Two Chicago mascots have been deemed hall of fame material.
The Mascot Hall of Fame announced Monday that Benny the Bull and Tommy Hawk will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The 2017 class also features The Nittany Lion from Penn State University and Sluggerrr from the Royals.
HAWKS
**Bouma is earning his place on Hawks’ 4th line (SCH)
**Week ahead: Chicago to visit Darling, Hurricanes (SCH)
**Hawks’ true identity has yet to reveal itself (Chicago Sun Times)
**RECAP: Third period dooms Hawks in loss to Habs (SCH)
**Anisimov providing some spark for power play (Chicago Tribune)
**DeBrincat showing he’s more than just a goal-scorer (Chicago Sun Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Five players score for Bruins in win against Wild (Hockey Wilderness)
**RECAP: Scheifele scores twice in Jets win against Stars (Defending Big D)
**Stars’ Seguin finally got his rock-paper-scissors revenge against Jets’ Scheifele (SBN)
**Yeo still looking for answers on third line (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Blues’ defensemen are scoring prolifically (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Turris trade shows Preds GM’s Cup obsession runneth over (The Tennessean)
**Turris gives Preds unprecedented flexibility at forward (The Tennessean)
NHL
**RECAP: Kadri, Maple Leafs top Vegas in shootout (Knights On Ice)
**RECAP: Power play propels Rangers past Blue Jackets (Blueshirt Banter)
**RECAP: Capitals rally to defeat Coyotes in OT (Japers’ Rink)
**RECAP: Tatar scores late to lift Red Wings past Canucks (Winging It In Motown)
**Panthers send top draft pick Tippett back to OHL Mississauga (Sun-Sentinel)
**Oilers assign Yamamoto to WHL Spokane (Copper N Blue)
**Rangers’ Alexei Bereglazov heads back to KHL Magnitogorsk, per report (Blueshirt Banter)
HOCKEY WORLD
**WHL all-stars rout Russians in opening game of CIBC Super Series (Sportsnet)
**Lightning prospect Foote’s desire to play for Canada about more than dad’s resume (Sportsnet)