Patrick Kane News & Rumors: Pro Sports Daily

January 30

Chicago Sun-Times

"Before Blackhawks All-Star forward Patrick Kane turned into Superman, he preferred the look of the Caped Crusader. He wanted to be like Batman when he was a kid. "Everywhere we went, he wore one of my hats and a black cape," Kane's mother, Donna, told the Sun-Times Sunday at Scotiabank Place. "Then he'd have a Batman T-shirt on and Batman sneakers and maybe a sword or something. Everywhere he went, he had it on." To Kane's parents, Donna and Pat Sr., what their eldest child did in the skills competition with the Superman cape and exploding puck was true to his fun-loving and competitive personality. He wanted to win and have fun doing so."

Hossa, Kane help Team Chara win NHL All-Star Game

January 30

Chicago Tribune

"Neither took home a car like teammate Patrick Sharp a year ago, so the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane had to settle for a victory and fond memories of their NHL All-Star Game experiences. The Hawks teammates each scored during Team Chara's 12-9 victory over Team Alfredsson in front of an entertained crowd of 20,510 Sunday at Scotiabank Place. In addition to his goal, Hossa had two assists as he clicked with Marian Gaborik and Pavel Datsyuk on Team Chara's top line. Gaborik led all scorers with three goals and an assist to skate away with the most valuable player award — which Sharp captured to win a car in Raleigh, N.C. Datsyuk had three assists as the line combined for 10"

Kane not lost soul for lost goals

January 29

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane is in his element. Surrounded by the NHL's elite players, hounded by autograph seekers and attending parties around Canada's capital city, the Blackhawks winger is soaking in the atmosphere of the 2012 NHL All-Star Game festivities. The affable Kane is quick with a smile with his fellow All-Stars, fans and the media as he revels in the pomp and circumstance that accompanies one of the league's signature events. If you didn't know better, it would seem Kane is in the midst of his finest season. In reality, the 23-year-old is on pace for a career low in goals and points and his goal-scoring pales in comparison with the other top players who will participate in Sunday's game at"

Kane hopes shootout skills provide thrills

January 28

Chicago Sun-Times

"Blackhawks star Patrick Kane thinks he can do better. Kane will try to top the slow-moving, deke-filled move he put on Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom in the shootout Dec. 14 when he competes in the popular breakaway challenge Saturday in the All-Star skills competition at Scotiabank Place. "Maybe, we'll see that one," said Kane, who also will compete in the relay (passing accuracy) and the elimination shootout. "I think I'm going to put a little more show into it and try to do some cool things. .?.?. This is a great event to try to get the fans out of their seats." Kane didn't hide his desire to win the breakaway challenge. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has won it every"

Hossa, Kane and Campbell reunited

January 27

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa and Brian Campbell are teammates once again. Team Chara selected the trio during the 2012 NHL All-Star Game draft Thursday night in Ottawa and will showcase their skills together in Sunday's contest at Scotiabank Place. Hossa was picked in the fourth round by Slovakian countryman Zdeno Chara of the Bruins, who along with the Senators' Daniel Alfredsson is serving as a captain. After Campbell was taken in Round 11, Kane followed in the 12th. "I talked on the plane (from Chicago) with 'PK' about being together on a team and (how) that would be awesome," Hossa said. "Also, 'Soupy' is there. I mean, it's great.""

Kane, Toews, Keith light the lamp

January 21

Chicago Sun-Times

"Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane so rarely need extra motivation. But with several former teammates returning to the United Center for the first time as visitors and Kane looking to break out of lengthy and uncharacteristic slump, both had added incentive in a 3-1 victory Friday over the Florida Panthers. Kane set up Toews for a breakaway goal in the first period before before Toews repaid the favor in the second, getting an assist when Kane fired a shot past Jose Theodore (19 saves) on a 2-on-1 in the second to snap a streak of seven games without a goal. "A lot of guys have been producing around here. It was nice to come up for the team tonight and score a big one," Kane said. "Anytime"

Hawks' Kane knows what Sharp is up against with wrist injury

January 17

Chicago Tribune

"This isn't the first time this season the Blackhawks have dealt with a top forward recovering from a left wrist injury. During the summer, Patrick Kane underwent surgery to repair a scaphoid fracture to his wrist that was aggravated during offseason training. Now the Hawks are without fellow winger Patrick Sharp, who has a wrist injury that isn't as serious as Kane's but one that will keep him sidelined for at least another two weeks. If Sharp is seeking advice on how to recover from an injury to a body part so vital to his scoring touch, he doesn't need to look farther than a few stalls away in the Hawks' dressing room."

Kane searching for elusive scoring magic

January 13

Chicago Tribune

"It might have been an off night, but Patrick Kane's mind was not far from hockey. The Blackhawks winger popped in a DVD at his home Wednesday night and sat with his father, Pat, to analyze what was causing the misfires in his offense. With 10 goals in the 43 games preceding Thursday night's contest against the Wild at the United Center, Kane has left few stones unturned in his search for a solution."

3 Hawks to play in All-Star Game

January 13

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks were trickling out of the dressing room after their morning skate Thursday when word came that the NHL had made its All-Star Game selections. One by one, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa returned to the room to talk about representing the Hawks on Jan. 29 in Ottawa. "When things are going the right way, the team is winning, you're helping the team, the points are coming and you're staying healthy, you have a good shot to make it," said Hossa, who was celebrating his 33rd birthday."

What does Kane do for a living? And when?

January 12

Chicago Tribune

columnist Steve Rosenbloom

"For the Blachawks, it was their first game of the rest of the next month without Patrick Sharp. The sniper took his 20 goals to the injured list, leaving a big hole that was filled only by a question: Who would score those goals? You looked at the obvious candidates, and a winger on the top line immediately made some noise. The speedy winger scored the tie-breaking goal late in the second period against dog-breath Columbus on Tuesday night, scored the eventual winner in the third and capped the evening with a hat trick on an empty netter in the 5-2 win."

Kane recreates Cup-winning shot

January 6

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane provided a light moment during the morning skate Thursday when he re-enacted his game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup finals against the Flyers. Kane juked around the defenseman — played by Bryan Bickell — and shot the puck from the bottom of the left circle and into the goal at the Wells Fargo Center during the Hawks' first visit to the arena since that magical night. Kane then began a brief celebration resembling his joyous jaunt down the ice that had all around sharing a smile."

Patrick Kane relishes return to Philly

January 5

Chicago Sun-Times

"The name on the arena might have changed, but the ice in Philadelphia should still be the same. Patrick Kane plans to find the exact spot where the best moments of his young life began. He wants to see the bad angle again. He wants to put his skates in the matching spot in the lower left circle. He wants to attempt the same shot. Yes, the 23-year-old star of the Blackhawks on Thursday will try to relive the experience of his overtime game-winner in Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup finals when the Hawks return to Philadelphia for the first time since winning the Cup on June 9, 2010."

Kane back to center for Hawks

December 30

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane is back to being a man in the middle for the Blackhawks — for now. Kane, who started the season at center before being shifted back to right wing after 24 games, will be centering Friday night when the Hawks face the Red Wings at the United Center. Coach Joel Quenneville shook up the lines after Wednesday night's 2-0 loss to the Kings and Kane likely will center the second unit between wingers Patrick Sharp and Viktor Stalberg. Quenneville had Kane in the middle of Sharp and Marian Hossa late against the Kings."

Hawks' Kane not down about low goal total

December 24

Chicago Tribune

"With nearly a point per game this season, Patrick Kane has been a large component of the Blackhawks' high-octane offense. The winger hit the Hawks' Christmas break with 34 points to rank in the Top 20 in NHL scoring, including 25 assists (sixth). While those numbers are impressive, being 93rd with nine goals is eye-catching, even to Kane. "It's definitely low to me," said Kane, who has two goals in his last 16 games. "You see some different numbers around the league and the guys on your team and it would be nice if it was a little higher."

Kane's 'sick' shootout winner still talk of Blackhawks

December 16

Chicago Tribune

"Asked on Thursday if he counted the nifty stick-handles Patrick Kane amassed before punching in his shootout winner the night before, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville sounded willing to be astounded and leave it at that. "I didn't count, no," Quenneville said, laughing. "Did anybody count?" Trying might have been a futile effort, anyway, given the multiple dekes and fakes that Kane threw at a dizzied Wild goalie Nicklas Backstrom before notching the goal to seal a win over the Western Conference leaders. Reflecting on the move Thursday, Kane said he was merely looking to "change it up" in his approach to shootouts."

'A little flash by P. Kane' clinches it in shootout

December 15

Chicago Sun-Times

"The game was meant to be won by the Blackhawks' or the Minnesota Wild's best players. It was, after all, billed as an early statement game between the best teams in the Western Conference, according to the standings. So it was fitting that Wednesday's game at Xcel Energy Center came down to a shootout. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane beat Niklas Backstrom while Ray Emery turned away Matt Cullen and Dany Heatley in the Hawks' 4-3 victory. The Hawks have 42 points in 31 games and the Wild 44 points in 32 games. "It was a good game by both teams," said Kane, who scored a remarkable goal in the shootout with a slow-moving approach and a ton of moves. "I just kind of slowed down and waited for"

Hawks' Kane heading back to right wing

December 2

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane raced down the right side of the ice and took a pass from Jonathan Toews before cutting to the net and putting a shot on goal. It was just like old times during Blackhawks practice Thursday as Kane skated at right wing after playing center since training camp. For now, at least, the experiment to move the 23-year-old from wing to the middle has ended after 24 games. "Center worked for a little bit," Kane said after practice. "It's still an option. Sometimes you just have to keep things exciting and switch it up. I have to get used to it a bit but it shouldn't take long.""

Kane no longer man in middle for Blackhawks

December 1

Chicago Tribune

"The Chicago Blackhawks' experiment to convert Patrick Kane from a right wing to center has ended after 24 games. Kane skated on his familiar right side during Thursday's practice on a line with Viktor Stalberg and center Jonathan Toews and afterward coach Joel Quenneville said Kane will remain at wing for the foreseeable future. "Center worked for a little bit," Kane said. "It's one of those things where it's still an option down the road. Sometimes you just have to keep things exciting and switch it up. I'm back at the right wing (and) I'm familiar with the position. I have to get used to it a little bit but it shouldnt take long.""

Turning 23, Kane growing up

November 20

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane wasn't sure his Blackhawks teammates remembered Saturday was his 23rd birthday. Only Patrick Sharp said ''happy birthday'' to Kane as the Hawks gathered for a meeting before taking on the Oilers on Saturday night at Rexall Place, the third installment of their six-game trip. "I was like, 'damn, all these guys forgot,'" Kane said. "Then (Daniel) Carcillo came in with a cake and all the boys started singing. It was pretty cool.""

True grit: Kane having great time

November 6

Chicago Tribune

columnist David Haugh

"When Patrick Kane reported for his fifth NHL season with a splint on his surgically repaired left wrist, nobody noticed the chip on his shoulder. The greatest athletes often have better hearing too, and Kane returned well aware of the whispers he was too pretty to play a center position more suited for someone gritty. The Blackhawks would like to thank every skeptic with a promotional giveaway, but the doubters might not fit into the United Center. "A lot of people laughed at the idea, some of the media and my teammates, and some people in the organization too, but I felt like you're still playing hockey so do the things you love to do,'' Kane told the Tribune. "I was trying to prove to"

Blackhawks 3, Panthers 2: Kane's goal in shootout the winner

November 4

Chicago Sun-Times

"It's early in the season, but general manager Dale Tallon just might have something good brewing with the Florida Panthers. The man who is said to have had the Midas touch in Chicago has put together an upstart team that gave the Blackhawks problems in a game Thursday the Panthers declared an early measuring stick. After jumping out to a two-goal lead, the Hawks needed a goal by Patrick Kane in the shootout to defeat the Panthers 3-2 at the BankAtlantic Center. ''They played fast; they're a quick team,'' Kane said. ''They were pretty good in transition. They obviously had some players who had been [with the Hawks] before and probably wanted to prove to us that they still deserve to be here"

Patrick Kane again has Predators' number

November 1

Tennessean

"It's probably too early in Patrick Kane's career to label him a "Predator killer." But it seems like in the past two seasons, Kane has figured out different ways to lead the Blackhawks to victories over their division rival. Heading into Monday's game, Kane had 22 points in 25 career games against the Predators. Make that 25 in 26. Kane scored two goals and added an assist en route to being named the game's No. 1 star in Chicago's 5-4 overtime victory Monday. It was also Kane who scored one of the most heartbreaking goals in Predators history, a shorthanded, game-tying tally with 13.6 seconds remaining in Game 5 of the first-round of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs."

Hawks' Patrick Kane shows he has a little Savard in him

October 27

Chicago Sun-Times

"Patrick Sharp had seen the move before. As a member of Team Canada at the 2008 world championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he had stuck around after one of his games to watch Patrick Kane play for Team USA. Sharp said he saw Kane conjure up the same kind of no-look, spin-o-rama move he improvised against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman to set up Marian Hossa's second-period goal Tuesday that had the United Center buzzing for minutes afterward. ''It's a heck of a play,'' Sharp said Wednesday. ''I don't think there's a lot of guys in the league that can do that.''"

Kane's spin move draws raves from master

October 27

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane received a lot of phone calls and text messages after his other-worldly, 360-degree spin, no-look, back-handed pass to set up Blackhawks teammate Marian Hossa for a goal during Tuesday night's 3-2 shootout victory over the Ducks. One message in particular stood out as it came from the man who perfected the spin-o-rama, former Hawks great and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Denis Savard. "I've been hearing from a lot of people like my buddies and people back home and some different players too," Kane said Wednesday. "It was definitely pretty special hearing from a guy like (Savard).""

Blackhawks' Kane holding up well at center

October 17

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane had one skate on and one skate off as he sat at his stall in the Blackhawks' dressing room, discussing the responsibilities of an NHL center. "You start at the faceoff and you're in your own end," Kane explained. "You're down low and you have to get the puck back and then you go on offense and then sometimes your first responsibility coming back in your own end is either picking up the high guy or going right back down low again. You have to be really aware on the ice and can't take any breaks or any shortcuts.""

Blackhawks' Patrick Kane turns heads with play at center

October 16

Chicago Sun-Times

"Patrick Kane was back in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., at the start of the summer when his phone rang. Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman was on the line, and he had an idea to switch Kane from right wing, where he had been a two-time All-Star, to center. "I was all for it," Kane said. But when he found out he needed surgery on his left wrist, Kane figured the plans had been scrapped. "I thought I probably was going to be slotted back on the right wing because of just getting back to normal, back to 100 percent," Kane said. "I was a little bit surprised at first when I came to camp [and was asked to play center].""

Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa team up to help Hawks punish Jets

October 14

Chicago Sun-Times

"The wheels in the heads of the Blackhawks' brass began to turn during the summer. The Hawks always had been looking for a way to combine the offensive talents of Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa outside of the occasional power play. And after the offseason acquisition of versatile agitator Daniel Carcillo, coach Joel Quenneville felt they had the pieces in place to make it happen. "When we looked at it in the summer, we thought [pairing Kane, Hossa and Carcillo] was something you can do in games," Quenneville said. "[Carcillo] can play with skilled guys, and he can play with an energy line, as well.''"

Daniel Carcillo might play with Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa in his Blackhawks debut

October 11

Chicago Sun-Times

"The Blackhawks' second line might get its third different look in as many games when the team plays the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday at the United Center. Coach Joel Quenneville had Daniel Carcillo, who missed the first two games of the season while serving a suspension, practicing Monday with Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. ''He's excited about the opportunity of playing, and I think finding out who he was with, he's a little bit more excited,'' Quenneville said. Carcillo's excitability is why he was serving the suspension in the first place. He was suspended for yelling at officials during the playoffs last season as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. But Carcillo was making no"

Patrick Kane at center brings smiles to Blackhawks

September 29

Chicago Sun-Times

"It's hard not to notice all the mischievous-looking smirks that emerge on the faces of the Blackhawks when they are asked about Patrick Kane playing center. Jonathan Toews, Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa all had them as the "Kane at center" experiment took hold of the Hawks' dressing room the past few days. "It takes a commitment to defense and work ethic," Toews said of what it takes to excel at center. "So those two things right there are No. 1. Some guys have it, some guys don't. "He can come ask me [for pointers] if he wants. It's up to him. I'm just joking. I think he'll do well. There are some little things here or there that you don't have to worry about as a winger. But it's nothing"

Kane, Hossa set to make preseason debuts

September 28

Chicago Tribune

"Two of the Chicago Blackhawks' most dynamic offensive players, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa, will make their preseason debuts Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center. Kane missed the first four preseason games while recovering from July 19 surgery on his left wrist to repair a scaphoid fracture. Hossa arrived late in camp after remaining in Slovakia following the death of close friend Pavol Demitra in the plane crash that took the lives of the KHL team Lokomotiv and then the birth of his daughter two days later."

Blackhawks to try Kane on center stage

September 27

Chicago Tribune

"It has been tried before. Three years ago, to be exact. On the night of Sept. 26, 2008, Patrick Kane sat in the corner of the Blackhawks' dressing room and shook his head while discussing the failed experiment to move him from right wing to center. "Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn," Kane said quietly after the Hawks had played the Wild in an exhibition game the then-19-year-old started at center. The move lasted one period during which Minnesota raced out to a 3-0 lead. To open the second, Kane shifted back to right wing, where he'd played the prior season and had won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. Since then, Kane has"

Thin center leads Blackhawks to try Patrick Kane at center

September 26

Chicago Sun-Times

"There's no denying the Blackhawks have a handful of versatile forwards and that they're a good team because of it. But as talented as Patrick Sharp is and as good as veteran Jamal Mayers may prove to be as a fourth-line center, having only true two centers could become a problem. The Hawks will need rookie center Marcus Kruger to be the player they've billed him as — or at least close to it. Meanwhile, the need has reached the point where coach Joel Quenneville is going to try star winger Patrick Kane in the middle this preseason. Quenneville made that unexpected declaration after the Hawks lost 4-3 in a shootout against the Detroit Red Wings in exhibition play Sunday at Joe Louis Arena."

Blackhawks to give Kane a look at center

September 26

Chicago Tribune

"The Chicago Blackhawks' search for a second-line center could end with a familiar face at the position. After the Hawks' 4-3 shootout loss to the Red Wings on Sunday, coach Joel Quenneville said Patrick Kane -- a two-time NHL All-Star at right wing -- likely will get some time in the middle. We might try Kane at center," Quenneville said. "He's been playing center throughout scrimmages and practices now. We'll see." Kane is recovering from July 19 surgery to repair a scaphoid fracture in his left wrist and hasn't played in an exhibition game. When he does, Quenneville said Kane -- who is a prolific scorer -- is capable of handling the defensive assignments centers face during games."

Moving day for Blackhawks' Toews and Kane

September 22

Chicago Tribune

"The dynamic duo has been separated. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane no longer have stalls next to each other in the Chicago Blackhawks' dressing room after Kane's was shifted into the corner. The pair have had their stalls adjacent to each other's since they entered the league together during the 2007-08 season. Following practices and games, the area was often a logjam as media members tried to talk to both young stars. "They basically told me it's better for the media, but I'm happy to be away from him," Kane said jokingly. "It's a little bit different. It's nice to have that extra (corner) stall for your equipment. I don't really care where I am. I just came in and saw the move. I know"

Blackhawks' Kane has lofty goals

September 19

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane heard a familiar refrain during the offseason. Friends, family and his own voice in the back of his head told the Blackhawks winger it's time to raise his game another notch. "It's kind of crazy to think I'm still 22 and going into my fifth season," Kane said. "Time has been flying by. I think it's about that time I really take the next step to the elite level. "It seems like everyone's kind of been saying that to me this summer. 'All right, you've done well your first four years, now let's really take that step to the next level and become one of the best players in the league.'""

Patrick Kane takes part in scrimmage for first time

September 19

Chicago Sun-Times

"atrick Kane looked like himself Sunday at Johnny's IceHouse West. He was stick-handling past defenders, putting pressure on opposing goalies and showing off his coveted offensive skills. As far as his surgically repaired wrist, it held up just fine in his first scrimmage during Blackhawks training camp. "I was thinking about it [Saturday] night," Kane said. "I had the two practices [during the first day of camp], one was like a half hour and one was maybe 25 minutes. I thought I needed to do more to get myself in game shape when I come back. That was pretty much the main reason I wanted to play. I talked to the doctor this morning. He said, 'Go ahead. ... If you feel any pain, stop.' That"

Kane 'pretty much' ready

September 17

Chicago Tribune

"Not long after Patrick Kane got the go-ahead from doctors to participate in Blackhawks training camp, general manager Stan Bowman corralled the winger to tell him to take it slow when he hits the ice. "He wants to go full-tilt right away (but) we're going to play it cautiously," Bowman said. "He's eager to get out there and do his thing." Kane, who had surgery July 19 to repair a scaphoid fracture in his left wrist, visited doctors Thursday and is scheduled to skate with teammates for the first practice Saturday at the United Center. While he hasn't been cleared for contact, Kane will practice twice each day until he's ready to join the scrimmages. "I really have no limitations right now,""

Hawks star Kane says he'll be ready for opener

September 11

Chicago Sun-Times

"Blackhawks star Patrick Kane still has a cast on his left wrist, but he has no doubts about being ready to play when the season opens Oct. 7. ''It's been a long time, and I'm anxious to start the season,'' Kane said Saturday as he and four teammates took part in Blackhawks Day at U.S. Cellular Field. ''I think I'll be ready right away. I think once I get this [cast] off, I'll be able to do pretty much anything. I practiced with the guys the other day, just trying to keep up with skating. I think just strengthening it will be the only thing.'' Kane had surgery to repair the fracture during an otherwise ''good summer,'' he said."

Kane a little ahead of schedule in recovery from wrist surgery

September 6

Chicago Tribune

"The cast is off his wrist and the splint that followed will be removed soon. When it is, it will be all systems go for the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane. The winger said Monday he's "a little ahead of schedule" in his recovery from July 19 surgery on his left wrist and hopes to play in up to four of the team's exhibition games. Kane, who threw out the first pitch at the Cubs' game and later sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" with several Hawks teammates, said the splint will be removed Sept. 15. "After that I should be able to do pretty much everything," he said. "I've been skating and working out. For a while there, I couldn't go full equipment with the cast (on). Once I got the cast off,"

Kane Update - Should be good to go for start of season

August 24

Rotoworld.com

"Chicago GM Stan Bowman said Patrick Kane's surgically repaired wrist should be fine in time for training camp. "He's doing great and is right on schedule," said Bowman. "We don't expect any difficulties. We'll have him checked when we get closer to the actual start of camp, but so far it's routine and no problems are expected. He's still able to do a lot of cardio stuff, so he's staying in shape.""

Kane gets good news on wrist

August 24

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks' Patrick Kane really only needed his doctor to answer one big question during an appointment Monday to assess his recovery from wrist surgery: Will he be ready for the upcoming season? "For the start of the season, no question at all I'll be 100 percent," Kane told the Tribune on Tuesday. "I actually asked my doctor that question and he said, 'You'll be ready way before that.' When you hear that, it's good news." Kane, who had surgery to repair a scaphoid fracture in his left wrist July 19, said everything is on schedule in his recovery and that he's hopeful to be ready for the beginning of training camp Sept. 15 — but acknowledged it's possible he could miss the start of"

Recuperating Kane has high hopes for new season

August 6

NHL.com

"It may be the middle of August, and he may be wearing a cast that runs from his left fingers up past his elbow, but there's always a competition going on between Chicago Blackhawks stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Kane spent Thursday at a youth hockey camp run by Blackhawks assistant coach Mike Haviland at the Howell Ice World Family Ice Arena. He went on the ice with the youngsters, and also posed for pictures with the kids, who wore all manner of jerseys. A number of them were sporting Blackhawks No. 88 jerseys, but there was one youngster decked out in a jersey that stuck out a bit -- a Blackhawks No. 10 with Toews' name on the back. "I told him I'm not going to take a picture"

Patrick Kane on track for full recovery after wrist surgery

July 20

Chicago Tribune

"Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane is expected to be able to return to full activity in six-to-eight weeks after undergoing successful wrist surgery Tuesday, the team said. "Patrick Kane underwent surgery today to repair a scaphoid fracture in his left wrist," Blackhawks head team physician Dr. Michael Terry said in a statement. "The surgery went very well and we anticipate a full recovery. Patrick will begin doing modified preseason workouts shortly and we hope for a full return to activity in six to eight weeks.""

Blackhawks' Kane says wrist injury isn't big setback

July 17

Chicago Sun-Times

"Despite saying that he wasn't going to crack any jokes about Patrick Kane because of his fractured left wrist, Jonathan Toews couldn't resist. "Everyone says how Kaner has been buffing up. I don't see it," Toews said. "But I guess he's been working hard this summer. So that's good." Kane, who looked noticeably bigger, said having wrist surgery Tuesday and recovering for up to eight weeks wasn't "that big of a setback" for his offseason training. But it could be. "He's gotten bigger, but I don't know if he'll be able to keep working at that pace to keep that size on him," coach Joel Quenneville said. "Each and every year I've been here he's gotten bigger in the summer." Kane hopes to focus"

Kane to have surgery on left wrist

July 16

Chicago Tribune

"The feel-good event that is the Blackhawks Convention got off to a rocky start when the team announced just before Friday's opening that winger Patrick Kane will undergo surgery next week on his left wrist. Kane, 22, is scheduled to have the operation Tuesday to repair a scaphoid fracture, an injury he aggravated while training for the upcoming season. The recovery time is six-to-eight weeks and Kane is expected to be ready for the start of training camp in mid-September. "It was one of those things where it was kind of bothering me for a while," said Kane, who Friday was wearing a white brace with black strips holding it in place. "I thought going to the doctor he would tell me it was"

Patrick Kane pleased with Blackhawks' offseason moves

July 14

Chicago Sun-Times

"Patrick Kane likes the changes. In fact, he sounds as if he fully appreciates the moves general manager Stan Bowman made for the Blackhawks in hopes of adding more toughness and grit. After all, the high-scoring winger likes having someone around to watch his back on the ice. "You look at some of the players we got, they all seem really tough and really able to grind it out," Kane told reporters at O'Hare Airport as the team unveiled the Blackhawks/Stanley's Kitchen & Tap restaurant. "I don't think you can ever have more than enough on the team. Especially with our team, you look at so many skilled players we have that I think last year — I don't want to say [we] got exposed — but we"

Kane appreciates Hawks adding some toughness

July 14

Chicago Tribune

"General manager Stan Bowman's offseason plan was to make the Blackhawks bigger and tougher so opponents wouldn't be able to rough up the team's skill players. One of the most skilled of all the Hawks, Patrick Kane — himself heavier and bulked up as a result of rigorous offseason training — appreciates the free-agent signings of physical players such as Jamal Mayers, Dan Carcillo and Sean O'Donnell. "Stan kind of reached out to me and told me, 'These are the kind of players who can protect you and help you do your thing,'" Kane said Wednesday at the opening of a Hawks-themed restaurant at O'Hare Airport. "You want that protection and have in the back of your mind people aren't going to run"

Kane eventually got championship puck

June 8

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane finally had in his hands the puck that had been used to score the game-winning goal and capture a championship. No, not that puck. The historic piece of rubber Kane used to give the Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup in 49 years, when the winger scored in overtime of Game 6 against the Flyers a year ago Thursday, still is missing. The search for that puck has been ongoing, and it intensified with the Tribune's recent discovery of unpublished photos of NHL linesman Steve Miller scooping it off the ice and skating away with it while the Hawks celebrated on the ice in Philadelphia. Instead, Kane had what 10-year-old Matt Cannon of Tonawanda, N.Y., considers an equally important"

Kane says pressure is on Canucks in Game 7

April 26

Chicago Tribune

"Patrick Kane vividly remembers the last time he played in Game 7 of a postseason series. Dave Bolland is a little less clear on the matter. "It was in the OHL," Kane said of an Ontario Hockey League showdown when he was playing for the London Knights. "We were actually up 3-0 on the Soo Greyhounds, and they came back 3-3 and we ended up winning at home. It was a pretty fun game to be a part of." And Bolland? "I think maybe last season," he said. When informed the Hawks weren't involved in a Game 7 during their run to the 2010 Stanley Cup, Bolland tried again. "Two years ago?" Nope. No matter. Bolland, Kane and the rest of the Hawks will form a new Game 7 memory when they face off against"