The Chicago Blackhawks announced the attendees for its annual convention, which excludes captain Jonathan Toews due to a personal commitment as well as Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin. Interestingly though, Mark McNeill, who is currently unsigned is on the list.
HAWKS
**Quenneville and Bowman: A discussion on public perception (SCH)
**Hawks convention attendees (Blackhawks)
**DeBrincat has big scoring ability in tiny frame (Chicago Tribune)
**Scmaltz, Motte hope to graduate to NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
**Hawks prospect camp roster, schedule (SCH)
**SCH Ice Cold Podcast: The offseason so far (SCH)
**Every Hawks trade, signing this offseason (SCH)
**Every Hawks offseason rumor (SCH)
**Hawks depth chart 2016-17: A living projection of the roster, salary cap books (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Jets’ Raffl heads back to Austria (PHT)
**Schwartz’s arbitration hearing set (STLtoday)
**Northbrook, Ill. native JT Compher shooting to make Avs this season (The Denver Post)
**Jamie Benn could take hometown discount to bolster Stars’ future (Dallas Morning News)
**Which rookies could make the Stars next season? (DBD)
**Arbitration dates set for Predators (The Tennessean)
**Report Card: Pekka Rinne (OTF)
NHL
**Drunk driving charges against Sabres’ O’Reilly dismissed in Ontario case (The Buffalo News)
**Las Vegas down to 2 primary candidates for GM (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
**Flyers sign Russian free agent Lyubimov (BSH)
**Weal re-signs with Flyers for 1-year, $650K (BSH)
**Report: Coyotes to re-sign Doan to 1-year, $5 million deal (FFH)
**Kings sign Campbell, Dowd, Forbort (PHT)
**Ducks sign Holzer to 1-year deal (theScore)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Habs’ AHL affiliate moves to Montreal suburb Laval (EOTP)
**ECHL shifts to four divisions (ECHL)