Erie County district attorney Frank Sedita has called a press conference for 10 a.m. Friday to address allegations of evidence-tampering in the Patrick Kane sexual assault case.
In actual on-ice hockey news, the Flint Firebirds shut out the Saginaw Spirit, 3-0, in their inaugural Ontario Hockey League season opener Thursday. The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
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**Ken Hitchcock says Blues' goalie job is open competition (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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HOCKEY WORLD
**Team Plante tops Team Roenick in USA Hockey All-American prospects game (NHL)
**Boston College, North Dakota to square off at Madison Square Garden in 2016 (SBN College Hockey)