Former Chicago Blackhawk Brad Richards announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday.
HAWKS
**Ex-Hawk Richards retires from NHL after 15 seasons (NHLPA)
**Panain takes up Muay Thai (SCH)
**Could Chicago be one of 4 teams in on Vrbata? (SCH)
**Hawks depth chart 2016-17: A living projection of the roster, salary cap books (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Mikhail Grigorenko signs with Avs for 1-year, $1.3 million (MHH)
**Avs announce ECHL affiliation with Colorado Eagles in Loveland (MHH)
NHL
**Caps, Johansson settle on 3-year, $13.75 million deal (JR)
**Rangers’ Kreider asks for $4.75 million in arbitration (BB)
**Panthers re-up with rookie Shaw (PHT)
**Hurricanes’ Nestrasil recovering well from fractured vertebra (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Devils’ Palmieri replaces Callahan on Team USA World Cup squad (AATJ)
**North Dakota, Minnesota to soon announce Las Vegas game (Grand Forks Herald)