Kane turns 21
Patrick Kane turned 21 today, and NHL.com caught up with the Buffalo native in Calgary. Kane's Blackhawks face the Flames tonight.
Part of the conversation dealt with Kane's arrest and incident with a taxi driver in Buffalo over the summer.
"Yeah, I wish it didn't happen," Kane told the Web site, "but at the same time, could it help you grow as a person? I think so. [Being 21 brings] ... a little bit of freedom, but at the same time it comes with responsibility. You've got to be smart with what you're doing."
The topic is never far away, as the story reports that Toronto coach Ron Wilson -- who will coach Kane for Team USA in the Olympics -- was surrounded by reporters in Chicago last week, saw the forward walking by in the United Center hallway and called out, "Hey Patrick, I've got some spare change."
---John Vogl
