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Why Kobe Bryant's tragic death struck chord with Sharks' Evander Kane

SAN JOSE -- The entire sports world is reeling in the wake of Kobe Bryant's shocking death, and the NHL is no different.

Evander Kane and the Sharks return from the NHL All-Star break to face the visiting Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center on Monday night, and while the week-long break was much-needed, it ended on a heartbreaking note. As the team reconvened for practice Sunday, the news already had made its way around the locker room.

"I was stunned," Kane described following San Jose's morning skate on Monday. "It was something that .