{"id":29909,"date":"2016-02-17T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=29909"},"modified":"2016-02-17T16:49:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:49:22","slug":"chicago-welcomes-the-2017-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-welcomes-the-2017-nhl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago welcomes the 2017 NHL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nicole Sedivy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">A team that&#8217;s won three Stanley Cups in six years is getting another prize.<\/p>\n<p>National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Chicago Blackhawks will host the 2017 Entry Draft in a press conference Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The event is scheduled for the weekend of June 23<sup>rd<\/sup> and 24<sup>th<\/sup> in 2017 and will take place at the home of the Hawks, the United Center. It will be the first time the city of Chicago has ever hosted the NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 155601272 w=474]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The city will also host the 2017 Frozen Four, the NCAA ice hockey championship, making Chicago Hockey Town USA, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.<\/p>\n<p>Further details concerning tickets and events scheduled for the NHL Draft are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The United Center is the site for the 2017 NHL Draft hosted in the city of Chicago.\u00a0(Nicole Sedivy\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicole Sedivy A team that&#8217;s won three Stanley Cups in six years is getting another prize. National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Chicago Blackhawks will host the 2017 Entry Draft in a press conference Thursday. 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