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Erie County district attorney Frank Sedita has called a press conference for 10 a.m. Friday to address allegations of evidence-tampering in the Patrick Kane sexual assault case.
In actual on-ice hockey news, the Flint Firebirds shut out the Saginaw Spirit, 3-0, in their inaugural Ontario Hockey League season opener Thursday. The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
HAWKS - 2014-15 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
**Lawyer for accuser in Patrick Kane case withdraws (SCH)
**Hawks release Graham Knott from camp roster (SCH)
**Celebrate Hawks' championship with Second City Dynasty T-shirt (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Wild Top 25 Under 25: No. 2 Jason Zucker (Hockey Wilderness)
**Wild top Blue Jackets, 5-2 (Hockey Wilderness)
**Stars fall 6-0 to Blues (Defending Big D)
**Ken Hitchcock says Blues' goalie job is open competition (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL
**NHL preseason recap Sept. 24 (NHL)
**Canadiens sign goaltender Michael McNiven to ELC (Eyes On The Prize)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Flint tops Saginaw, 3-0 (OHL)
**Big Ten announces hockey TV schedule (SBN College Hockey)
**Clayton Phillips commits to Minnesota (SBN College Hockey)
**Team Plante tops Team Roenick in USA Hockey All-American prospects game (NHL)
**NCHC League predictions (SBN College Hockey)
**Boston College, North Dakota to square off at Madison Square Garden in 2016 (SBN College Hockey)