‘Twas the night before World Championships, when six Chicago Blackhawks players were ready to play for their native countries.
HAWKS
**Hawks sign Forsling to ELC (SCH)
**Hawks cast as Star Wars characters (SCH)
**10 biggest questions facing Hawks this offseason (SCH)
**Hawks among teams ‘in the mix’ to sign KHL defenseman Michal Kempny (SCH)
**Hawks’ free agents: Who should Chicago try to re-sign? (SCH)
AIHL/CBR Brave
**Adrenaline raring for season opener (AIHL)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Blues’ style prevailing, but Hitchcock notes how tight series is (STL Post-Dispatch)
**Case for and against Riberio in Preds’ lineup (The Tennessean)
NHL
**Recap: Hornqvist, Penguins win Game 4 in OT, push Capitals to brink (Pensburgh)
**Coyotes to hire 26-year-old John Chayka as GM (FFH)
**Ducks sign 2015 first-rounder Larsson (PHT)
**Flames GM Burke: Calgary wants to be ‘black and blue’ team (Sportsnet)
**Flyers interested in Blues’ Shattenkirk, Bruins’ Eriksson (BSH)
**Flyers prospect Ivan Provorov says he’s NHL-ready (Philly Inquirer)
**Panthers moving AHL affiliate from Portland to Springfield (theScoreNHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Henricks to captain Team USA at Worlds (USA Hockey)
**Schlossman: What does the future hold for college hockey realignment? (Grand Forks Herald)