Chicago-area kids Cole McKinney, Asher Barnett carrying hockey friendship into and beyond NHL Draft

Chicago-area kids Cole McKinney, Asher Barnett carrying hockey friendship into and beyond NHL Draft

When Chicago native Cole McKinney and Wilmette native Asher Barnett take the ice as freshmen at the University of Michigan this coming fall, it’ll mark their 10th consecutive year playing hockey together.That’s more than half their lifetimes so far.“It's incredible,” McKinney said. “We've been together forever. He's such a great player and such a great person, so it's been fun to go on this journey with him. Everything we've gone through togethe…