice going down at T-Mobile Arena:

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