Matthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. He is accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. The teams announced the deal on Wednesday. Caldwell will begin overseeing “day-to-day business operations and high-level strategic initiatives for the Timberwolves, Lynx, and (the G League’s) Iowa Wolves” on Sept. 2. It’s a major move by new Timberwolves and Lynx owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who assumed full control of those franchises earlier this summer. “I love the NHL. I’ve enjoyed hockey and I’m a big fan of it,” Caldwell said. “But the NBA is just a much bigger, global platform. I really believe in Marc and Alex and their vision and what they’re trying to do. They’re trying to make Minnesota best in class.” Caldwell joined the Panthers in 2014 as chief operating officer before being promoted to CEO in 2016.

Cavaliers forward Max Strus is expected to miss at least the first month of the season after having surgery Tuesday on his broken left foot. The Cavaliers said Strus suffered a Jones fracture during offseason training. The procedure was performed by Dr. David Porter at Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics in Indianapolis in consultation with team physician Dr. James Rosneck. The Cavaliers said Strus is expected to resume basketball activities in three to four months. Strus averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 50 games, including 37 starts, during the regular season to help the Cavs finish atop the Eastern Conference.

For Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling, Stanley Cup celebrations turned into a family affair in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. In a video shared by the team, Forsling’s young son Bo stole the spotlight by raising a miniature version of the Cup as his father hoisted the real thing. Cheers rang out as the youngster mimicked the champion’s pose, drawing as much applause as the trophy itself. Forsling, part of the Panthers’ back-to-back title-winning sides, also took the Cup out on the water, lifting it high above his head as his son watched on.