Patrick Kane will face off against Blackhawks teammates Jonathan Toews and Corey Crawford when Team USA meets Team Canada in a World Cup pre-tournament game at 6 p.m. Friday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The game can be seen on ESPNU.
HAWKS
**Hossa suffers minor foot injury in World Cup warmup (SCH)
**Fortin gets invite to training camp (SCH)
**World Cup will create ‘different vibe’ to Hawks camp (Sun Times)
**Weise calls time in Chicago a ‘disaster’ (SCH)
**Top 25 Under 25: No. 7 Vincent Hinostroza (SCH)
**SCH GIF Tournament (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Why Fisher being named Preds’ captain makes sense (OTF)
**Preds Top 25 Under 25: No. 3 Juuse Saros (OTF)
**Wild Top 25 Under 25: No. 23 Kaapo Kahkonen (HW)
**Jets Top 25 Under 25: No. 24 Scott Kosmachuk (AIH)
NHL
**Former 1st-rounder Boychuk signs PTO with Arizona (PHT)
**Panthers sign ex-Wild forward Fontaine to PTO (PHT)
**Panthers sign veteran d-man Pardy to PTO (PHT)
**Veteran Gaustad announces retirement (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Oilers’ McDavid named North America captain (PHT)
**Report: Czech’s Sobotka hospitalized with possible clavicle fracture (PHT)
**Habs’ AHL affiliate will be named Rocket de Laval (EOTP)
**UConn, Penguins prospect Segalla part ways (SBNCH)