Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane will have a 91 overall rating, the top rating for a right winger, in EA Sports’ “NHL 18” video game. Kane is one of four Blackhawks players to make the top 50 players list with Duncan Keith, Jonathan Toews and Corey Crawford also making the cut.
Kane’s 91 rating is matched by Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson, Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty and Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (93), Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby (93) and Evgeni Malkin (92), Montreal’s Carey Price (92) and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (92) are the game’s top five players.
HAWKS
**Blackhawks represented well in top ‘NHL 18’ ratings (SCH)
**Hawks T25U25: DeBrincat ranks No. 3 after dominating juniors (SCH)
**Blackhawks prospect tournament roster 2017: DeBrincat leads group for Traverse City (SCH)
**What if …Blackhawks traded for Eric Lindros? (Yahoo!)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Nikita Zadorov, Avs $500k apart on contract, per report (Mile High Hockey)
**Blues set for next month’s Prospects Tournament (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Jets T25U25: Jacob Trouba at No. 2 (Arctic Ice Hockey)
NHL
**NHL PTO tracker 2017: All of the tryout deals in one place (SBN)
**Shane Doan announces retirement after 21 seasons (Five For Howling)
**NHL, NHLPA team up to raise $200K for Hurricane Harvey relief in Houston (PHT)
**Panarin sees trade as chance to become better player (Columbus Dispatch)
**Kings roast Flyers on Twitter with a brutal Taylor Swift meme (SBN)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Miracle on Southeast Asian ice for Philippines hockey (Yahoo!)