Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan doesn't take the fact that Sidney Crosby is on his team for granted.

"It's quite an honor, I'd have to say," Sullivan told SN590's "Hockey Central" on Wednesday. "He's a privilege to coach. … It makes my job easy when our best player and the best player of his generation is the hardest-working guy and the most driven guy on the ice, and off the ice, for that matter."

Sullivan added, "He for me epitomizes an athlete that controls everything within his power to be his very best. And when you have a guy like that on your team and he's your captain and the best player in the game, it certainly makes the coach's job a whole lot easier."

Sullivan joined the Penguins as head coach in December 2015 and went on to win the Stanley Cup the same season. He then led the Penguins to a second consecutive Cup victory.

Crosby took home the Conn Smythe Trophy both years, recording a total of 14 goals and 46 points across both playoff runs.

When asked whether he believes Crosby will become a coach, Sullivan said yes.

"If he wanted to be a coach, I think he would be a terrific coach because he is such a student of the game," Sullivan said. "That's something that I think would be a personal decision from his standpoint, but if he does choose to go down that path, I think he would be terrific at it.

"It wouldn't surprise me one bit when Sid's done playing the game somewhere down the line, but I don't see that happening anytime soon because he loves the game as much as he does."

Crosby, who turns 33 this summer, has had one of the league's most illustrious careers to date. He owns two Hart, Art Ross, and Rocket Richard Trophies, and has been awarded the Stanley Cup three times. He's racked up 462 goals and 1,263 points in 984 career regular-season games.

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One day after the QMJHL scrapped the remainder of its regular-season schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Canadian Hockey League's other two member leagues have done the same.

The remaining 54 games on the 2019-20 Western Hockey League regular-season schedule won't be played, the league announced Wednesday.

"The WHL takes the safety of our players, officials, staff, fans, and everyone associated with the WHL very seriously," commissioner Ron Robison said in a statement, adding the league will "make every effort possible" to hold the 2019-20 playoffs at a later date.

Not long after that announcement, the OHL followed suit, canceling its final 56 regular-season contests. OHL commissioner David Branch said the league will provide an update on the 2019-20 playoffs "when it is safe and we may resume play."

The CHL - under which all three regional leagues play - initially postponed its campaigns last week along with the NHL and AHL.

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The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Western Hockey League followed suit one day later. The Ontario Hockey League's governors, meanwhile, have a conference call Wednesday to determine its fate, reports TSN's Bob McKenzie.

There has been no decision on the Canadian Hockey League playoffs yet, but they appear to be a "long shot" to proceed, according to McKenzie.

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The Boston Bruins will sign undrafted college free-agent defenseman Nick Wolff out of Minnesota-Duluth, reports Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald.

The contract will pay Wolff $700,000 with an additional $92,500 signing bonus, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Wolff, a left-handed shot, is listed at 6-foot-5, 229 pounds. The 23-year-old recorded 10 assists in 33 games this season and won two national championships during his tenure with the Bulldogs.

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While there remains plenty of potential scheduling options for the NHL's eventual return, Bill Daly said the league doesn't wish to go down any road that would cut into an 82-game schedule next season.

"The only definite for us is we certainly don't want to do anything around a resumption of play this season that will impact our ability to have a full season next year," the deputy commissioner told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun and Scott Burnside on the "Two-Man Advantage" podcast Wednesday.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL hasn't yet determined a timeline for resuming play. Earlier this week, the league told players they can fly home but must self-quarantine through March 27. That came one day after the CDC advised against gatherings of 50-plus people for the next eight weeks.

The league paused its 2019-20 campaign last Thursday amid the coronavirus outbreak. The stoppage came after the NBA did the same one night prior in the wake of Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert testing positive.

On Tuesday night, the Ottawa Senators confirmed one of their players has also been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Daly told LeBrun and Burnside he's not aware of any other positive tests and noted that while the Senators case is the first involving an NHL player, they are handling it just as they would had it been anyone else.

"The fact that it’s a player as opposed to a club staff member or a front office staff person really doesn’t change the approach in terms of how you have to deal with it," Daly said.

The relative of a Buffalo Sabres employee who attended a recent game tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the club confirmed Tuesday. On Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks said a member of their full-time office staff tested positive, as did a part-time employee at San Jose's SAP Center, as the Sharks revealed last Thursday.

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While rules differ depending on the sportsbook, the majority of NHL futures wagers have been voided due to the suspension of the season, leaving a number of bettors lamenting what were once destined to be winning tickets.

If you had placed any of these bets before the start of the season, you have our deepest sympathies.

Boston Bruins over 100.5

We begin with the worst of them all. With 12 games left to play, the Bruins were sitting at 100 points. One more point before the suspension of the season and a number of books would have already cashed the ticket. Talk about horrible timing - this one really hurts.

Detroit Red Wings under 76.5

The Red Wings had just 39 points through 71 games. If you had an under ticket, chances are you'd already cashed it in your head by December. Let's just hope you didn't spend the money yet.

Edmonton Oilers over 85.5

Those who were high on the Oilers this season were set to be rewarded with the team sitting at 83 points with 11 games remaining. Even a disastrous finish to the season likely wouldn't have been enough to stop this over bet from cashing.

Montreal Canadiens under 89.5

Injuries and an inability to win close games derailed the Canadiens' season. Montreal needed to finish the campaign 9-1-1 to hit this total. Over backers, your blushes have been spared.

New Jersey Devils under 90.5

The Devils were the latest in a long list of teams to win the offseason and crumble when the games actually started. None of their summer moves panned out, as they had just 68 points with 13 games remaining and needed to finish 11-1-1 to surpass their point total.

Philadelphia Flyers over 90.5

Imagine the euphoria over backers experienced during the Flyers' nine-game win streak, only for the season to be suspended days later. They needed two more points with 13 games left to play.

San Jose Sharks under 94.5

Even a 12-0-0 finish to the season wouldn't have been enough for the Sharks to hit this total. It was a disastrous campaign in San Jose. The suspension came in handy for people who had futures on the Sharks to win the Stanley Cup (like me).

St. Louis Blues over 96.5

The Blues picked up where they left off after winning the Stanley Cup last season. With 94 points through 71 games, they were going to comfortably surpass this total.

Toronto Maple Leafs under 102.5

If you took my advice before the season, chances are you had some money on the Leafs finishing below 102.5 points this year. Toronto needed to finish 11-1-0 to hit this mark. The toughest part for us under bettors is accepting the fact we're no richer than those who backed the over.

Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.

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The Buffalo Sabres signed Penn State forward Brandon Biro to a two-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Wednesday.

Biro, who captained the Nittany Lions for the 2019-20 season, recorded 25 points in 25 games as a senior.

"Brandon will bring a combination of skill, hockey sense, and character to our organization," Sabres general manager Jason Botterill said. "We're confident that his four years at Penn State with coach Gadowsky have prepared him well for the next phase of his development."

Biro attended Sabres development camp in 2018. The 22-year-old winger hails from Sherwood Park, Alberta.

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