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Stars coming out for NHL Draft Fan Fest this week

Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Denis Savard, Tony Esposito, Chris Chelios and Troy Murray are among the current and past stars who will attend the NHL Draft Fan Fest outside the United Center on Friday and Saturday.

Anyone with a ticket to the draft automatically has access to Fan Fest, which runs from 3-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Other fans may obtain passes by going to the United Center box office, the Blackhawks store at 333 N. Michigan Ave. or the Blackhawks Outlet Store in Aurora.

To qualify for limited photo and autograph opportunities, attendees must activate their pass at draftfanfest.com.

Other guests scheduled to appear include Brian Campbell, Eric Daze, Colin Fraser, Adam Burish, Pat Foley, Jim Cornelison and John Wideman.

Even if you don't get to see Kane, Toews, Savard and the others up close, there are plenty of other reasons to attend this event, with perhaps the biggest being the 53-foot museum truck that will be on site. The traveling museum will showcase the history of the Blackhawks as well as the NHL and give fans the chance to take part in virtual reality Zamboni races and to check out one-of-a-kind memorabilia.

The Stanley Cup will be on display Friday (3-8 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Neon Trees will also play a free concert starting at 5 p.m.

• The Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate of the Blackhawks, signed defenseman Darren Raddysh to a one-year deal. Raddysh spent the past five seasons playing with the Erie Otters of the OHL. He was the league's Most Outstanding Defenseman last season, scoring 16 goals and dishing out 65 assists in 62 games.

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