Morning Bag Skate: Jonathan Toews, Artem Anisimov, Artemi Panarin to miss Blackhawks Convention

The Chicago Blackhawks announced the attendees for its annual convention, which excludes captain Jonathan Toews due to a personal commitment as well as Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin. Interestingly though, Mark McNeill, who is currently unsigned is on the list.

HAWKS

**Quenneville and Bowman: A discussion on public perception (SCH)

**Hawks convention attendees (Blackhawks)

**DeBrincat has big scoring ability in tiny frame (Chicago Tribune)

**Scmaltz, Motte hope to graduate to NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)

**Hawks prospect camp roster, schedule (SCH)

**SCH Ice Cold Podcast: The offseason so far (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Jets' Raffl heads back to Austria (PHT)

**Schwartz's arbitration hearing set (STLtoday)

**Northbrook, Ill. native JT Compher shooting to make Avs this season (The Denver Post)

**Jamie Benn could take hometown discount to bolster Stars' future (Dallas Morning News)

**Which rookies could make the Stars next season? (DBD)

**Arbitration dates set for Predators (The Tennessean)

**Report Card: Pekka Rinne (OTF)

NHL

**Drunk driving charges against Sabres' O'Reilly dismissed in Ontario case (The Buffalo News)

**Las Vegas down to 2 primary candidates for GM (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

**Flyers sign Russian free agent Lyubimov (BSH)

**Weal re-signs with Flyers for 1-year, $650K (BSH)

**Report: Coyotes to re-sign Doan to 1-year, $5 million deal (FFH)

**Kings sign Campbell, Dowd, Forbort (PHT)

**Ducks sign Holzer to 1-year deal (theScore)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Habs' AHL affiliate moves to Montreal suburb Laval (EOTP)

**ECHL shifts to four divisions (ECHL)