The Vegas Golden Knights selected Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk in the expansion draft during the NHL Awards on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Chicago announced Wednesday that forward Marian Hossa will miss next season due to a skin disorder. The news came early in the day before the Hawks also announced the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will play in Chicago’s home opener Oct. 5.
HAWKS
**Vegas selects van Riemsdyk in expansion draft (SCH)
**Hossa will miss 2017-18 season due to skin disorder (SCH)
**Hossa’s unfortunate situation opens up cap space, possibilities (SCH)
**Skin disorder drove former Hawks d-man Tom Reid out of NHL (Chicago Sun Times)
**Hawks to host Penguins in their season opener (SCH)
**Hawks expected to keep Kruger through expansion draft, per report (SCH)
**Watch: Former Hawk Bickell gives heartfelt speech at awards show (SCH)
**Hossa may retire from NHL due to allergy problem, per report (SCH)
**Hossa’s incredible NHL career deserves a better ending than this (SCH)
**Look: Hawks’ new uniforms from adidas released (SCH)
**SB Nation NHL mock draft: Hawks select Henri Jokiharju (SCH)
**NHL Draft comes to ‘hockey hot spot’ of Chicago for first time (Chicago Sun Times)
**A complete list of every Hawks pick (SCH)
**Every Hawks trade, signing during 2017 offseason in one place (SCH)
NHL
**SB Nation’s 2017 NHL mock draft (SBN)
**Recap of Golden Knights expansion draft (Knights On Ice)
**NHL Awards 2017 full results (SBN)
**McDavid becomes 10th player in history to win Ross, Hart, Lindsay awards in one season (SBN)
**McDavid named cover athlete for ‘NHL 18’ (SBN)
**Ducks’ Kesler could reportedly be out 4-5 months after hip surgery (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Catching up with Kunlun Red Star’s Noora Räty (The Ice Garden)
**U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame announces Class of 2017 (PHT)