Hawks eager to raise Kane on the ice.(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June, 2007

Byline: Mike Spellman mspellman@@dailyherald.com Hotel guests and managers everywhere can breathe - and sleep - a bit easier now that Patrick Kane is one step away from making it with the Blackhawks. Helping the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft make it to that lofty status was, among a number of traits, his ability to stickhandle the puck.

And he didn't get as good as he is just by practicing on the ice. "When I was younger, I used to carry a stick and ball with me wherever I went," Kane said. "I used to get yelled at by the hotel manager, 'You can't do that here.' "But I'd find a way to stickhandle around the hallways, and it's really helped me out." It sure has. The 19-year-old is now one solid summer and one good training camp...