The Chicago Blackhawks packed up their lockers Wednesday with an end-of-season press conference with the media at the United Center.
We’ll have plenty of follow coverage on it.
HAWKS
**Coach Q says Shaw is ‘irreplaceable’ (SCH)
**Panik wants to return next season (SCH)
**Panarin will play for Russia at 2016 Worlds (SCH)
**Bowman looks for ‘growth from within’ to boost cap-strapped Hawks (Sun Times)
**Panarin thrives during rookie season (CSNC)
**Hawks’ prospect Knott, Niagara advance to OHL Playoffs Cup Final (SCH)
**Hawks’ farmhand MacIntyre signs two-year deal with Hamburg in Germany (SCH)
**Hawks were simply not the best team in 2016, but hope for future remains (SCH)
**Bears take shot at St. Louis football fans after Blues eliminate Hawks (SCH)
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CENTRAL DIVISION
**Recap: Preds win first Game 7 in franchise history, eliminate Ducks (OTF)
**Wild’s Parise hopes to avoid back surgery, Vanke wants to avoid buyout (Star Tribune)
**Wild’s Dubnyk played with broken finger in round one (theScore)
**Wild’s Reilly’s first taste of NHL builds foundation for future growth (HW)
NHL
**Full schedule for second round of playoffs (PHT)
**Recap: Islanders score three first-period goals to win Game 1 over Tampa (LH)
**Video: Islanders’ coach Capuano leaves bench after taking puck to face (LH)
**Flyers’ Medvedev arrested on suspicion of DUI (BSH)
**Penguins sign Swedish defenseman Lukas Bengtsson to two-year deal (Pensburgh)
**Bishop, Holtby, Quick voted Vezina Trophy finalists (NHL)
**New Panthers logo leaked (LBC)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Mike Moran files $650K lawsuit against Dani Rylan, NWHL (Excelle Sports)
**Bob McKenzie 2016 NHL Draft pre-lottery top 15 rankings, reactions (SBNCH)
**OHL Playoffs: London sweeps Erie, wins Western Conference crown (OHL)
**WHL Playoffs: Brandon holds off Red Deer to extend series lead to 3-1 (WHL)
**WHL Playoffs: Seattle edges Kelwona in 2OT to capture Western Conference title (WHL)
**Patrik Laine to represent FInland at Worlds (theScore)