Jamie Benn has one thing on his mind as he continues to nurse a core muscle injury, the World Cup of Hockey.

The Dallas Stars forward is two weeks removed from surgery to repair the injury and as he progresses, Benn admits his main focus is being well enough to play for Team Canada.

"As of right now, yeah. I think this is a surgery that I’m able to come back a little quicker than double-hip surgery," Benn told DallasStars.com's Mark Stepneski. "That’s the main focus I’m training towards being able to make it for World Cup. We’ll just see what happens."

According to Benn, his recovery to date has been rather boring, but should intensify in the coming weeks when he plans to finally get back on the ice.

"Well, I think I’ll get on the ice later this week and just keep ramping it up a little more each time," said Benn. "I still think that’s a lot of time, enough time for me to be ready to jump into high-level hockey. We’ll see how it goes."

Benn was a member of the Canadian squad which captured Olympic gold at the 2014 Games in Sochi. He contributed two goals in six games, including the decisive lone goal in Canada's semi-final win over Team U.S.A.

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The Arizona Coyotes and defenseman Jakob Chychrun have come to terms on an entry-level contract, the club announced Saturday.

The Coyotes selected him 16th overall in June's draft after acquiring the pick from the Detroit Red Wings along with Pavel Datsyuk's contract in exchange for the 20th and 53rd picks.

Chychrun notched 49 points in 62 regular-season games in his second season with the OHL's Sarnia Sting, adding two goals and six assists in seven playoff contests.

The 18-year-old was one of two 2016 first-round picks for the Coyotes, who chose forward Clayton Keller seventh overall.

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With a new contract now sorted, Michael Stone will turn his focus to returning to the ice.

The Arizona Coyotes defenseman continues to rehab his knee, following ACL and MCL surgery, which he feels is improving.

"I’m doing really good actually," Stone said, according to Sarah McLellan of AZCentral Sports. "I think my knee is coming along nicely."

Stone has not taken the ice since Mar. 26, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, where he went down after getting his leg tangled along the boards.

"It’s still not real strong just yet," Stone said. "But I feel really good, and the fact that I’m doing the things that I’m doing right now is a positive sign for me."

While Stone continues to work at getting back to full health, he admits there is no timeline in place for his return, though he is hopeful to be back for the start of the regular season.

"I’m pushing to be ready to go for the start of the season," Stone said.

"Whether that happens or not, I guess in some way it's in my control. But you have to see how everything responds. It’s something where your legs are what you’re using 100 percent of the time on the ice. You gotta be ready to go, so we’ll see what happens with that."

Stone is coming off his fourth full-season with the Coyotes where he hit a career-high 36 points in 75 games.

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The effects of the Dennis Wideman incident are still very real for NHL linesman Don Henderson.

The official underwent neck surgery early in July to repair damage from the hit, and there's concern his on-ice career may be finished, according to Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe.

Henderson was knocked to the ice by the Calgary Flames defenseman in a game back on Jan. 27.

Wideman - who was later diagnosed with a concussion - was originally suspended 20 games, and the sentence was later reduced to 10 by a neutral arbitrator.

Henderson, meanwhile, was unable to return to the ice through the balance of the regular season.

"I know a lot of people are saying stuff like, 'Hey, Wideman’s not that type of guy . . . that’s not in his nature . . . he’s a good kid,'" a fellow official told Dupont. "And I say, 'Yeah, so what?!' That doesn’t make it any less egregious. He attacked him from behind, the puck was nowhere near the two of them, and now Henderson’s career may be finished."

The NHL has since filed a lawsuit against the Players' Association with a view to vacate the reduced suspension ruling.

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Matt Cullen's family sure milked their time with the Stanley Cup.

The veteran center's three sons kicked off Saturday with some cereal eaten out of the greatest trophy in sports.

The unrestricted free agent has said he'd like to return to the NHL for one more season, preferably with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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The hockey offseason can often feel like watching paint dry.

Thankfully, the Las Vegas NHL franchise has offered a cool alternative in the form of the first sheet of ice being installed at T-Mobile Arena.

Behold the transformation.

It's not exactly the most enthralling process, but it's a big step towards the rebirth of professional hockey in Sin City.

Hopefully there will be a logo at center ice in the near future.

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A day after Sam Gagner's agent said his client was getting closer to signing a new deal, the unrestricted free agent appears to have made a decision.

Gagner and the Columbus Blue Jackets are closing in on a one-year contract, according to Aaron Portzline of the Post-Dispatch.

The deal is believed to be one-way in nature, despite the fact Gagner spent some time down in the AHL during one of the least productive seasons of his career.

The 26-year-old is averaging 0.57 points per game for his career, the majority of which was spent in Edmonton prior to seasons with Arizona and Philadelphia, respectively.

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Milwaukee Admirals fans will have a chance to take home bobblehead likenesses of the two major candidates up for U.S. President in 2016.

The Nashville Predators AHL affiliate will be giving away Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton bobbleheads, both of whom will be clad in team colors.

The team gave away Barack Obama and Mitt Romney bobbleheads in 2012, according to Fox Sports Wisconsin.

No word on whether the gloves come off these inanimate political rivals.

- with h/t /r/hockey

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