Hawks' Patrick Kane a big fan of Mikita, Hull

Now that Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull finally have their statues outside the United Center, are there any Blackhawks next in line?

Not unless you consider Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane to be candidates way down the road thanks to the way their Hawks careers have started.

Toews, 23, and Kane, 22, already have won as many Stanley Cups as Hull and Mikita and will threaten many of the Hall of Famers' scoring records should they be Hawks the rest of their careers.

Kane laughed at the suggestion he might have a statue someday.

“I'm just trying to get back on the scoresheet after two games,” Kane joked before Saturday's game against Colorado. “I'm not really worry about a statue, to be honest with you.”

Kane is a Hull and Mikita fan, just like everyone else, even though he never got to see them play. Kane's dad and grandfather have told him all about their greatness.

“My grandpa actually knows a lot of the days of Bobby and Stan,” Kane said. “For him to remember that and tell me stories that you actually can look up and say were true is pretty cool.”

Kane said the players enjoy having Hull and Mikita around the team telling stories.

“Bobby likes to talk about his slap shot, we all know that,” Kane said. “He said one time it was clocked at 118 mph. I don't know how they clocked it back then, but that's Bobby speaking for you.”

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