Morning Bag Skate: Ex-Blackhawk Brad Richards retires from NHL

Former Chicago Blackhawk Brad Richards announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday.

HAWKS

**Ex-Hawk Richards retires from NHL after 15 seasons (NHLPA)

**Panain takes up Muay Thai (SCH)

**Could Chicago be one of 4 teams in on Vrbata? (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Mikhail Grigorenko signs with Avs for 1-year, $1.3 million (MHH)

**Avs announce ECHL affiliation with Colorado Eagles in Loveland (MHH)

NHL

**Caps, Johansson settle on 3-year, $13.75 million deal (JR)

**Rangers' Kreider asks for $4.75 million in arbitration (BB)

**Panthers re-up with rookie Shaw (PHT)

**Hurricanes' Nestrasil recovering well from fractured vertebra (PHT)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Devils' Palmieri replaces Callahan on Team USA World Cup squad (AATJ)

**North Dakota, Minnesota to soon announce Las Vegas game (Grand Forks Herald)