Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Mark McNeill

  • Teuvo Time

    Teuvo Time

    With yesterday’s news that the Hawks have signed their 2012 first round pick Teuvo Teravainen to his entry level deal, both the franchise and the player are presented with some interesting options. The contract clock hasn’t started to tick yet, but the unwashed masses of Blackhawk Nation (including this site) are more than a little excited at what the future holds for the shifty Finn, and have been since he unexpectedly fell into Stan Bowman’s lap last June at the Entry Draft.

    Because both the current roster and farm system are relatively stocked with talent, the Hawks have some options, which it’s now realistic to examine.

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  • Camping with the Kids: Day 5 of Prospect Camp

    Camping with the Kids: Day 5 of Prospect Camp

    The puck dropped for the final time on Blackhawks Prospect Camp at 10:00 this morning for the final scrimmage of the week. With one last chance to show hockey ops and fans what they could do this week, the prospects put on a great show.

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  • Camping with the Kids: Day 4 of Prospect Camp

    Camping with the Kids: Day 4 of Prospect Camp

    Thursday at Blackhawks Prospect Camp brought the second scrimmage of the week. The White Team was looking to even up the “series” since the Red Team took the 5-4 victory in Wednesday’s scrimmage.

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  • Camping with the Kids: Day 3 of Prospect Camp

    Camping with the Kids: Day 3 of Prospect Camp

    Day 3 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp brought the first scrimmage of the week at Johnny’s Ice House West. Team A (White jerseys) and Team B (Red jerseys) dropped the puck at roughly 11:30 a.m.

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  • Camping with the Kids: Day 2 of Prospect Camp

    Camping with the Kids: Day 2 of Prospect Camp

    Day 2 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp at Johnny’s Ice House West featured two more practices today. The groups weren’t just Free Agents and Blackhawk property anymore—the two were mixed together in what should be preparation for the following three days of scrimmages.

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  • Camping with the Kids: Day 1 Recap of Prospect Camp

    Camping with the Kids: Day 1 Recap of Prospect Camp

    The Blackhawks’ annual Prospect Camp opened up this afternoon with two practice sessions at Johnny’s Ice House West. Although the kids mainly just went through typical drills that a normal hockey practice features, it was a great opportunity to impress the coaches, staff and fans with their skills. (more…)

  • Pigs In Zen: So Close, Yet So Far

    Pigs In Zen: So Close, Yet So Far

    This was it. Week 28 in the AHL schedule. The IceHogs had 2 games left in their schedule and they needed all 4 points to keep their playoff hopes alive. They weren’t in complete control of their own destiny though—they needed the Milwaukee Admirals to lose just one, measly game in order for Rockford to make their first playoff appearance since 2009-10. Only half of the plan worked.

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  • Pigs In Zen: Playoff Pushes Are Stressful

    Pigs In Zen: Playoff Pushes Are Stressful

    The Rockford IceHogs had another big week on tap for week 27 of the AHL schedule. Every point remained precious as they continued their playoff push.

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  • Pigs in Zen: The Twists and Turns of a Playoff Push

    Pigs in Zen: The Twists and Turns of a Playoff Push

    The IceHogs needed to keep on racking up the points in their games in week 25 and Tuesday of week 26 in order to maintain the pace of the Western Conference points race. During this four game homestand, they needed to take at least 6 of 8 points, but they only got half of the available points.

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  • Sell The Kids For Food

    Sell The Kids For Food

    Time to check in on the Hawks prospects.

    Let’s start in the OHL, where Garrett Ross was named OHL player of the week. Seven points in three games will do that for a player. He currently stands at 49 points in 38 games, which is good enough to be in the top 20 in the league. That actually puts him right behind Boone Jenner, who very well may be a Jacket this time on Saturday. Though Jenner is a couple years younger. While Ross shouldn’t be pegged as a future star or anything anytime soon, he assuredly should be watched when he gets to Rockford next year. Though all of it comes with the caveat that he is playing against kids he is older than.

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