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Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks vs. Lightning 2015 Stanley Cup Final begins

The Chicago Blackhawks will start their quest for their third Stanley Cup in six seasons when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at Amalie Arena.

12 games down, four to go for the Hawks.

Here’s the latest news:

Hawks

**Amalie Arena policies: Fact vs. fiction (SCH)

**Media Day in Tampa (Raw Charge)

**Hawks vs. Lightning preview: Possession, offense, defense (Raw Charge)

**Lightning GM Steve Yzerman on Jonathan Toews: “Just a better hockey player” (Chicago Sun-Times)

**Still in mourning, Hawks inspired by Clint Reif, Steve Montador (Chicago Sun-Times)

**Brent Seabrook leading through actions, not words (CSN Chicago)

**Andrew Desjardins soaking in first Stanley Cup Final journey (CSN Chicago)

**Kimmo Timonen plans to look for job with Flyers this offseason (SCH)

**Hawks release 2015-16 preseason schedule (SCH)

**Could Hawks target soon-to-be free agent defenseman Robbie Russo? (SCH)

Central Division

**Jets defenseman Julien Brouillette signs in Swedish League (Pro Hockey Talk)

**Who should be in the Jets’ net next season (Arctic Ice Hockey)

**Mike Green shouldn’t top Dallas Stars defenseman shopping list (Defending Big D)

NHL

**Canadiens sign Jeff Petry to 6-year, $33 million extension (Habs Eyes On The Prize)

**Islanders uniforms, banners, Army, more traditions to continue in Brooklyn (Lighthouse Hockey)

**Kings GM Dean Lombardi: Kings to receive education about domestic violence, drugs (Orange County Register)

**Report: Canucks GM shopping Eddie Lack for high draft pick (Nucks Misconduct)

Hockey world

**Providence’s Noel Acciari signs with Bruins (SB Nation College Hockey)

**Is Auston Matthews a sign of things to come? (Five For The Howling)

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