Blackhawks rookie headlines this week’s best

The biggest defection still to be filled for the Pittsburgh Penguins is surely at the center position. The Pens have Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, which has been the best 1-2 punch down the middle in the whole league for a decade now, but then….Pretty much literally nothing. Nick Bonino left for richer pastures in free agency and Matt Cullen is still deciding if he and his family want another season in the NHL, and in Pittsburgh at that. Needless to say, it’s a cause for concern since the organization’s third best center is Carter Rowney. But this will change, and change probably very soon. General Manager Jim Rutherford had to wait to address his center position until he had slotted in

The Philippines won the first ever hockey tournament held at the Southeast Asian Games, a remarkable achievement for a team that didn’t exist two years ago.

Mathew Barzal now has points in four consecutive games for the New York Islanders as they have tied their Second Round series with the Boston Bruins.