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Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews acknowledges the crowd before the national anthem for a game against the Flyers on April 13, 2023, at the United Center. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune, John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)The 2023 NHL draft begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., and the Chicago Blackhawks are on the clock. In 2007 the Hawks won the lottery despite having the fifth-best odds and spent the No. 1 pick on Patrick Kane, winner of three Stanley Cups in Chicago. They traded him to the New York Rangers on Feb. 28 after nearly 16 seasons in a Hawks sweater.
Originally published at Tribune News Service