Speed Reads...

The Senators and Penguins will meet on Sept. 29 in Kraft Hockeyville, the annual preseason matchup that "celebrates the community" of Elliot Lake, Ont. It'll be the ninth time the Senators will play in a Kraft Hockeyville game, while the Penguins will compete in their third. The community has received "$250,000 for arena upgrades plus $10,000 worth of youth hockey equipment from the NHLPA Goals and Dreams fund" (SPORTSNET.ca, 6/16).

Nebraska G Keisei Tominaga, nicknamed the “Japanese Steph Curry,” inked a multiyear deal with Curry’s signature line, "making him the first international athlete to do so." Tominaga is "in the midst of the NBA draft process." Tominaga will wear his new sneakers on the floor at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where he will represent Japan (YAHOO SPORTS, 6/17).



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