Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks to make announcement, host Stars

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and the Chicago Blackhawks will hold a "special announcement" at 3 p.m. Thursday at United Center. Most speculation points to Chicago hosting the 2017 NHL Draft.

The Hawks will also host the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

HAWKS

**NHL, Hawks to make 'special announcement' Thursday at United Center (SCH)

**Hawks, Univision announce first-ever Spanish-language radio broadcast (SCH)

**City Council approves Hawks practice facility (SCH)

**Andrew Ladd trade would make sense (SCH)

**As 500-goal mark looms, Marian Hossa still focused on defense (Sun Times)

**Artemi Panarin illness exposes Hawks' forward depth issue (Chicago Tribune)

**Watch: Quenneville walks out of press conference, upset about overturned goal (SCH)

**Week ahead: Chicago looks to extend division lead (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Blues activate Jaden Schwartz from IR (STLGT)

**Wild should claim Christian Ehroff (HW)

NHL

**Coyotes' Vitale won't return this season due to concussion (theScore)

**Study: No CTE present in Todd Ewen's brain (TSN)

**Vancouver loses Edler (fibula fracture), Sutter (jaw fracture) for months (NM)

**Kings waive Christian Ehroff (JFTC)

**Recap: Mrazek makes 22 saves, Red Wings top Senators (WIIM)

**Red Wings' DeKeyser takes Phaneuf slap shot to knee (theScore)

**Recap: Lundqvist, Rangers shut out Crosby, Penguins (BB)

**Recap: Miller foils Coyotes again (FFH)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Breaking down Hockey East race (SBNCH)

**Penn State running out of checklists (SBNCH)