Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers in the Hawks’ Prospect Tournament on Friday in Traverse City, Michigan.
HAWKS
**Prospects’ comeback effort stopped short in loss to Rangers (Blackhawks.com)
**Franson won’t fix Blackhawks’ defense, but he makes a fiasco less likely (SCH)
**Rozsival dealing with post-concussion symptoms from Nick Ritchie punch (SCH)
**New wave of prospects, new Rockford coach give Hawks depth charge (Chicago Sun Times)
**Every player rating for Blackhawks in ‘NHL 18’ (SCH)
**Hawks set to open state-of-the-art ice arena ahead of schedule (Chicago Tribune)
**Hawks release complete TV schedule for 2017-18 season (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Predators lose d-man Ellis for ‘several months’ due to offseason surgery (SBN)
**Russo: Hockey-obsessed Boudreau putting down Minnesota roots (The Athletic)
**Avs goalie Varlamov moving with cat-like quickness after 2nd hip surgery (Denver Post)
NHL
**NHL PTO tracker 2017: All of the tryout deals in one place (SBN)
**#NHLTopPlayers: Nos. 41-50 (NHL.com)
**Nassau Coliseum not an option for Islanders, Bettman says (Newsday)
**LeBrun: A day with deputy commissioner Bill Daly, the busiest man in hockey (The Athletic)
**Canucks sign Horvat to 6-year, $33M extension (SBN)
**Canucks’ Gaunce out until at least November (PHT)
**Flyers goalie Stolarz undergoes surgery to repair torn meniscus, will be out indefinitely (Broad Street Hockey)
** Senators eliminate 1,500 seats due to low attendance (SBN)
**Unsigned Brian Gionta weighs options as season approaches (The Buffalo News)
**NHL’s offside challenge now has a new, more punishing rule (SBN)
**Why NHL’s harsh penalty for failed offside challenges could be smart (SBN)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Portzline: Ohio State has missed out on Columbus’ boom of hockey talent (The Athletic)
**Top 25 Under 25 in women’s hockey: Follow the countdown (The Ice Garden)
**Top 25 Under 25: Wisconsin center Emily Clark at No. 22 (The Ice Garden)
**Top 25 Under 25: Boston College netminder Katie Burt at No. 23 (The Ice Garden)
**Top 25 Under 25: Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak at No. 24 (The Ice Garden)
**Packer comes out of retirement, re-signs with Riveters (The Ice Garden)