Tickets on sale Friday for Hawks convention

Tickets to the inaugural Chicago Blackhawks Convention will go on sale Friday at 1 p.m. and can be purchased at the United Center box office, at chicagoblackhawks.com/convention, at Blackhawks home games beginning Feb. 27 or by calling TicketMaster at (312) 559-1212.

Tickets are $50.

"All of us with Chicago Blackhawks organization are very excited about this event," team president John McDonough said. "Judging from the response we have received from our fans since making the announcement, we can tell that they are excited about it too."