Howdy y’all! There was no hockey yesterday night, so this morning’s bag skate is going to be chalked full of draft profiles and a new summer league in Chicago!? Brandon is out, so I’m going to try my best to follow in his footsteps with this – which means this is where my Portillo’s reference goes, right?
BLACKHAWKS
**Second City Hockey predicts the Chicago Blackhawks 8th pick in NHL mock draft (SCH)
**Noah Dobson NHL Draft Profile (NHL.com/Blackhawks)
**Blackhawks announce US Olympians Kendall Coyne, Hilary Knight, and Alex Rigsby will appear at the Hawks Girls Youth Hockey Camp in July (Blackhawks Release)
**MB Ice Arena to host the newly developed Chicago Pro Hockey League (CPHL)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Minnesota Wild hire Dean Evason as Assistant Coach (NHL)
**St. Louis Blues looking for an upgrade at Center (NHL)
NHL
**Stanley Cup Final schedule (SBN)
**SB Nation’s 2018 NHL mock draft (SBN)
**SBN mock draft: Day 2 Recap (SBN)
**NHL Fan’s Choice Awards Ballot (NHL)
**Top 10 Goalie Prospects in the 2018 NHL Draft (NHL)
**11 names the New York Islanders could be going after for Head Coach (ESPN)
**Draft day “big name” trade candidates (TheHockeyNews)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Kelly Cup Final: Colorado forces a Game 7 with a 4-2 win over Florida (Colorado Eagles)
**Richard Seeley named the GM of AHL’s Ontario Reign (ECHL)
**Why hockey teams may not like “Home Ice Advantage” (NewYorkTimes)
**2018’s Best Cities for Hockey Fans (Wallethub)
**Doc Emerick’s NPR Feature (NPR)