Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane will not be invited to NHL’s annual preseason media tour Tuesday and Wednesday, reports The Buffalo News.
The News reported last week that the rape investigation regarding Kane would be presented to a grand jury this week.
HAWKS – 2014-15 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
**NHL, Blackhawks shun Kane as promotional image (The Buffalo News)
**Celebrating Duncan Keith, the hardest-working player in hockey (SCH)
**Celebrate Hawks’ championship with Second City Dynasty T-shirt (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Wild star Ryan Suter working hard to keep his father’s legacy alive (Pioneer Press)
**Jets Top 25 Under 25: No. 4 Adam Lowry (Arctic Ice Hockey)
**Wild Top 25 Under 25: No. 15 Louis Belpedio (Hockey Wilderness)
NHL
**Flyers fans using GoFundMe to buy rival Penguins (Puck Daddy)
**Why it’s tougher than ever to become an NHL referee (Sportsnet)
**Videotron Centre opens its doors in Quebec City (CBC)
**Rangers captain Ryan McDonaugh says broken foot ‘feels pretty much normal now’ (New York Daily News)
**Dylan Strome eager to be part of Coyotes’ rebuild (NHL)
**Maple Leafs’ prospect eager to make team a winner (Toronto Star)
**Dylan Larkin sees opportunity to make Red Wings as teen (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
**How the CHL could make the Memorial Cup even better (The Hockey News)