The Blackhawks are making a strong bid to host both the NHL All-Star Game and draft. "The Blackhawks are interested in as many league events as they can get," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. "Obviously this is a great city. We had a wonderful Winter Classic here [in 2009], and we're mindful of that. From our standpoint, it's more of a question of having a limited number of assets to allocate over 30 clubs, and we're trying to be fair and judicious in doing that. "I have no doubt as to the ability of this franchise, this building and this city to be a wonderful host for whatever they do."