Wednesday's FTB: Still hot

Hockey equals injuries, there's no getting around that:

For precautionary reasons, Zayne Parekh will not participate in the Team Canada World Junior camp due to a lower body injury. He has returned to Calgary where he will follow up with Flames medical staff. He is expected to be a full participant at Calgary Flames camp in September.
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) July 29, 2025

Canada started the WJSS with a game against Canada, as is their tradition:

"Ted's willingness to stand up for his fellow players helped lay the foundation for modern sports unions. He saw the value in a unified voice for players, which is integral to the work that we do here at the NHLPA to this day." - Marty Walsh, NHLPA Executive Director https://t.co/JpdhRS3SMK
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) July 29, 2025

There were no signings or trades yesterday. Today is Dylan Samberg's hearing date. He can sign up to the start of the hearing.

The closest to trade speculation is this story:

Great article on NHL ref (and golfer) Garrett Rank, including what's engraved on his wedges: "Refusuck", "IceCop", "007", and "Rule 15-1": https://t.co/oQcZNaMjuO
— Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) July 29, 2025

And that's Wednesday's hockey news, have a good day, everyone.

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