The first round of the NHL draft will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Chicago Blackhawks have two first-round picks at Nos. 8 and 27.
BLACKHAWKS
**Top 10 key dates for Hawks’ 2018-19 schedule (SCH)
**Hawks reveal 2018-19 schedule (SCH)
**Bowman: Hawks open to moving up from No. 8 pick (SCH)
**Bowman: Hawks expect Crawford to be ready for training camp (SCH)
**NHL draft preview: Top 10 forwards (SCH)
**2018 NHL draft: Hawks picks, news, rumors, updates (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Visitor’s guide to Dallas for the NHL draft (Defending Big D)
**Stars to sign Nichushkin to 2-year deal (theScore)
NHL
**SB Nation’s 2018 NHL mock draft (SBN)
**Key offseason dates to know (SCH)
**NHL salary cap will be $79.5M next season (SCH)
**Islanders hire Trotz as head coach (Lighthouse Hockey)
**Sabres expected to part ways with Lehner, per report (Die By The Blade)
HOCKEY WORLD
**NWHL’s Buffalo re-signs Greco, Juron, DiTondo (The Ice Garden)